Filmmaker Toolkit

Fortissimo at 20: A Vendor's Tale

Fortissimo spoils us. The multinational-based sales company is very well respected by those in both the film biz and the symbiotic universe of criticism and programming. Perhaps that is why the "family" has received multiple tributes this, its 20th-anniversary, year. (I will write about th...

Project of the Day is 'Jackalope'

In "Looking for the Jackalope,' a man takes a comically ill-fated journey to his college reunion. Read on to see if you think this should be Project of the Week.

Congrats to “Shored Up,” This Week’s Project of the Week

Project of the Day: Melissa Leo in Story of One Uncontrollable Teenager, “Persephone”

Congrats to “Tomorrow We Disappear,” October’s Project of the Month

How to Apply to Werner Herzog’s L.A. Film School

Attention, doc filmmakers: Werner Herzog is teaching a four-day film seminar in Los Angeles early next year.

Will You See This Movie? | Documentary Examines “The Phantom Tollbooth” After 50 Years

Hannah Jayanti isn’t the only one to be affected by Norton Juster’s children’s adventure novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” (with illustrations by Jules Feiffer), but she is the only one on Kickstarter raising money for a film that will celebrate the book’s legacy.&nbs...

Project of the Day: A Film a Day Celebrating the 21st Century Woman

Here’s your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Reveals Winners for 56th Screenwriting Awards

Winners of the 56th Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards were announced Wednesday evening. The honors annually recognize "excellence in dramatic writing." Samuel Goldwyn Jr., President of The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation revealed the winners.