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A Look At Seattle International Film Fest's New 'African Pictures' Program Selections For 2013

It was announced last fall that SIFF (the Seattle International Film Festival) was the 2012 recipient of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences multi-year grant for its African Pictures program, which comprises of a total of $150,000 over a three-year period - funds that will go toward...

Review and Trailer for Oscar-Nominated 'Kon-Tiki' - An Enjoyable, Supersized High-Seas Adventure

Norway's Oscar-nominated Foreign-Language entry, the enjoyably supersized “Kon-Tiki,” follows the real-life adventures of explorer Thor Heyerdahl, who, in 1947, embarked on an eccentric mission across the Pacific Ocean, from Peru to Polynesia, on a wooden raft. His goal was to prove that Polynesia.....

Today: S&A's Tambay Obenson On Race, Authorship, Authenticity In Cinema Tribeca Talks Panel

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 'Kill List' Director Ben Wheatley Talks IFC's 'Sightseers'

Brit filmmaker Ben Wheatley had brought his prior two low-budget features, "Down Terrace" and "Kill List," to the Cannes market. Then he made his proper Cannes debut with "Sightseers" in the Director's Fortnight, an unexpected breakout during an unexceptional year. Then the film played the fest circ...

Zimbabwean Director Of 'Pride' Heading Home To Shoot 'Riding w/ Sugar' (Watch Short Version)

It never ocurred to me that the 2007 drama, Pride, which starred Terrence Howard, Kimberly Elise, Bernie Mac and others, was directed by a Zimbambwean filmmaker named Sunu Gonera. Film blogging wasn't anything I was doing at the time, and I think was more focused on filmmaking, so I don't recall i...

Skinny Matthew McConaughey Talks New Approach to Roles: 'Mud,' 'Dallas Buyer's Club,' 'Magic Mike' [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

When we sat down with Matthew McConaughey last November, he looked scarily thin. He'd lost 38 pounds to prep for passion project "The Dallas Buyer's Club," about a straight man fighting HIV who becomes a dealer in unapproved drugs to stave off AIDS. (The film just landed a distributor.) The actor wa...

Navigating Documentary 'Venus and Serena' with the Williams Sisters Was Not Easy

Veteran broadcast journalists Maiken Baird and Michelle Major spent four years obtaining access to the private world of tennis superstars the Williams sisters for "Venus and Serena," which debuted last week at the Toronto Film Festival. But when the tennis documentary finally premiered, it did so wi...

Jordanian Actor Mahmoud Asfa Nominated for Hollywood's Young Artists Award

When I saw When I Saw You (ISA: The Match Factory) in Toronto, I wrote about its director Annemarie Jacir ♀, as a Woman to Watch. Jacir is part of a new wave of Arab filmmakers who have made a name on the international scene

Netflix: Will Reed Hastings Forgive Wall Street?

Don't blame me! I was young and foolish. Wall Street misled me. Yes, that's it! It was all their fault, those anti-Occupy villains. Anyway, I have seen the light.

Exclusive Clip: Francois Ozon's Mystery 'In the House' Looks at a Budding Voyeur

Check out this exclusive clip from Francois Ozon's psychological mystery "In the House," starring Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ernst Umhauer. The film, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, centers on the increasingly dicey relationship between a high school l...

Meet the 2013 Tribeca Filmmakers #60: Dan Krauss Examines Heinous War Crimes In 'The Kill Team'

In 2010, the Army was rocked by the arrest of five American soldiers in Afghanistan who were arrested and charged for murder for reportedly killing Afghan citizens for sport. Longtime documentary cinematographer Dan Krauss ("The Death of Kevin Carter") was on hand to document the fallout and Spc. Ad...

Get to Know the 2013 Tribeca Filmmakers Ahead of the Festival

As has been the case for several years now, Indiewire is the place to get to know the Tribeca Film Festival filmmakers ahead of the annual event in New York City. Over the next two weeks, we'll been posting the 2013 batch of filmmaker profiles leading up to the launch of the festival on April 17.

HBO Nabs TV Rights to Whoopi Goldberg's Directorial Debut, Documentary 'Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You'

HBO has acquired all US broadcast and home video rights to Whoopi Goldberg's directorial debut, "Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You," a feature-length documentary about the iconic stand-up comedienne of the title. The film will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20.

Watch: Teaser Trailer For François Ozon's Cannes Entry 'Jeune & Jolie'

Yes, the Cannes Film Festival train keeps rolling today. We've already had the official line up announcement, scrutinized the surprises and omissions, and have received two trailers for Nicolas Winding Refn's entry "Only God Forgives," a teaser for Johnnie To's "Blind Detective" and a newly English ...

The West Memphis Three's Damien Echols Writes About the Realism of Sundance Channel's Prison Drama 'Rectify'

Sundance Channel's new drama "Rectify," which premieres Monday April 22nd at 9pm, is about a man named Daniel Holden (Aden Young) who is released from death row after almost 20 years when his conviction is vacated due to DNA evidence. It's a situation that Damien Echols knows all too well.

Anchor Bay Picks Up Tribeca Film 'Mr. Jones'

It's the first day of the Tribeca Film Festival and already acquisitions are starting to roll in. Anchor Bay Films has landed all North American rights for Karl Mueller's thriller "Mr. Jones." The film, which is produced by Preferred Film & TV's Ross M. Dinerstein and executive produced by Content's...

Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund Deadline Monday, April 22

The International Documentary Association is accepting proposals for the Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund through Monday, April 22, 2013.

Exclusive: Trailer For Music Documentary 'Folk' Premiering At Nashville Film Festival

AC/DC probably said it best when they sang, "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll." But really, that observation could apply to any artist in any genre, living out of a backpack and guitar case, trying to make a living playing music. It's not an easy life, particularly if you're tryi...

Watch: Trailer For 'This Is England' Director Shane Meadows' Music Doc 'The Stone Roses: Made of Stone'

Shane Meadows hasn’t made a feature film since 2009, and even then his last two efforts were both relatively minor key. “Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee” was a largely improvised mockumentary and comedy vehicle for his pal Paddy Considine, while “Somers Town” was a short (71 mins) but sweet way for Meadows t...