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HEIDI EWING AND RACHEL GRADY, “FREAKONOMICS”
One of Filmmaker’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2005, the documentary team of Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady have gained notice in the past five years for a string of socially conscious theatrical features and television projects developed at their jointly founded company, Loki Films. The Boys of Baraka (2005) followed a group of at-risk inner-city Baltimore school kids on their journey to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya to see whether a change of environment could inspire and motivate these youths coping with an array of problems (violence, drug addiction, absent parents) at home and in […]
by Damon Smith on Sep 29, 2010 -
MANAGING AND AGENTING YOUR CAREER AT INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK
Here’s another report from a part of Independent Film Week that I’ve written a little about, but which is actually a huge—or at least, half—of IFW—the conference. I previously described the Project Forum situation, but get this—when we were out of our meetings, we had the opportunity to walk outside and around the block to an auditorium where every hour, on the hour, assembled experts, case studies, and assorted panels were weighing on various subjects. If you’re an aspiring filmmaker and don’t have a project in Project Forum, it would still be extraordinarily worthwhile to get a week pass just […]
by Marc Maurino on Sep 28, 2010 -
Into the Splice: Machete
It was only later that I discovered that I had been charged admission to Machete as a “student.” I am not one, and haven’t been for many, many years. I was glad not only because it saved me two dollars, but also because I didn’t have to resort to the Harvey Korman moment near the end of Blazing Saddles, when he cuts in line to buy a ticket for the film itself, pulls out an I.D., holds it up with a skeptical smile and asks the ticket lady, “Student?” to which she replies flatly, “Are you kidding?” At 9:30 on […]
by Nicholas Rombes on Sep 28, 2010 -
STEVE COLLINS DECLARES IFP EXPERIENCE EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR A $13 GIN AND TONIC THAT HE’S STILL MAD ABOUT
I came here with my script The Garden, a comedy about a failed plan to turn a strip mall yoga center into a Utopian commune. I came with an open heart and a desire for a gin and tonic to ease social anxiety at an industry mixer. But like the idealistic plans of my open-hearted Yogi, things went horribly awry. I can’t get over the look in that bartender’s eyes — he seemed so trustworthy, like he knew the real me, the me inside of jaded filmmaker me. Then he said “$13” and I looked at him and said, “I don’t have a […]
by Steve collins on Sep 27, 2010 -
IFP DAY 5, AND THOUGHTS ON THE BUSINESS…
So if you’re reading this, it means Filmmaker Magazine hasn’t cut off my access to blog at this site yet, and I’m here with another report. Independent Film Week has officially ended as I write this, but it’s a testament to IFP and the power of being part of the Emerging Narrative/Project Forum that it feels as if so much new has started—new connections, new possibilities, new friends, new outlook on the indie film world, and a new sense of my own work. When I last checked in, I described the setup of the Project Forum meetings, which lasted through […]
by Marc Maurino on Sep 26, 2010 -
“OUR MOCKINGBIRD” — MIDWEEK REPORT
When I was first asked to create three posts on the IFP blog for Independent Film Week, I had no idea what I’d be writing about during the middle post — no real sense of how intense and all consuming this week would be — or how I’d feel about sharing my experiences. But I’m happy to report that Independent Film Week so far has been an amazing experience in every way, over-stimulating in the best sense of the word — a lot of information, many points of view, and various philosophies about every aspect of making independent films. After […]
by Sandra jaffe on Sep 26, 2010 -
FINCHER, SORKIN, EISENBERG PRESS CONFERENCE “THE SOCIAL NETWORK”
Here’s part one of five from yesterday’s press conference of the New York Film Festival’s opening day film, The Social Network, at Lincoln Center yesterday. Parts two through five can be seen at the film’s YouTube site.
by Scott Macaulay on Sep 25, 2010 -
NEW VS. OLD AT INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK
IFP invited a number of us to blog our experiences at Independent Film Week, and we were supposed to contribute three posts. But with a whirlwind of meetings, events, and networking opportunities to try to take advantage of, I haven’t had much time to sleep, much less time to blog. So here’s my one post wrapping up our experiences pitching our transmedia project 3rd Rail (pictured) during Independent Film Week, which will have to do in lieu of three progress reports. For a great general description of the Project Forum and how it is configured, see Marc Maurino’s post. Marc […]
by Koo on Sep 23, 2010 -
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
Like a bitch-slap to those who have accused it of excessive reverence for French fare over the past 48 years, the 2010 New York Film Festival is bookended and centered on American movies—oddly enough, all from the big studios. David Fincher‘s The Social Network (pictured above) opens the event September 24; Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter is the October 10 Closing Night selection; and Julie Taymor’s The Tempest, the Centerpiece. I’ve seen none of them, but early reviews of The Social Network have been very positive, not surprising from the director of Se7en and Fight Club. Evaluations of Hereafter have been much […]
by Howard Feinstein on Sep 23, 2010 -
Eugene Hernandez Leaves Indiewire for Film Society of Lincoln Center
Eugene Hernandez, the editor-in-chief/co-founder of indieWIRE will be joining the Film Society of Lincoln Center as their director of digital strategy, according to an announcement sent out today by FSLC. Hernandez is one of the most respected voices in indie film, starting indieWIRE in 1996 and building it to become the prominent site that it is today through tireless news and film festival reporting, and most recently bringing on marquee names to blog for the site like Anne Thompson, Todd McCarthy and Leonard Maltin. FSLC describes Hernandez’s newly created role as overseeing all digital initiatives of the nonprofit, including working […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Sep 23, 2010
