An Alabamban teenager creates a heartwrenching video piece of a child’s patriotic swan song juxtaposed with chilling imagery of the young dead in Iraq. As first discovered through our indie co-hort Agnes Varnum. To watch the video click here.
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just gearing up for what should be a fantastic event on Wednesday, co-hosted by IndiePix and Woodstock Film Festival at the Makor screening room on 67th Street off Central Park West.
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“CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE?”
June 28th
7:30 pm - with Q & A and [...]

I have always loved films about the making of films. While Truffaut’s DAY FOR NIGHT remains a long-standing classic, one of my favorites is 1996’s IRMA VEP, the Oliver Assayas picture about a French film crew struggling to make amends with their lack of respect for a fading director (played by THE 400 BLOWS’ Jean-Pierre [...]

When we left off, I had just embarassed myself in front of Rachel Dratch and decided to call it a night. . .
Upon rising, we got a ride to the AWARDS BRUNCH at the breathtaking Chandler Hotel, with a terrace overlooking the water. There was a plentiful buffet, complete with pear bellinis and smoked fish. [...]

Hi All,
I just got back from the Newport Film Festival, where I had a fabulous time meeting new people, seeing great friends, watching excellent films, and presenting on a panel about Distribution. I’ll start at the beginning, I suppose.
I met Agnes Varnum, the jack-ess of all trades, at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival. Agnes is an [...]

The Trieste Film Festival, which focuses on films that feature “originality and linguistic innovation”, has an amazing roster of films this past year,all focused on the particular aspects and problems “of the culture of the filmmaker’s origin”. Check out the website to learn more about what promises to become a big player in world cinema.
http://www.triestefilmfestival.it