Censorship & The Filmmaker

26 Nov

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture, Distribution, Real Deals

A while back I posted a brief about the Ann Arbor Film Festival losing their state funding due to accusations that the festival was screening pornographic work. The state of Michigan took action after prompting by an essay out of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, revoking the festival’s cultural arts money. One of the […]

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Ann Arbor’s Lawsuit Against Michigan

13 Oct

Posted by Agnes Varnum as Big Picture, Policy

I went to the Austin Film Festival’s French Legation BBQ on Friday and ran into Christen McArdle, the executive director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, who reminded me about their battle for state funding without censorship of the films that they show. I am hoping to meet up with Christen and get some more […]