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David Dinerstein on Social Networking

by Cait Carvalho on April 12, 2012

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David Dinerstein discusses how social networking can prove to be a tremendous tool.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Writer’s Roundtable

by Cait Carvalho on March 30, 2012

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Sustaining career is a tricky thing – from staying inspired to getting paid, there are always hurdles in the road. With experience working in television, advertising, and feature films, self-distributing and getting the Golden Ticket (a sale at Sundance), these …

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Kid-Thing

What is Indie Today? New Trends in American Independent Filmmaking

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 23, 2012

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In this full length panel, join the next generation of indie film auteurs as they discuss the future of American independent filmmaking.

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Melanie Shatzky & Brian M. Cassidy (co-directors; Francine, The Patron Saints)

David Zellner (director, Kid-Thing)

Nathan Zellner (producer, Kid-Thing)

Amy Dotson (Deputy …

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BAMcinematek Presents The Susan Sarandon Picture Show Closing Night & Conversation

A Quick Chat with LES Film Festival Judge Susan Sarandon

by lesfilmfestival on March 13, 2012

LES Film Festival 2012 is WELL UNDERWAY at this point (if you’re reading this between March 6 – 18, 2012) and, as you can imagine, we have been working round the clock taking care of every detail. We have to remind ourselves to pause, breathe (above all BREATHE for God’s …

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IFP at SXSW

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 7, 2012

IFP proudly congratulates its 17 alumni films premiering at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, including five from our Independent Filmmaker Labs: Matt Ruskin’s Booster (Narrative Labs 2011) in Narrative Competition; Avi Zev Weider’s Welcome to the Machine (Documentary Labs 2011) in Documentary Competition; and Nir Paniry’s Extracted (Narrative Labs 2011), …

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Reading Sundance 2012

by hollyherrick on February 15, 2012

The Sundance Film Festival ended two weeks ago, but the conversations it started will be continuing and evolving throughout the year, as this year’s films travel on to the rest of the world. Sundance is always a milestone. It marks chapters in our own lives as we see a new …

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Paola Freccero on Publicity

by Cait Carvalho on February 13, 2012

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Paola Freccero stresses the importance of waiting for the opportune moment to promote a project.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Sundance Diary: 2012 is a Wrap!

by Richard Sheehan on January 30, 2012

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Well, another year has gone by and Sundance 2012 is over. The festival itself was very quiet the second weekend, and, for the most part, screenings that had shown up as “sold out” earlier in the week suddenly had seats available for audiences to catch up on films. Some films …

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