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"Air Guitar Nation" Acquired By Docurama

With popular showings last spring at SXSW and the Tribeca Film Festival under its belt, documentary "Air Guitar Nation" has been picked up Docurama films for a Spring 2007 release, the company announced. After releasing over 150 documentaries on DVD, "Nation" marks Docurama's expansion to the theatr...

TORONTO '06 CRITICS NOTEBOOK: Verhoeven and Jia Offer Fest Surprises, Sarah Polley Shines

Wednesday is technically the three-quarter-mark at the Toronto International Film Festival, but it might as well be its final hours. As of Thursday, most industry folks and critics have already hopped on planes back home, while those that haven't wish that they had. And pronouncements about the fest...

Mill Valley To Honor Mirren, Robbins

The 29th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival recently announced its schedule of over 200 films, including 13 world premieres and 18 US premieres. The festival will pay tribute to actors Tim Robbins and Helen Mirren with programs of clips and conversation. Mirren's latest, Stephen Frears' "The Queen," will also screen. Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will also be honored at a Spotlight program, where his film "Babel" will be screened. The festival runs October 5-15, with Anthony Minghella's "Breaking and Entering" and Kevin MacDonald's "The Last King of Scotland" jointly opening the festival, followed by an gala at the newly remod...

Docurama Gets SXSW Winner 'Air Guitar Nation'

TORONTO '06 DISCOVERY INTERVIEW: Joachim Trier: "We wanted to make a film that combined drama and co

Every day through the end of the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, indieWIRE will be publishing interviews with filmmakers in the Discovery section of the festival, which TIFF describes as "provocative feature films by new and emerging directors."

R.I.P. Ann Richards

Netflix May Be Good for Indie Film, But Is it Good for Indie Filmmakers? Part II

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