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Super 8
1. Solstice The independent video game studio Moacube’s ambitious follow-up to its well-regarded Cinders is a mystery set in an enclosed city, one in the middle of a desert constantly torn apart by blizzards. To remedy the lack of minority representation in video games, Moacube has made the majority of the characters minorities and offered up a gay male protagonist. The ambitious game has been in development for a few years, but the six-chapter saga will be out before year’s end or early next year. 2. The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing Critic — and occasional Filmmaker contributor — Nicolas […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 20, 2014 -
Watch: LG’s 34-Inch 21:9 34UC97 Curved Monitor Provides More Pixel Power without Color Shift (Sponsored Post)
The following is a sponsored editorial post from LG. For editors looking to limit the number of screens they’re looking at, LG’s 21:9 ratio 34UC97 monitor is an exciting new option. At 34 inches wide with QHD resolution of 3440×1440, the 34UC97 provides 2.4 times more pixel power than a 16:9 monitor with full HD resolution. Editors worried about the color shift that can occur on the edges of ultrawide monitors won’t have that problem with the 34UC97, whose IPS panel is specifically designed to prevent color inconsistencies at the corners caused by VA monitors. That means you don’t have […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 16, 2014 -
Gotham Awards to Celebrate Tilda Swinton and Bennett Miller
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Filmmaker‘s parent organization, announced yesterday that Tilda Swinton will be presented with the Actor Tribute at the 24th Independent Film Awards set for Monday, December 1st at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Bennett Miller will be awarded the Director Tribute. They will join Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, the previously announced Industry Tribute recipient. This year’s Actor Tribute recipient is known for her powerful and iconoclastic performances that have spanned the independent film scene for the past 30 years. Swinton has starred in critically acclaimed work by top independent directors, and is known for multi-film […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Oct 3, 2014 -
IFP Announces its New Theatrical Platform “Screen Forward” and its First Five Theatrical Screenings
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Filmmaker Magazine‘s parent organization, announced the first five projects to get weeklong theatrical runs at the state of the art Made In NY Media Center’s theater as part of the Screen Forward program. Starting October 17th, the program will give filmmakers in the process of self-distribution the unique opportunity to gain a much-coveted NYC theatrical week-run, with IFP working with each filmmaking team on comprehensive audience engagement and grassroots outreach strategies, publicity support, coverage in Filmmaker Magazine, and a revenue split to all participating filmmakers. The fall slate includes: Josephine Decker’s Butter on the Latch and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely; Paul Harrill’s Something, […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 18, 2014 -
A New Light at the End of the Tunnel: Film Exchange’s Texas Indie Incentive Program (Sponsored Post)
For independent filmmakers seeking a location with incentives and services that can maximize their modest budgets, the Victoria, Texas-based Film Exchange has a suggestion: come to town and take advantage of $300,000 worth of equipment — for free. In Texas, productions with budgets under $250,000 don’t qualify for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, but through Film Exchange, filmmakers can save thousands of dollars and raise their production value by implementing gear from the Film Exchange studio, including the 4K Canon C500 and Blackmagic 2.5K cameras, Zeiss cinema zooms and compact primes and a $60,000 sound package including Lectrosonics […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 9, 2014 -
Made in NY Media by IFP Center Announces New Managing Director and Promotions
IFP, Filmmaker‘s parent organization, announced yesterday that Gordon Ampel, most recently vice president of worldwide operations at Focus Features, has been hired as the Managing Director of the Made in NY Media Center. Ampel’s prior experience includes positions at USA Films and October Films. As the new Managing Director, Ampel will oversee programming, education, marketing, communications, community engagement, creative operations, rentals and hospitality teams at the Center. In its nine months of operation, the Media Center has opened its 20,000 square-foot-space in downtown DUMBO — including co-working spaces, talent incubator, 72-seat screening room, art gallery and café — to more […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 22, 2014 -
The Music Bed Launches #ProjectFilmSupply Contest
The following is a sponsored editorial post from The Music Bed. For filmmakers, The Music Bed offers the valuable opportunity to license from a highly curated selection of music for use in films, commercials, etc. Their mission is to help visual artists tell their stories better than ever and this month, they want to help you bring your dream project to life through their new campaign: #ProjectFilmSupply. Here’s how it works: starting August 4, filmmakers will have one month to submit a short film idea along with an accompanying mood board. Participants are encouraged to use social media throughout the […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 5, 2014 -
IFP Announces Its 2014 Project Forum Slate
IFP, Filmmaker Magazine’s publisher, announced today the 133 new films in development and works in progress chosen for its Independent Film Wee Forum Project. A complete list of the projects can be found here. Featured works at the 2014 Independent Film Week include filmmakers and content creators from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, from documentarians Tony Gerber (Full Battle Rattle), Pamela Yates (Granito: How To Nail A Dictator), and Penny Lane (Our Nixon) to Michelangelo Frammartino (Le Quattro Volte) and Alexis Dos Santos (Unmade Beds), as well as new work from critically acclaimed artists and directors Aurora Guerrero (Mosquito […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jul 23, 2014 -
25 New Faces of Film 2014
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by Filmmaker Staff on Jul 17, 2014 -
Super 8
1 Blockchain If a group of computer scientists and financial technicians are right, the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto’s most-celebrated creation may not be a peer-to-peer technology that lets you buy online contraband — Bitcoin — but rather its underlying invention. The blockchain is a shared transaction database that permits verification without a centralized authority, and VC funds such as Union Square Ventures are already predicting the computer science breakthrough will revolutionize everything from banking to voting to the law. 2 You Won’t Remember Dying Recorded in a single day in 1971, this under-known deep cut from the psych-rock vaults was the […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jul 17, 2014
