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It’s Not Your Fault.

March 21, 2008 – 11:00 am

When it comes to supporting indie film, audiences are at the mercy of distributors, publicists, and the media. Let’s not blame the victim when the gatekeepers aren’t doing their jobs.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies | Comments (3)

Cinema Eye Doc Nominations Announced

January 20, 2008 – 10:31 pm

At a reception here in Park City on Sunday afternoon, filmmakers AJ Schnack and Margaret Brown were joined by Indiepix’s Danielle DiGiacomo and the Toronto Film Festival’s Thom Powers to announce the nominees for a new batch of awards honoring excellence in non-fiction filmmaking: the Cinema Eyes. Schnack, who previously announced the formation of the [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies, Sundance 2008 | Comments (0)

New Nonfiction Award

January 7, 2008 – 3:15 pm

An email from AJ Schnack reveals that he, in partnership with the Toronto Film Festival’s Thom Powers and Indiepix.net, are launching a new range of awards for “excellence in non-fiction filmmaking.”
Prompted in part by general disappointment in the doc community over the Oscar shortlist, a panel of twelve film festival directors have produced a short [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies | Comments (0)