Film Independent's second annual Filmmaker Forum is set for October 26 - 28 at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, offering insights into making independent films, navigating the film fest circuit and tackling distribution. Among the panelists booked to participate are Micah Green from CAA, Rena Ronson from William Morris, Nancy Utley from Fox Searchlight, and a number of filmmakers, including Wash Westmoreland ("Quinceanera"), Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden ("Half Nelson"), Neill dela Llana and Ian Gamazon ("Cavite"), and Kirby Dick ("This Film is Not Yet Rated"). The event will kick off with a preview screening of Phillip Noyce's "Catch a Fire." For ...
Read More »Those who attend the New York Film Festival for the first time quickly notice that at the esteemed Manhattan event things are done a bit differently. This is not your typical film festival, rather its more of a nightly showcase. Just two films from the event's main program screen for the public each...
Read More »Each week, indieWIRE receives the final weekend numbers for specialty releases in theaters. This is our top ten for the three day weekend so far, with most numbers already in. The top ten is subject to change before the final chart is published tomorrow and the weekly box office column is written. W...
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