Call for Entries: 2nd Annual Film Festival for Social & Environmental Change

Fans Of Film 2nd annual film festival for change starting Nov/01/2010 ending Nov/01/2010. This is a festival to distribution event. ORGANIZERS: Michael Palombo and Pattie Greer Fans Of Film wants to see the best and get 8 winning films in “documentary/narrative social and environmental films for change” that filmmakers can dish out, and we wanna […]

The New Film Festival Model

I posted this on Ted Hope’s blog yesterday. More Thoughts On The New Film Festival Model By JON REISS “Blood Simple” was the first film I bought a ticket for at a film festival. It was screening at the NYFF and I soon came to recognize that the films accepted to that fest were of […]

Interview With Cassidy At SXSW

This was published today on Living Proof Magazine. SXSW INTERVIEW | FILMMAKER JON REISS By CASSIDY Jon Reiss has spent the last 30 years making badass documentary films about punk rock, the rave scene, and graffiti. You have almost certainly seen his film Bomb It, a feature length documentary about global graffiti culture. The film […]

Copenhagen Documentary Festival Forum Keynote Speech Opens Debate on The Auteurs Website

Posted by T on The Auteurs Website. PRODUCTION JOURNALS #1: JON REISS | THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OFFICE In this exclusive video for The Garage’s Production Journals Jon Reiss, director, filmmaker and author of ‘Think Outside The Box Office’, delivers the keynote speech at the 2009 Copenhagen Documentary Festival Forum, talking about the future of […]

3rd Annual Babelgum Online Film Festival Call for Entries

The 3rd annual Babelgum Online Film Festival is open for submissions—but only until March 28. This year, the Jury of illustrious filmmakers, Richard Linklater, Sally Potter, Eric Watson, Annie Sundberg, Jean-Pierre Bekolo and Carlos Battilana will be awarding $24,000 in cash awards for short films in four categories (animated, narrative, doc, non-narrative). There are no […]

Quad Cinema – Indie Filmmakers’ New Ally in NYC

Published today on indiewire.com. NYC Art House Unveils DIY Initiative By BRIAN BROOKS Filmmakers taking the DIY approach to distribution, particularly those hoping to launch a movie with a theatrical run, have a new ally in New York City. The program, with promotional benefits, gives filmmakers a run in the city for a flat fee. […]