This week we’re highlighting filmmaker Austin Everett, writer-director of the upcoming Secondhand Heart.  Shot in Japan and Utah on a minimal budget and using a spare crew, the film stars Ben Isaacs and Mallory Corrine in a Shakespearean love triangle. With 50% of the film in the can, Austin is currently raising funds to complete [...]

The struggle between artistic integrity and capitalism is at the core of SWIM LITTLE FISH SWIM, a quirky drama from French filmmakers Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar. Between surrealism, unusual characters, art and magic tricks, SWIM LITLE FISH SWIM, the first feature from the writing-directing duo, is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood that has received numerous [...]

The Tribeca Film Festival recently released it’s completely list of films for the 2013 TFF. Here’s a snippet from the press release: The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition [...]

We missed this announcement earlier this month, but there’s always time to appreciate such overwhelming support for independent film on the part of the strongest part of this community: the fans! The milestone of $100,000,000 in pledge dollars for over 8,000 indie film projects just goes to show that, despite the naysayers, this industry is [...]

I had the chance to sit down and chat with Everyday Saturday director Dorian Tocker about everything from what inspired him to his future 3D endeavors (jokingly, of course). The Q&A which took place in a friendly crepe café in Hell’s Kitchen (Café Jolie, I seriously have to recommend the butterscotch softserve.) IndiePix: So Dorian, [...]

We came across a compelling Indiegogo project that is in its final hours but needs a bit of help to be completely funded.  The LGBT conversation has begun going strong over the past few years, and films like this are a testament to the ongoing push for tolerance both within and outside of the LGBT [...]

The raving success that was Being Elmo, a documentary following the man behind the puppet, brought into focus how little we know about our childhood idols. From animated characters such as Tony the Tiger, Bugs Bunny, and Tweety Bird to the physical characters like Elmo, these imagined entities have played larger rolls in the lives [...]

  Tropfest concluded in New York with Josh Leake of Portland, Oregon claiming the top prize for a film called “Emptys,” made for $1,300 dollars. The aspiring filmmaker beat out seven other hopefuls in the first ever U.S. Tropfest competition, and earned $20,000 from the Motion Picture Association (MPA).  Alexander Poe came in second and [...]

Open Road Rooftop is home to Rooftop Films’ event tonight, complete with Matthew Lillard’s Fat Kid Rules The World and EULA EULA! EULA EULA is a 3-piece outfit found in Brooklyn, NY; Nate is the pants, Alyse is the blouse, and Jeff is the cummerbund. They taste like post-punk-pre-historic-medium-gauge-no-wave, with a splash of lemon.  Lillard will [...]

Independent Film Development Corporation , a developing stage international sales and distributor of digital films, producers and crowdfunders to the multibillion dollar Independent Film Industry, announced today it has launched IndieBacker as its platform. Indie Backer is a unique finance platform for Independent Film professionals looking to raise funds for projects in whole or in [...]