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“I Became More Interested Than Ever in Trying to Understand My Daughter’s Story”: Director Peter Nicks | Homeroom
How did events of 2020—any of them—change your film, either in the way you approached it, produced it, post-produced it, or are now thinking about it? The filmmaker often begins with a vision: maybe the inspiration of a song, a book, or a hot social issue. Or perhaps it is simply an extraordinary person whose story must be told. This process begins with inspiration and often yields to obsession as we go deeper into turning our inspiration into reality. And along this path it is not uncommon to meet up with that sly artist rigidity, a doppelgänger of our most […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 29, 2021 -
The Sundance Question: “How Did Events of 2020 Change Your Film?”
Each year Filmmaker asks all the incoming feature directors at Sundance one question. (To see past years’ questions and responses, click here.) This year’s question: “How did events of 2020 — any of them — change your film, either in the way you approached it, produced it, post-produced it, or are now thinking about it? “The Scope of the Story Also Expanded”: Director Nanfu Wang | In the Same Breath “I Feel Like in 2020 I Was Lucky”: Director Miriam Guttmann | Seeds of Deceit “Whether It’s a Refugee Crisis or a Pandemic, We Are All in This Together”: Director […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 28, 2021 -
“The Scope of the Story Also Expanded”: Director Nanfu Wang | In the Same Breath
How did events of 2020—any of them—change your film, either in the way you approached it, produced it, post-produced it, or are now thinking about it? In the Same Breath is a product of 2020. The project was developed in response to events from the very beginning of the year in Wuhan, and as the year unfolded and the impact of the virus was felt just about everywhere on Earth, the scope of the story also expanded. Every new day, in my personal life as well as in the making of this film, I was forced to adapt to the […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 28, 2021 -
“I Feel Like in 2020 I Was Lucky”: Director Miriam Guttmann | Seeds of Deceit
How did events of 2020—any of them—change your film, either in the way you approached it, produced it, post-produced it, or are now thinking about it? My middle name is Mazal, which means “luck” in Hebrew. My grandmother used to say “one needs a bit of Mazal.” I feel like in 2020 I was lucky. I was able to finish the project I had been dreaming about for 2.5 years. We worked around the challenges, we feared we might fail, but we flied! (Check back daily during the festival — new answers are uploaded on the day of each film’s […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 28, 2021 -
“Whether It’s a Refugee Crisis or a Pandemic, We Are All in This Together”: Director Jonah Poher Rasmussen | Flee
How did events of 2020—any of them—change your film, either in the way you approached it, produced it, post-produced it, or are now thinking about it? I was in Oslo, Norway finalizing Flee, when the Danish Prime Minister went on TV calling for a national lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I made it home to Copenhagen just before the borders closed and from there it felt like everything went into slow motion. The very final steps of finishing the film took as long as the rest of the entire production, and as all the cinemas around me had closed […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 28, 2021 -
Sentient.Art.Film Launches Second Edition of 1990s Asian American Film Series “My Sight is Lined with Visions”
Following its successful first edition, Sentient.Art.Film’s second season of online repertory series is relaunching the successful online repertory series “My Sight is Lined with Visions,” (January 26, 2021 – January 25, 2022), which will live online from today, January 26, through January 25 of next year—notably, with no geoblocking. Co-curated by programmers Abby Sun and Keisha N. Knight, the series focuses on 1990s Asian American Cinema. From the press release: Two new programs are added to the relaunch and will be available to the public via online rental for the first time. Marlon Fuentes’s rarely-screened first and only feature, Bontoc […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 26, 2021 -
2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Announced
Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always topped Film Independent’s nomination list for the 2021 Spirit Awards. The reproduction rights drama scored seven nominations, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Female Lead. Other films receiving multiple nominations include First Cow, Minari, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Sound of Metal and Nine Days. New this year are five new categories for script and unscripted television. Also new this year is the event’s date and time. Rather than the afternoon the day before the Oscars, the Spirits this year will be an evening event on April 22, three days before. Commented […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 26, 2021 -
Watch: David Ehrlich’s “The 25 Best Films of 2020” Video Countdown
Always a smartly edited exercise in graphic matches, David Ehrlich’s annual countdown of the year’s best films is here to connect the dots from Ema (#25) to Time (#1) in 15 minutes.
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 11, 2021 -
Sponsored Video: Shooting Texas 6 on Canon Cinema EOS Cameras and Lenses
Follow the Strawn Greyhounds, a high school six-man football team under the direction of coach Dewaine Lee, as they attempt a three-peat for the 6-Man Football State Championship. Learn how cinematographer Jared Christopher captured this small town’s story with Canon Cinema Cameras and Lenses.
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 5, 2021 -
Artlist, The Best Source of Music for Filmmakers (Sponsored Post)
Creating the soundtrack of your film is often a complex task for any filmmaker, and finding music that you can legally use without being subject to copyright claims is not that obvious. With the boom in online video creation, and more creators adding music to videos, music licensing platforms emerged to bridge the gap between the high price of licensing popular songs and the low quality of free music. This development also coincided with the increase in independent musicians looking to make money from their work. Although royalty-free music platforms presented a way to simplify the process of acquiring music for […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Jan 4, 2021
