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Indie film distribution in a digital world: A master class w/Dylan Marcetti & Josh Braun

by Justin Ferrato on February 14, 2013

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Beasts of the Southern Wild Case Study

by Ibrahim Mahdi on February 7, 2013

Benh Zeitlin’s fantastic allegory “Beasts of the Southern Wild” started as a play, was grounded in a short film, cast with non-actors, filmed on the bayou, and was produced by a bunch of friends from college and before. It premiered at Sundance, won the Grand Jury Prize and got picked …

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Top 10 Things Learned in the IFP PMD LAB

by Jon Reiss on December 20, 2012

Jon Reiss at the 2012 IFP Narrative Lab

 

I have had the good fortune to be involved in IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs for the past several years now and I have seen innumerable benefits to the films and filmmakers who participate.  The Labs provide an opportunity for first-time filmmakers to not only …

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Jonathan Lisecki on Producing Shorts vs. Features

by on October 17, 2012

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Jonathan Lisecki on why producing shorts can be more relaxing.

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Ry-Russo Young on Filmmaking Influences

by Jacob Appet on October 3, 2012

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Ry-Russo Young gives us insight into her process.

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Leslye Headland on Theater vs. Film

by Jacob Appet on September 12, 2012

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Leslye Headland on the difficulty of making the jump.

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Alrick Brown on Being a Black Filmmaker

by Jacob Appet on August 7, 2012

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Alrick Brown discusses unique challenges that face minority filmmakers.

From the IFP’s recent Industry Connect Event with DCTV and the NYTVF

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Aesthetically Speaking.

by Caspar Newbolt on April 25, 2012

Around March last year a friend of mine showed me an article about why the video game Angry Birds is so successful. The author Charles L. Mauro CHFP (Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional), was attempting to provide a cognitive scientific report on why the game has been so …

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