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Barry Levinson on Audience Reception

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 29, 2011

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New Platforms for Writers

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 28, 2011

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Martha Marcy May Marlene: A Case Study of Creative Teams

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 28, 2011

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A Conversation with Mark Heyman, Writer of Black Swan

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 28, 2011

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A conversation with hot new screenwriter Mark Heyman, on his debut feature screenplay, Black Swan. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, is nominated for five Oscars, and the screenplay, written by Heyman, Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin, is nominated for …

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This Is Your Life: Negotiating Life Story Agreements

by Robert Seigel on January 11, 2011

With the critical and commercial success of such documentaries as Mad Hot Ballroom and the Academy Award-winning short documentary Freeheld, both documentarians and audiences are acknowledging the compelling power of the non-fiction biographical narrative form of storytelling. However, the mediamaker must grapple with a myriad of legal, business, aesthetic and …

Los Angeles plays Matt Porterfield

by Matt Porterfield on November 15, 2010

Just returned from a super-productive trip to LA!

I went to screen Putty Hill at AFI Fest and UCLA, where they also screened my first film, Hamilton (2006), on 16mm. Both screenings were fantastic. If you’re wondering about AFI, hospitality was outstanding and the program was strong. For the second year …

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In Conversation with… Sheila Nevins

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 29, 2010

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Join luminary directors, writers, execs and new media pioneers for in-depth discussions about their experiences in the industry and where filmmaking is heading next. Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films, delves into her remarkable Emmy and Peabody-winning career, in which she shepards the …

Liz Rosenthal on Transmedia Projects

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 27, 2010

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Liz Rosenthal, Power to the Pixel, gives an example of the power of transmedia projects.

From the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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