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Sundance Film Festival 2017 Announces Short Film Lineup
Following the announcement of its competition, NEXT, New Frontier, premieres, midnight, kids, spotlight and special events slates, Sundance rounds out its slate with a list of the shorts to be shown during the festival. Some quick highlights: Come Swim, Kristen Stewart’s first narrative short; Fish Story, the new short by documentary filmmaker Charlie Lyne (Beyond Clueless), who’s also been a contributor to Filmmaker; and a new film from Jim Cummings, winner of last year’s Short Film Grand Jury Prize for Thunder Road. He returns with The Robbery, whose one-line synopsis is unimprovable: “Crystal robs a liquor store—it goes pretty OK.” U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS American Paradise / […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Dec 6, 2016 -
Watch: “The 25 Best Films of 2016: A Video Countdown”
David Ehrlich’s justly popular annual supercut of his personal choices for the 25 best films of the year is here. From Weiner at #25 to Moonlight at #1, it’s a solid list, but the meat, as always, is in the editing, which finds many points of association between these disparate films.
by Filmmaker Staff on Dec 6, 2016 -
“Made in NY Fellowships” Recipients Announced by Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in Partnership with IFP
In partnership with IFP, Filmmaker‘s parent organization, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced this year’s ten projects to be chosen for Made in NY Fellowships. The projects, which span documentary and narrative filmmaking as well as gaming, post-production, animation, VR and media/technology platforms, will receive yearlong incubator positions at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. Read the full press release below. NEW YORK, NY – Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Julie Menin and the Made in NY Media Center by IFP today announced the recipients of the second year of Made in NY Fellowships, […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Dec 5, 2016 -
Watch: Isabelle Huppert’s IFP Gotham Awards Acceptance Speech
Isabelle Huppert is unquestionably one of the world’s great actresses. She is also, to put it mildly, not known for the warmth or jollity of her roles — she’s played many tough, complicated women utterly unconcerned with being “likable,” and her complex part in Paul Verhoeven’s Elle is no exception. It’s delightful, and completely out of literal character, to see her smiling and laughing in genuine surprise as she accepted the best actress award at last night’s Gothams for the film. “I didn’t expect that to happen, I promise,” she explains. “They all told me, “It’s a very American award, very New […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 29, 2016 -
Watch: Moonlight Wins the 2016 IFP Gotham for Best Feature
“Holy shit, man” — Barry Jenkins kicked off his Best Feature acceptance speech with a few words of thanks to the IFP and the Gothams, then enthused from the heart. “It’s so humbling to be nominated in a category with people like Kelly Reichardt,” he said. “I’ve seen Meek’s Cutoff at least 7,000 damn times.” He thanked the cast, his producers, his third grade teacher (the first person who told him his story was worth telling), his “friend and confidante on this tour” Mike Mills (director of the forthcoming 20th Century Women). Then he alluded to the unignorable reality of this political moment: “The […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 29, 2016 -
Watch: Wes Anderson’s New Branded Content Short Film
No stranger to branded content, Wes Anderson’s latest effort in this area is a four-minute short for H&M, whose logo bookends the film. It’s appropriately seasonally themed and features some very cool lighting effects.
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 28, 2016 -
Watch: Red Eyes in Blade Runner
Rob Ager’s video essay tackles a particular question: what role does the color red symbolically serve in Blade Runner, as manifest in the red-eye effect attached to the replicants? Connections are made to other sci-fi films with a fondness for the red-eye effect, like HAL 9000’s artificial eye in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 21, 2016 -
Watch: Wes Anderson’s Windows
Clara Podlesnigg gathers the many uses of windows in Wes Anderson’s films in this supercut.
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 17, 2016 -
Watch: A Tribute to Raoul Coutard
The Criterion Collection pays tribute to the late DP Raoul Coutard (who died last week, on election day) with a video collecting remarks he made during interviews for their editions of films he shot. It includes specific comments on Breathless, Jules and Jim and Z, as well as the gorgeous theme for Contempt, which is always welcome.
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 16, 2016 -
Keegan-Michael Key to Host 2016 IFP Gotham Awards Ceremony
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Filmmaker‘s parent organization, announced today that Emmy® Award-winner Keegan-Michael Key — actor, writer, and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Key & Peele — will host the 2016 IFP Gotham Awards. The ceremony will take place November 28, 2016 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “We’re excited to have Keegan-Michael at the helm of this year’s Gotham Awards celebrations,” said Joana Vicente, Executive Director of IFP and the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. “His unique presence and brand of humor will be a perfect addition to what we expect will be a lively and […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Nov 2, 2016
