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The Reel School, Part II: Deconstructing the Documentary
by Liz MerminJonathan Judge founded The Reel School a year ago to teach aspiringfilmmakers what most production courses don't: the practical realitiesof independent filmmaking. The harshest realities were likely to befound in this fall's "Deconstructing the Documentary" course, which metover five consecutive Wednesdays this fall at the Filmmaker'sCollaborative.By the end of the course, it seemed like the last thing any documentaryfilmmaker in their right mind would want to do is deconstruct thedocumentary filmmaking process. The truth is just too depressing. "Wedon't want it to be a bitch session," says Judge. "We all know it'shard." Fortu...
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1999 IFFCON Announces 60 Projects, Participants
by Kevin DreyfussThe International Film Financing Conference (IFFCON) recently announcedthe 60 projects and filmmakers selected to participate in their sixthannual forum for independent films in development, IFFCON '99, runningfrom January 15-17 in San Francisco. Selected filmmakers from NorthAmerica will have the opportunity to attend seminars, private meetings,special receptions and screenings alongside top internationalexecutives, buyers and financiers, all with the objective of gettingtheir films through the thicket of international financing, productionand distribution.The conference's in-development offerings will include Sasha Bogunov...
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Substream and Psychotronic: Baltimore's MicroCineFest '98
Substream and Psychotronic: Baltimore's MicroCineFest '98
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"Monsters," "Station" and "Blues" Named Top Board of Review Picks
by Eugene HernandezThree 1998 Sundance Film Festival debuts were recognized as top films bythe National Board of Review earlier this week. Bill Condon's "Gods &Monsters" was named the best film of 1998 , while Walter Salles' "CentralStation" won the Best Foreign Language Film Award and Barbara Koppel's"Wild Man Blues" took the Best Documentary prize. Steven Spielberg's"Saving Private Ryan" was the runner up to "Monsters" on the Board's topten list and Shekar Kapur won the Best Director award for "Elizabeth,"which ranked third on the list.Ian McKellen was awarded the Best Actor award for his leading role in "Gods& Monsters," while Fernanda M...
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"Hallelujah!" Activist Catherine Gund Delivers Ron Athey to the Screen
"Hallelujah!" Activist Catherine Gund Delivers Ron Athey tothe Screen
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Irreconcilable Differences: "Divorce Iranian Style"
Irreconcilable Differences: "Divorce Iranian Style"
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European Film Institute Takes Fests on a Trip with TRANSFEST
European Film Institute Takes Fests on a Trip with TRANSFEST
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London Fog -- Fest Disappoints Amidst Rising Market Tide
London Fog -- Fest Disappoints Amidst Rising Market Tide
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