Courtesy of writer/director Carlos Reygadas, below are the script and storyboards from two sequences from Post Tenebras Lux, which opens at Film Forum today. The first sequence is the sauna scene, in which the film’s two central characters, played by Adolfo Jiménez Castro and Nathalia Acevedo, visit a swingers sauna in France, and the second is the closing sequence of the film.   10. Cave. Camera hand held and on tripod. To be determined whether real steam or fake smoke. Juan, Esther and extras. (French). 1. Series of fixed shots of naked people in a steam bath with red light. …

Last year on the Filmmaker website, we ran a series of pieces in which we profiled a group of finalists for the San Francisco Film Society’s Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking grant, run through the organization’s Filmmaker360 program. Now there’s a new set of finalists, and we are once again putting the spotlight on all those shortlisted for the grant. You can read Part 1 of this current series here and Part 2 of the series here.   JONAS CARPIGNANO (WRITER/DIRECTOR), A CHJÀNA Synopsis: After leaving his native Burkina Faso, Ayiva makes the perilous journey across the Sahara and Mediterranean in search of a better life in Europe. Once in Italy, he …

Last year on the Filmmaker website, we ran a series of pieces in which we profiled a group of finalists for the San Francisco Film Society’s Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking grant, run through the organization’s Filmmaker360 program. Now there’s a new set of finalists, and we are once again putting the spotlight on all those shortlisted for the grant. You can read Part 1 of this current series here.   IAN HENDRIE AND JYSON MCLEAN, MERCY ROAD  Synopsis: Based on true events, Mercy Road traces the political and spiritual odyssey of a small town housewife as she turns from a peaceful pro-life …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Saturday, Jan. 26, 3:30pm -- Eccles Theatre, Park City] What I had to sacrifice to make Muscle Shoal was being there for my children. I am a single father of two awesome boys. They need me and I need them. They are my most precious blessing and they make my life rich. They miss me when I’m gone and I miss them. Gone for them isn’t just me being away on a shoot, it’s being at the office late at night trying to make a deadline or trying to press ahead hard when the inspiration is flowing. It’s having to …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Thursday, Jan. 24, 9:45pm -- Eccles Theatre, Park City] It all depends on who you ask. The producers would probably say they sacrificed an ungodly amount of money. Which is true. Good on them. The actors might say they sacrificed a larger paycheck on a bigger movie. To be sure. It’s an indie. The narcissist, which by definition every filmmaker qualifies, says EVERYTHING: grooming, pond-gazing, moonlight sonatas, vengeance against enemies, meditative bowel movements, a drastic reduction in sexual activity (if not a total loss), etc. But we’re twins. So we sacrificed each other. You see, we share everything. …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 9:45pm -- Eccles Theatre, Park City] I believe with every independent movie the sacrifice is always time versus money. We never have enough of either. However, you find creative solutions when faced with these constraints. As for Big Sur, the location itself sacrificed our crew on a daily basis. It’s basically cliffs, canyons and sea shore. It’s heaven, so there’s some death involved…well, let’s say redemption. Overall it was a religious experience and the author of our bible was Jack Kerouac – a testament to survival.” Sundance Responses 2013

Outlet and Universal Studios Home Entertainment have teamed up to celebrate the release of End of Watch, the heart-pounding police thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack today. Enter for a chance to win 1 of 5 copies of the pack as well as a cool “dash grip” for your car. To win, be one of the first 5 to answer the below question correctly; send all responses to nick@filmmakermagazine.com: Which actor has appeared in each of director David Ayer’s three features (Harsh Times, Street Kings, and End of Watch) as an FBI agent, pathologist and …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30pm -- Eccles Theatre] In order to get A.C.O.D. made, I sacrificed a year of television work. I usually write at least one network or cable pilot per year, which is the one stream of income I can always rely on. But with A.C.O.D. close to getting made, I took a gamble and passed on pilot season in hopes of getting a green light. Then pilot season came and went without the film getting off the ground. Just as I began a phase of real self-loathing over my newfound unemployment, my producer called to say …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 6:15pm -- Eccles Theatre, Park City] Time is not on my side. I came late to directing, although I’ve been writing screenplays for most of my life, so I am in a hurry. In my case, it was, grandma directs a movie. And that meant literally, limiting the time I got to spend with my favorite people on earth, my grand daughter Ramona, and her new sister, Gloria who arrived weeks before we began to shoot. That was a big trade off, but I am hoping that they will get to see this film, and …

[PREMIERE SCREENING: Monday, Jan. 21, 11:45pm -- Library Center Theatre, Park City] I was really lucky and didn’t have to sacrifice too much creatively at all. However, for the first time in my career I was unable to shoot film! It was also the first time I found myself with enough money to have a real crew and pay actors and feed people and blah blah blah, but somehow when it was all run through the budget there was just no room for processing and transfer. I’m still a little baffled by this. I went ahead and shot on the …