Has the Drive to Fund "Social Issue" Docs Affected Their Form?
Over the past few years, I've had the pleasure of attending a number of film festivals and conferences, some with a press pass blogging for The Independent, some as a filmmaker; and each time I watch...
View ArticleStruggle and Triumph for Haiti's Ciné Institute
On January 12th, Haiti’s only professional film school, Ciné Institute, lost its main building in the massive earthquake that devastated the Port-au-Prince region.read more
View ArticleLessons in Perseverance
With latent teen rocker angst and a career as a print music journalist threatened to the point of extinction, Geoff Edgers hit mid-life determined to shake things up. Part one of his plan: get the...
View ArticleState of the Film Industry in Southeast Europe
For the past three years, film professionals from all over Southeast Europe have gathered at the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) to discuss the state of the regional film industry during the Cinelink...
View ArticleRendez-Vous With French Cinema 2012 - Critic's Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the prescreened main slate of the 2012 Rendez-vous With French Cinema showing March 1-11, at the Walter Reade Theatre, BamCinematex, and IFC Center. His...
View ArticleJohn Madden Acts His Age
Director John Madden, who started out in producing British television, has made a name for himself across the pond helming films such as Shakespeare in Love, Proof and more recently, The Debt.read more
View ArticlePersonal Take on 10 to Watch filmmaker Mike Day
Director Mike Day, 10 to Watch in 2012, is the one-man turbine behind Intrepid Cinema's documentaries. Here, Intrepid's composer and on-location sound designer Nathaniel Mann tells The Independent...
View ArticleArnon Goldfinger Opens the Door to Moral Dilemmas in "The Flat"
Documentary filmmaking often means opening wounds. And that means wrestling with moral dilemmas. For documentary filmmakers, those issues can be the most unsettling.read more
View ArticleFilm Festival Scholarship and Professional Networks on the Rise
As international film festival circuits become increasingly visible online, scholarly interest in festivals as objects of study, particularly outside the US, continues to grow. At the same time,...
View ArticlePostcard from DocsBarcelona
Last year I had the great privilege to live and work in Barcelona, a city that has regenerated itself in spectacular ways since I first visited in 1986 to present my debut documentary Before...
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