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 […]
The Sundance submission deadline has passed; SXSW is looming (early: Nov. 16; late: Dec. 7). But thousands of films are made each year, and many are not appropriate for these big, industry-driven (read: sales) showcases. Don’t get me wrong… submit your film to your dream festival, because, hey, you never know! If you don’t get […]
We had hoped to stay away from traditional festival wrap reports here at Resources. However, because the International Documentary Conference seemed to have a serious slant toward new media this year, I think it important to at least make a few comments about it. Like it or not, the internet, low cost consumer technology and […]