One lovely Tuesday evening in Amsterdam during IDFA, I went out to the “boonies” of the city (about a 20 minute walk from the city center) to attend a presentation of the Mediamatic Lab. Tipped off to this open presentation by Joel Heller, three intrepid Americans set off to see what the Dutch design […]

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I posted a bit article about the self-distribution efforts of John Sayles and Maggie Renzi with their newest film Honeydripper. The New York Times has followed up and given an in-depth picture of the plan. From where I sit, the plan looks like they put a lot of thought into how to find an audience […]

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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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So you’ve accomplished that Herculean of all Herculean endeavors and finished your film. Now, you’re considering your festival strategy for the coming year and wondering which festival would be the most advantageous, be it a strong regional fest, an important international festival or a smaller festival that really loves your film and wants to […]

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