Showing: Indie
The Year Past and Upcoming in Indie, Women in Film, and a Sad Passing
In today's FilmLinc Digest we have a healthy dose of independent film, a look forward to the Athena Film Festival's celebration of women in film, and some sad news on the passing of a Film Society friend.
Interview: Destin Daniel Cretton, “I Am Not a Hipster”
The filmmaker behind December's Indie Night film speaks about his directorial approach, conflicting defintions of what is art and what is a hobby, and the largely unrecognized San Diego arts scene.
Critics Awards, British Indie Awards, Sundance Road Tour
Today's FilmLinc Digest offers recent "best of" picks from critics associations in New York, Boston and Los Angeles, some exciting news about a ND/NF alum, and much more!
Sundance 2013 Selections; Milos Forman DGA Honor; The State of Romanian Cinema
Today's FilmLinc digest has some exciting news for fans of independent film, a troublesome piece on Romanian film culture, and much more!
IDFA Awards; Early Von Trier Short; Making “Amour”
A round-up of the awards presented at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, an insightful look into the making of Michael Haneke's NYFF Main Slate Selection Amour, a short Lars von Trier film from over 40 years ago, and more in today's FilmLinc Digest!
“Chasing Ice” Opens Strong; Indies at MoMA
Despite a cold weekend for specialty releases one documentary managed to open hot, MoMA and IFP prep their popular "Best Films Not Playing at a Theater New You" series, and an insightful look into the making of one this year's most-loved indies Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Interview: Sean Baker, “Starlet”
The filmmaker discusses finding locations for his fourth feature, the desire to depict the adult film industry and its players in an original and three-dimensional way, and the canine co-star from which the film gets its name.
Growing Up at NYFF: The Films of Noah Baumbach
Seventeen years ago, Noah Baumbach premiered his debut feature at the New York Film Festival. His upcoming film, Frances Ha, marks the Brooklyn-born filmmaker's fourth appearance at NYFF. Here's a quick look back at his creative maturation over the years.
HIFF Slate Revealed; Filmmaker’s “25 New Faces”
The Hamptons International Film Festival and Filmmaker Magazine celebrate 20th anniversaries with major announcements, plus hear from Ginger and Rosa director Sally Potter and indie producer Ted Hope.
TIFF’s First Weekend, NYTimes on the Fall Season
David O. Russell's latest wows and The Place Beyond the Pines finds distribution during a busy first weekend at Toronto; the New York Times previews the fall arts season; the first edition of the indie-focused La Di Da Film Festival approaches and more!
