Filmmaker Interview: MARIS CURRAN, writer/director/producer of FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE
Filmmaker MARIS CURRAN is coming off a very busy week. After her film FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE wrapped up its nearly year-long festival tour
Filmmaker Interview: JT MOLLNER, writer/director of OUTLAWS AND ANGELS
Considering his family trade, it’s no huge surprise that JT MOLLNER grew up to be a filmmaker. His parents operated a haunted house business
Filmmaker Interview: PEARRY TEO, co-writer/director of THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY
PEARRY TEO‘s 2007 sci-fi thriller The Gene Generation holds special distinction in his filmmaking career: Not only was it his feature directorial debut, but
Indie Shakespeare 101
UPDATED 4/27/22 There has been no writer in history with more film adaptations than WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. His plays have seen numerous faithful adaptations, but
Filmmaker Interview: JOHN SUITS and GABRIEL COWAN of PANDEMIC
While studying for their master’s degrees in 2006, CalArts classmates JOHN SUITS and GABRIEL COWAN wanted to take the plunge and make their first
SXSW 2016 Recap
That exciting time of year in Texas’s least-Texas-y town has wrapped up once again. And again, South by Southwest was a grand ol’ time.
Filmmaker Interview: JOSH C. WALLER, director/producer of CAMINO
If you’re a fan of edgy horror movies or have attended a genre film fest over the past few years, you’re probably familiar with
A Very Indie Christmas
[UPDATED 12/1/17] As we’ve pointed out on this blog before, there are plenty of offbeat non-Dickens, non-Capra, non-Griswold Christmas movies to enjoy during the
Filmmaker Interview: writer/director JOSH MOND and actor CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT of JAMES WHITE
For the past few years, filmmaker JOSH MOND and actor CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT have each been a familiar face in the indie film world. Mond’s
Filmmaker Interview: DIANE BELL, writer/director of BLEEDING HEART
In 2010, Scotland-born yoga-instructor-turned-filmmaker DIANE BELL achieved what many first-time writer/directors dream about – her debut film (made for less than $150,000) was accepted
Industry Interview: CAROLINE LIBRESCO, Director of WOMEN AT SUNDANCE
Few organizations are as synonymous with “independent film” as the Sundance Institute. Since 1981, Sundance has provided support for indie filmmakers with labs, fellowships,
8 Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[4/14/16 UPDATED figures and resources.] Helming a big-budget studio tentpole may be some filmmakers’ dreams, but it also comes with unfathomable responsibility and pressure