Written by Julieta Gozalo The 2022 Sundance Film Festival will premiere virtually January 20-30. Founded in 1985, their annual program includes dramatic and documentary features and short films; series and episodic content; and New Frontier, showcasing emerging media in the form of multimedia installations, performances, and films. The Sundance Institute was founded in 1981 ...
Filmmaking and Deaf Artistry: Spotlight on Filmmaker Charlie Ainsworth
Written by Cori Dioquino Conversations with Charlie Ainsworth interpreted by Megan Moore. Conversations with Film Festival Alliance interpreted by Tricia Kanke of Hands Up Communications. If you’ve been paying attention to Hollywood this past year, you might have noticed a ...
Featured Filmmakers: Creators of Grey Town
Precious Ringor sits down with filmmakers, Justin Smothers and Zacc Goldsmith to talk about their respective pathways to filmmaking and their collaborative work on Grey Town. What got you both started with filmmaking? Goldsmith: I got into photography in high ...
NY Women in Film & Television
Written by Tasnia Habib New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) is a non-profit organization that began in 1977 to support women in the film and television industry. NYWIFT advocates for equality in film, television and media and supports ...
Devour! Fest adjusting in a pandemic
Written by Melanie Carden A global pandemic, streaming a film festival, and geo-blocking—oh my! Michael Howell, and Lia Rinaldo, of Devour! Fest were gracious enough to pull the curtain back and share with me the wizardry behind their extraordinary success—even ...
Meet the Filmmaker: Sujata Day
Written by Tasnia Habib [Image above: Still from the film Definition, Please.] The first time I watched Bend It Like Beckham at a birthday party in middle school felt like a revelation. The film follows Jess Bhamra, a British-Indian teenager ...
Ann Arbor Film Festival went virtual second year in a row
Written by Kristen Reyes [Cover screenshot from the film An Undue Burden, by Jex Blackmore] The 59th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival took place online from March 23-March 28, 2021. Founded in 1963 by George Manupelli, this experimental film festival ...
The film industry one year later
Written by Jonah Azurin When the United States started to shut down last year, many filmmakers and actors thought they’d return to work within, at most, a few months. But with a new administration and new COVID-19 variants over one year ...