Spring festival season is upon us, and one festival is giving new filmmakers a chance to get noticed. Started last year, First Time Fest presents the debuts of 10 filmmakers from all over the world, and the Grand Prize winner will receive distribution from Cinema Libre Studio. Last year's winner was Diego Rougier's "Sal." In addition, it also holds a First Exposure retrospective of notable filmmaking debuts (with appearances by the directors), a Stand Alone conversation session with a handful of the now prominent filmmakers, a pair of special screenings, and a number of How They Did It panels with industry veterans between films. This year's retrospective includes the debuts of Jennie Livingston ("Paris Is Burning"), the Maysles Brothers ("Salesman"), Julie Taymor ("Titus"), Michael Moore ("Roger & Me"), Kelly Reichardt ("River of Grass"), and Peter Bogdanovich ("Targets"). Moore and Bogdanovich will be the subjects of the Stand Alone conversation, while the two special.
- 3/21/2014
- by Max O'Connell
- Indiewire
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