Tag: festival
So Netflix Cannes-n’t Dance? – Some Thoughts
Distributors may have a stranglehold on some festivals, but art is like water – it finds the path of least resistance and eventually makes its way through, under and around the barriers to reach the thirsty. If filmmakers can reach audiences without bowing to the pressure of having to be “the best” or winning an award, so much the better.
Calling All Independent Film Heroes: Raindance Wants YOU to Contribute to Their IndieGoGo Campaign!
There’s a magical time of year when lovers of independent cinema converge on Leicester Square in London to enjoy the best the world has to…
Filmotomy Podcast #9: Hey, That's Darren Aronofsky's Mother You're Talking About!
So we are already at episode 9 of the podcast, and it kind of feels like we are still making it up as we go…
Anna Kerrigan And Minhal Baig Dominate Roll Of Honor At Femme Filmmakers Festival
Well, the four other members of the jury and I debated over the eight short films in the ten categories as described in the prior…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017: Roll Of Honor
To close this magnificent #FemmeFilmFest I have assembled a small jury of film-lovers to honor a select few of these outstanding new short films. There…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #33
Agnès Varda. A name synonymous with a film revolution still, astonishingly, under-recognized. A name that reminds us of rich, fluent, and oh-so varied cinema. Stayed…
Watch: Margaret Tait’s 4 Minutes Of A Portrait of Ga
This four-minute portrait of the filmmaker’s mother combines the texture of 1970s-color-saturated found footage with an oddly avant-garde structure. The editing rhythms are distinctly recognizable…
Welcome to The Bling Ring Generation
Originally published over at On The Screen Reviews Before Hollywood discovered the benefit of locking their doors when leaving town, a group of gutsy, celebrity-obsessed…
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2017 – Line-Up Announced
Here we are once again. I literally salivate at the mouth at the prospect of spending hours and hours in a darkened room with all…
NZIFF: Lady Macbeth
The New Zealand International Film Festival reaches its final Friday in Auckland (don’t worry, the fest itself is by no means done), and with it…
NZIFF: The Love Witch
As the Auckland leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival nears its close, the magic continues with The Love Witch, a vivid, retro horror-drama…
NZIFF: Wellington Opening Weekend
So the second venue of the New Zealand International Film Festival is underway, and the uncompromising selection of films on offer at Wellington is mouth-watering….
NZIFF: 20th Century Women
The New Zealand International Film Festival welcomes Mike MIlls’ latest movie 20th Century Women late today in Auckland. The American film from the director of…
NZIFF: A Date for Mad Mary
A bit of Irish spice lands in Auckland for the New Zealand International Film Festival with the quirky, but relevant, drama A Date for Mad…
