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NZIFF SNEAKS CONTINUE AS WE COUNT DOWN TO PROGRAMME LAUNCH!
Congratulations to the six filmmakers whose short films were selected by Andrew Adamson to contend for the awards on this year’s New Zealand’s Short Film programme. It’s a great programme,...
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California film tax credit bill moves closer to passage
California lawmakers could soon take action to stem the flight of television and movie productions to other states and foreign countries. Legislation to renew and possibly expand a 5-year-old state...
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Is the end near for NC film incentives?
For Tammy Hopkins, debate in Raleigh over film tax incentives isn’t just impacting her Brevard-based job. It’s putting a couple of projects on pause. The longtime actor, filmmaker and film liaison says...
View ArticleFilm Tax Credit Updates
Recent updates in the Film Tax Credits are listed here … UPDATE – North Carolina - If North Carolina lawmakers don’t make a change, the tax incentives that productions such as “Dome” enjoy will end on...
View ArticleCalifornia uses tax breaks to subsidize favored industries
When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited the state Capitol recently, it wasn’t a social call, at least not entirely. Garcetti, calling it “a civic emergency,” was there to press for renewal of a...
View Article26 California projects win film tax credit lottery
The California Film Commission announced today that 26 projects have been selected in a lottery for $100 million in tax credits with the promise to film and do their post-production work in the state...
View ArticleShooting People’s Film of The Month
David Mackenzie is this month patron – he is a Scottish director and sometime writer whose films include ‘Hallam Foe’, ‘Young Adam’ and ‘Spread’. His most recent film is this year’s hit ‘Starred Up’...
View ArticleReality Checks: Documentaries Are Struggling at the Box Office, But VOD May...
Last 4th of July weekend, Americans commemorated Independence Day, while documentary watchers prepared to celebrate a boom in nonfiction sales at the U.S. box office during this crucial mid-year point....
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Film Festival Fix …
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View ArticleDocumentary Film Program Provides $1.5 MM In Grant Support to Filmmakers in...
The Documentary Film Program’s (DFP) Spring 2014 grants totaled $975,000 awarded to 44 films, including four films from the Documentary Film Initiative in Asia. This total marks an increase from the...
View ArticleThe 12th London Short Film Festival
Submissions are now OPEN for the 12th London Short Film Festival (9 – 18 Jan 2015) This year we’re using a new submissions platform built by our close partners Shooting People called flock. You can...
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Director/M.D. Ryan McGarry talks about his visceral documentary ‘Code Black’
A doctor made a movie, and it’s a powerful one. Indiewire calls Code Blackone of the “Best Documentaries of 2014 So Far” (see article). Speaking via phone from New York City, where he currently works...
View ArticleAFM (American Film Market) 2014
Every Fall, the Global Film Industry Converges in Santa Monica Filmmakers, producers, directors and writers from around the world come to AFM to gain exposure, discover new projects and make deals....
View ArticleHollywood directors rally to save film factory
Movie directors including Quentin Tarantino and JJ Abrams are leading an attempt to save the last Kodak factory that manufactures physical film stock. The digital revolution has led sales of movie film...
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FIND ANSWERS: A TOP LINE PRODUCER TACKLES FILMMAKER FAQS
This article was written by Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator .. link As a filmmaker, you know when you’ve hit the line producer jackpot: you can rest assured knowing that every “i” will be...
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FIND ANSWERS: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET YOUR INDIE FILM
Another great article written by Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator … link “Oh, how times have changed” when it comes to marketing budgets, says Liz Ogilvie, Director of Marketing Programs at...
View ArticleThe Change Heard Around the World: The History of Sound in Cinema
New technologies have been, and continue to be, developed for use in cinema since the dawn of the medium. From the invention of the projector to digital filmmaking, these additions have drastically...
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Roy W. Dean Fall Grant: Get Film Project Started or Finished
Applications are now being accepted for the Roy W. Dean Fall Grant. The grant gives filmmakers a chance to get their films going or completed with an award of $2,500 in cash and $30,000 in film...
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Film Festival Secrets: 5 Types Of Film Festivals
You have finished your film and now you want to get it out there under the noses of acquisition executives, right? But which film festival do you send it to? With over 5,000 film festivals around the...
View ArticleJAMPRO to host film festival
THE Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is planning to host a film festival in Kingston in July of next year. The plans were revealed by Diane Edwards, JAMPRO president, during a press briefing on...
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