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Visions du Réel 2023: Follow the Water, Zimmerwald, Knit’s Island, Human, Not Human
I’d enjoyed watching films from Visions du Réel online over the last three years, but in-theater is always better and this year that became possible. “I’m very interested in the festival, not so much the idea of ‘visiting Switzerland,’” I kept insisting in the weeks leading to my first IRL attendance—historically I’m left cold by the splendors of nature, don’t ski and have no large or illicit banking transactions to perform (to my regret!)—but that statement needed revision after arriving. On my first morning in Nyon, I walked to Lake Geneva and realized it looked uncannily familiar from Goodbye to […]
by Vadim Rizov on Apr 25, 2023 -
Is Final Draft the Final Answer? On Alternatives to the Popular Screenwriting Software
If you’re a screenwriter or want to be a screenwriter, then at some point you will have used Final Draft. Co-founded in 1990 and now in its 12th version, the Final Draft screenwriting software boasts both a user-friendly interface and features related to both outlining and production. Final Draft’s great success—complete with a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award it received in 2013— has led it to become known as the “industry standard” for screenwriting. But at the same time, Final Draft has attracted a fair amount of criticism. Some screenwriters have complained about its high price, glitches, and the specifics […]
by Jesse Pasternack on Apr 24, 2023 -
Catch the Paris Theater Screening Series “Venice Film Festival Presents: Next Generation” in NYC This Week
La Biennale di Venezia, Netflix and The Gotham (Filmmaker‘s publisher) have partnered on “Venice Film Festival Presents: Next Generation,” a screening series hosted at the Paris Theater in New York City. Comprised of six films from the past decade that are products of the Venice Biennale College Cinema program, which develops and produces bold features budgeted at €200,000 or less, the series will include moderated Q&As alongside one-time screenings of each title. “Next Generation” opens tonight with a 7pm screening of Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father, the Devil, featuring a Q&A moderated by Nanny writer-director Nikyatu Jusu. The series concludes on […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 20, 2023 -
Prismatic Ground Reveals 2023 Lineup, Featuring Films From Tsai Ming-Liang, Kimi Takesue and More
Prismatic Ground, the annual New York-based film festival for experimental and avant-garde works, has unveiled the lineup for its 2023 edition, which will take place from May 3-7. Co-presented by Screen Slate, the festival will be hosted across several NYC theaters: Museum of the Moving Image, Maysles Documentary Center, BAM Cinematheque, DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema, Light Industry, and Anthology Film Archives. Featuring approximately 60 films, Prismatic Ground will showcase recent works from renowned artists, such as Tsai Ming-Liang and Kimi Takesue, alongside new restorations of essential filmmakers like Raphael Montañez Ortiz and Bill Brand. Retrospective screenings will also honor late filmmakers […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 18, 2023 -
Tribeca Festival Announces 2023 Feature Film Lineup
Tribeca Festival announces today the feature film lineup for its 2023 edition, which will take place from June 7 through 18. Comprised of 109 features from 127 filmmakers hailing from 36 countries, this year’s slate also boasts a Spotlight+ category that couples screenings with live events and Escape From Tribeca, a “psychotronic sidebar” of global genre movies. “Over the course of 12 thrilling days, we invite audiences to explore the magic of storytelling as a powerful tool of democracy, activism, and social awareness,” said Tribeca Festival Co-Founder and Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane Rosenthal in a press release. “We’re also proud […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 18, 2023 -
2023 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Lineup Includes Cédric Kahn, Hong Sang-soo, Michel Gondry and More
As buzz still surrounds last week’s official lineup announcement for the Cannes 2023, the slate for the festival’s Directors’ Fortnight section has now been revealed, as well. The annual showcase will run from May 16 through May 27. Among the most anticipated Gallic titles of the lineup are Cédric Kahn’s The Goldman Case, which will open Directors’ Fortnight, and a long-awaited return to feature filmmaking from Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) with The Book of Solutions. Cinematographer Sean Price Williams (who lensed Good Time, Her Smell and many more) makes his feature directorial debut with The Sweet […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 18, 2023 -
“I’m Seldom Looking at Fashion Editorials”: Costume Designer Heidi Bivens on the Euphoria Fashion Book From A24
One of the most trendsetting costume designers working today, Heidi Bivens’s work on the edgy teen drama Euphoria mixes vintage pieces, subcultural styles and up-and-coming designers in surprising and visually dynamic ways. Her looks have captivated the show’s young viewers: Euphoria-inspired fashions can be found all over social media, and now her influential designs have been immortalized in a new book, Euphoria Fashion. Written by Bivens and published by A24, the book features interviews, essays from journalists and imagery of the designer’s creations featuring fun facts about her inspirations and the symbolism of various outfits. It’s a striking showcase for […]
by Abbey Bender on Apr 17, 2023 -
Overlook Film Festival 2023: Catholic Guilt and Satanic Panic (Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism, Late Night with the Devil, Evil Dead Rise)
The air became almost oppressively heavy with humidity on my second proper morning of Overlook. Walking to a relatively cheap brunch outpost called Toast, my boyfriend and I became drenched in sweat from the weight of cotton pants and button-up shirts after a 10-minute walk in 9 AM sunlight. The news of a 20-minute wait for a table didn’t bother us: it meant we had exactly enough time to head back to the hotel and change into full-blown summer garments before being seated. The sudden immersion into a solstice-temperate climate didn’t trouble me (or my skin, which cleared considerably from […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 14, 2023 -
“I’m Very Comfortable With Repeating Ideas Until They Are Perfected”: Kristoffer Borgli on Sick of Myself
One of John Waters’s favorite movies of 2022, Sick of Myself possesses a distinctly American outlook despite being the creation of Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli. Indeed, the ego-driven, crime-ladden pursuit for fame and recognition are as present in Sick of Myself as they are in many of American trash ambassador Waters’s films. “No, it’s not Female Trouble,” wrote Waters in his Artforum blurb of the film, “but it’s just as nuts,” and the film’s overtly American satirical edge has everything to do with his decision to relocate to Los Angeles several years ago. Sick of Myself follows Signe (Kristine Thorp), a […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 12, 2023 -
Overlook Film Festival 2023: Vampires and Ventriloquist Demons (Renfield, Only Lovers Left Alive, Talk To Me)
After a four-hour flight delay (owed to a malfunctioning back-up system accessory, subsequent plane evacuation and a lengthy re-fueling process), I arrived in New Orleans exhausted but still, miraculously, eager to spend much more time sitting in a shifting rotation of seats. Even if I wanted to, I wasn’t entitled to complain much. I’d been invited to cover the annual genre-themed Overlook Film Festival, now in its seventh year, and was genuinely thrilled by the opportunity. As a relatively green (not to mention newly full-time) magazine staffer, longtime horror obsessive and someone who’d yet to visit New Orleans, Overlook presented […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 12, 2023
