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Top 10 lessons I’ve learned as a SXSW newbie

by Dara Bratt on March 19, 2013

I was super excited when I learnt that my short documentary “Flutter” was accepted to SXSW.  After weeks of prepping postcards, business cards and posters, it was time to go.

My buildup to departure was full of anxiety. With full east coast snowstorm alerts, it wasn’t a sure bet I’d make …

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Beyond The Green Squares: Why Are Visual Effects Workers So Unhappy?

by Greg Gilpatrick on March 14, 2013

                Did you know today is Pi Day?  Don’t get excited for free pie or a day devoted to Darren Aronofsky’s sci-fi indie classic.  March 14 (3/14 – a sly reference to Ang Lee’s VFX-heavy “Life of Pi”) is the day that VFX workers around the world hold …

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Why you should steal our film

by Kenton Bartlett on March 13, 2013

Missing Pieces is available 100% free online. It was not pirated illegally, and it’s not something we threw together overnight to give away.

Our team spent five years on it with the help of 600 volunteers and a work load of over 137,000 man-hours. It cost $100,000 and stars Mark Boone …

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Public Domain

by Mark Litwak on March 12, 2013

In a suit filed recently in federal court in Chicago[1], a top Sherlock Holmes scholar alleged that many licensing fees paid to the Arthur Conan Doyle estate have been unnecessary, since the main characters and elements of their story derive from materials in the public domain. The suit was brought …

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What to expect when your expecting to get into a film festival

by Kat Candler on March 8, 2013

In the spirit of SXSW starting this weekend, I’ve put together a list of things you can expect when taking your short film out into the world.

But let’s start with … Making movies is hard. And you’re gonna get rejected. A lot. And getting rejected repeatedly can kill your soul. …

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What Kind of Creative Are You?

by Justin Ferrato on March 7, 2013

The Made in New York IFP Media Center wants to know!

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What is your ideal example of dinner?
Just chocolate pudding. Or any dessert really
3D printing a …

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What Purpose Does the Short Film Serve in Your Career?

by Clay Liford on March 6, 2013

IFP was obviously having a slow news week, so they asked me to write a little something about short films. I’ve cranked out several shorts to date, and I guess you can say I “graduated” to features…in the sense that I made three of them, at least. But recently, I …

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My Brooklyn: A Case Study in Viable Theatrical Self-Distribution

by Dan Schoenbrun on March 4, 2013

My Brooklyn will be opening for a 3rd week run at the reRun Theater in DUMBO Brooklyn. For tickets click here.

Kelly Anderson and Allison Lirish Dean’s My Brooklyn, a documentary about the forced gentrification of Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall, opened theatrically this past January as part of IFP’s new partnership …

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