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Hits & Misses
Will 2011 be remembered as the year the indie film biz rebounded after nearly two years of contraction, consolidation and caution? Or was it merely a brief minor upsurge, hardly enough to sustain the numerous companies, executives and filmmakers trying to make a go of it? The beginning of the year started bright, even dazzling. Independent films like Black Swan, The King’s Speech, The Kids Are All Right and Winter’s Bone were big at the Oscars and the box office. And at Sundance, more than 40 films were acquired during and immediately after the fest. It looked like independent films […]
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Industry Beat: Below-the-Lines Blues
Below-The-Line Blues. By Anthony Kaufman
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Culture Hacker: What if 5th Graders Ruled Your Storyworld?
What If 5th Graders Ruled Your Storyworld? By Lance Weiler
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INDUSTRY BEAT: IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY…
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Dawning of the Story Hack
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INDUSTRY BEAT: THE NEW STUDIO INDIES
The New Studio Indies. By Anthony Kaufman -
The Real World is Still Here
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Culture Hacker: Let’s Take the Audience Outside
Within the space between social networks and our increasingly ubiquitous mobile devices lies a new opportunity for filmmakers.
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Culture Hacker: A Storytelling Pandemic
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“I See No Difference Between the Two”: On Cinema’s Role in Society
“I see no difference between the two”: cinema’s role in society. By Zachary Wigon.
