Not a lot of books have trailers, but then again, not a lot of books are written by co-founders of independent film festivals. Dan Mirvish, one of Salmdance’s founding fathers, has penned “The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking” as a how-to for aspiring filmmakers. Check out the trailer below.
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In an email to Indiewire, Mirvish describes his tome as a “non-fiction, comprehensive guide to the craft and culture of making indie films” that “also serves as something of an oral history of the last 25 years of Slamdance and our alumni (everyone from Chris Nolan, the Russo Bros and Rian Johnson, to Lynn Shelton and Benh Zeitlin). The book covers everything from financing and casting, to directing and festivals, to distribution and piracy — all from my particularly skewed perspective.”
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Read More: Here’s Why the Co-Founder of Slamdance Invented a New Lens System
In an email to Indiewire, Mirvish describes his tome as a “non-fiction, comprehensive guide to the craft and culture of making indie films” that “also serves as something of an oral history of the last 25 years of Slamdance and our alumni (everyone from Chris Nolan, the Russo Bros and Rian Johnson, to Lynn Shelton and Benh Zeitlin). The book covers everything from financing and casting, to directing and festivals, to distribution and piracy — all from my particularly skewed perspective.”
Read More: Here Are the...
- 6/23/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
On the heels of the 39th edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival (Sept 4-14), Ifp’s Independent Film Week is where a plethora of fiction, non-fiction and new this year, web-based series from the likes of Desiree Akhavan and Calvin Reeder find future coin. Sectioned off as projects at the very beginning of financing to those that are nearing completion, there happens to be tons of Sundance alumni in the names below. Among those that caught our attention we have Medicine for Melancholy‘s Barry Jenkins’ sophomore feature, produced by Bad Milo!‘s Adele Romanski, Moonlight is about “two Miami boys navigate the temptations of the drug trade and their burgeoning sexuality in this triptych drama about black queer youth”. Concussion‘s Stacie Passon digs into the thriller genre with Strange Things Started Happening. Produced by vet Mary Jane Skalski (Mysterious Skin), this is about “a woman who has...
- 7/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Fantastic Fest Logo 2010Fantastic Fest is moving into its sixth year and the 2010 event will take place in Austin, Texas September 23rd. This year's showings will include over fourty short films, each of which has been listed below. The horror short highlights include the creature feature "Culebra," the exorcist fueled "Deus Irae," the comical "The Legend of Beaver Dam," the dark "La Petit Mort" and undead characterizations in "Only Son." More details on the horror shorts are available below, along with the entire 2010 Fantastic Fest short film lineup.
"5 Minute Dating"
Canada
Director: Peter Hatch.
"A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate" (Fantastic).
"12 Years"
Germany
Director: Daniel Nocke.
"We're not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour" (Fantastic).
"The Astronomer's Sun"
Director: David Bunting.
"Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe."
"Atomic Hubbub"
UK
Director: Stephen Irwin.
"5 Minute Dating"
Canada
Director: Peter Hatch.
"A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate" (Fantastic).
"12 Years"
Germany
Director: Daniel Nocke.
"We're not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour" (Fantastic).
"The Astronomer's Sun"
Director: David Bunting.
"Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe."
"Atomic Hubbub"
UK
Director: Stephen Irwin.
- 9/3/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Hot diggity! Fantastic Fest is screening a whole lot of shorts and they're a whole lot of good. We've featured a number of these on Twitch in the past so get searching to turn up a fistful of happiness. Here's the full announcement!
Fantastic Fest 2010 Announces Full Short Films Slate
Over 40 Genre-Bending Shorts From Across The Globe
Set To Premiere At This Year's Festival
Austin, TX---Friday, September 3, 2010--- Fantastic Fest announces the full short films lineup, including over 40 genre-bending selections from around the world. The festival has amassed the ultimate array of cool, twisted, beautiful, mind-bending, horrifying and hilarious short films. The best short films can pack in more emotion, laughs adrenaline, creativity and flat-out insanity than a million big-budget blockbusters. Or they can show you something so ambitiously horrendous that you beg for mercy.
Fantastic Fest 2010 Short Film Lineup
5 Minute Dating
Canada, Director: Peter Hatch
A dating service...
Fantastic Fest 2010 Announces Full Short Films Slate
Over 40 Genre-Bending Shorts From Across The Globe
Set To Premiere At This Year's Festival
Austin, TX---Friday, September 3, 2010--- Fantastic Fest announces the full short films lineup, including over 40 genre-bending selections from around the world. The festival has amassed the ultimate array of cool, twisted, beautiful, mind-bending, horrifying and hilarious short films. The best short films can pack in more emotion, laughs adrenaline, creativity and flat-out insanity than a million big-budget blockbusters. Or they can show you something so ambitiously horrendous that you beg for mercy.
Fantastic Fest 2010 Short Film Lineup
5 Minute Dating
Canada, Director: Peter Hatch
A dating service...
- 9/3/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Fantastic Fest has announced its full 2010 short films lineup, including over 40 genre-bending selections from around the world. The festival has amassed the ultimate array of cool, twisted, beautiful, mind-bending, horrifying and hilarious short films. The best short films can pack in more emotion, laughs adrenaline, creativity and flat-out insanity than a million big-budget blockbusters. Or they can show you something so ambitiously horrendous that you beg for mercy.
Fantastic Fest 2010 Short Film Lineup
5 Minute Dating
Canada, Director: Peter Hatch
A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate.
12 Years
Germany, Director: Daniel Nocke
We’re not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour.
The Astronomer’s Sun
UK, Director: David Bunting
Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe
Atomic Hubbub
UK, Director: Stephen Irwin
Here’s the newest way to enjoy mankind’s impending self-apocalypse.
Fantastic Fest 2010 Short Film Lineup
5 Minute Dating
Canada, Director: Peter Hatch
A dating service where anyone can find their soul mate.
12 Years
Germany, Director: Daniel Nocke
We’re not the only species that needs to endure the wrenching pain of relationships gone sour.
The Astronomer’s Sun
UK, Director: David Bunting
Lovely animated story about a boy and his bear and the secrets of the universe
Atomic Hubbub
UK, Director: Stephen Irwin
Here’s the newest way to enjoy mankind’s impending self-apocalypse.
- 9/3/2010
- by Lars Nilsen
- OriginalAlamo.com
Last week Dread Central's own Heather Wixson (aka The Horror Chick) and Brian Dreads packed up and headed off to the snow-covered hills of Park City, Utah for both the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals.
On Saturday night Slamdance held its press event at the Treasure Mountain Inn, and the red carpet was packed with up and coming filmmakers and actors as well as some veterans to the genre.
While at the Slamdance event, Dread Central had the opportunity to talk with the cast and crew of the horror comedy The Scenesters, which focuses on a serial killer stalking hipsters in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood.
Also, we took some time to talk with the creators and cast of The Last Lovecraft, a cool new flick centered around the last descendant of the legendary H.P Lovecraft.
The geek out moment for yours truly came when it was time to...
On Saturday night Slamdance held its press event at the Treasure Mountain Inn, and the red carpet was packed with up and coming filmmakers and actors as well as some veterans to the genre.
While at the Slamdance event, Dread Central had the opportunity to talk with the cast and crew of the horror comedy The Scenesters, which focuses on a serial killer stalking hipsters in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood.
Also, we took some time to talk with the creators and cast of The Last Lovecraft, a cool new flick centered around the last descendant of the legendary H.P Lovecraft.
The geek out moment for yours truly came when it was time to...
- 2/3/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 16th annual Slamdance Film Festival just wrapped up in Park City and gave out 10 awards to 12 films and 1 screenplay. There are jury awards, audience awards and two sponsored awards. Out of the 91 films that screened this year, here’s the full list of award winners:
Grand Jury Awards
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Snow and Ashes, dir. Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: One Hundred Mornings, dir. Conor Horgan
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
American Jihadist, dir. Mark Claywell
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Seed, dir. Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Prvi Dan Mira (First Day of Peace), dir. Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: Bout That Bout, dir. Nico Sabenorio
Audience Awards
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
The Wild Hunt, dir. Alexandre Franchi
Audience Sparky Award...
Grand Jury Awards
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Snow and Ashes, dir. Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: One Hundred Mornings, dir. Conor Horgan
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
American Jihadist, dir. Mark Claywell
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Seed, dir. Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Prvi Dan Mira (First Day of Peace), dir. Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: Bout That Bout, dir. Nico Sabenorio
Audience Awards
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
The Wild Hunt, dir. Alexandre Franchi
Audience Sparky Award...
- 1/30/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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