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Posted May 14, 2013, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Shorts Break: Let's Get Funny
Before becoming a writer-producer (and voice) on Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, John Viener wrote and directed some comedy…
Posted May 14, 2013, by Joel Willans
The Story of the Best Short Movie Ever Filmed on a Nokia Lumia 920
Last month Jason van Genderen’s ‘Red Earth Hip Hop’ was announced as the winner of the Nokia Music Short Film Competition and…
Posted May 13, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt
Creative Matchmaking: Duncan Cork and Slated Connect Filmmakers with Investors
As San Francisco Film Society Executive Director Ted Hope—a man who keeps a discerning finger on the pulse of the indie film…
Posted May 10, 2013, by Jarom Rowland, Manager, Film Music Program
Listen to the ComposersLab: LA Spotify Playlist
On May 18 in Los Angeles, the Sundance Institute Film Music Program will host the third annual ComposersLab: L.A. featuring a…
Posted May 9, 2013, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Maternal Love: 5 Films For Mother's Day
There is a quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln that reads, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” One…
Posted May 8, 2013, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Shorts Break: Forever's Gonna Start Tonight and MuM
Eliza Hittman's Forever's Gonna Start Tonight bristles with the kind of authenticity and longing that most feature films…
Posted May 7, 2013, by Meredith Lavitt, Director, Film Forward
Jordan Wrap-Up: Sharing Stories Half a World Away
In FILM FORWARD’S first trip to the Arab World, Jordan proved to be a great location. Filmmakers Ligiah Villalobos…
Posted May 6, 2013, by Ondi Timoner, filmmaker, A Total Disruption
Kickstart A Total Disruption: My Portal For Innovators
Dear fellow Sundancers, as you may know, I am a two-time Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary filmmaker (best known…
Posted May 3, 2013, by Chloé Zhao, writer/director, LEE
Kickstart LEE, a Modern Tale of Native American Teen Life
Chloé Zhao is a New York-based independent filmmaker from Beijing, China, and an alum of the 2012 Screenwriters and Directors…
Posted May 1, 2013, by Mike Plante, Short Film Programmer
Shorts Break: Two Films About People Stuck In Unfamiliar Worlds
Topaz Adizes is a man on a mission. An internationally award-winning filmmaker whose many shorts have screened all the over the…
