Big Sky Documentary Film Festival just announced the award winning films for 2009, and it looks like a CIFF alum will be taking home the prestigious Big Sky Award. Judges included Chris White from POV and Anna Rau from Montana Public Television. Congrats go out to Travis Rummell and Ben Knight for yet another award! [...]
Check out the conversation here between Director Aron Gaudet and David Cornelius for eFilmCritic. Its a great little piece about the evolution of the project and its World Premiere at SXSW this March.
Having lived and breathed non-traditional advertising for the past 3 years I've been finding that old habits die hard - my attention instantly gravitating toward the Media & Advertising section of the NYT - but useful threads can carry over into new areas of interest. Marketing is marketing after-all, and lots can be [...]
Finally found a trailer for the upcoming documentary NEW WORLD ORDER directed by the creators of Darkon....better get some tickets to SXSW pronto. It'll be making its premiere this March in the Lone Star State! ENJOY. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a9Syi12RJo]
One of the hippest and best programmed documentary film festivals just unleashed their 09 Program (last Tuesday actually). And once again the folks over at True / False don't disappoint. They've managed to secure several films fresh from Sundance and last years IDFA, as well as a slew of other very enticing pieces of nonfiction [...]
Check out CIFF favorite Life.Support.Music. as it starts its theatrical run in NYC. Eric's one of our faves! Details below...and if you go, ask him about REPORTER! Cinema Village (New York City) Life. Support. Music. will begin a theatrical run in New York City at Cinema Village starting on Friday, February 6th, 2009. Director Eric [...]
If you live in New England you know just how trying this winter has been on us all. More snow has accumulated by the end of January then our average annual snowfall...and there are no signs of it letting up anytime soon. This morning our hopes for an early spring were dashed when the Punxsutawney [...]
Rants and Raves from Dan and Jake on the 2008 CIFF here.
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Great article in the New Yorker a couple weeks ago, "The Cobra: Inside a movie marketer's playbook" by Tad Friend, giving an glimpse into the mindset of mainstream film marketing, typical allocation budgets and the history of the craft. An interesting read and leaves one with the thought that some of the tools being used [...]
This Wednesday at Half King at 23rd and 10th ave in nyc filmmaker Diana Whitten is joined by the subject of her upcoming film "Vessel", Dr. Rebecca Gomperts. Whitten is a dynamic emerging filmmaker who has been working with Dr. Gomperts for the past 2 years - traveling the word capturing her story, the stories [...]
Check out this nice little piece from Clairborne Smith, reporting on some of the most "buzzed" docs at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival here.
With all that's happened this week in Washington D.C. Official Oscar Nominations may have gone under the radar for some. But at 8:38 ET Forest Whitaker and the Academy announced their top picks for the 2009 Academy Awards. Chances are whatever brief bit you hear or see on television will only talk about Brad Pitt [...]
Premiering at Sundance this week, Eric Daniel Metzgar's new film is attracting quite a bit of attention in Park City and online. Already acquired by HBO, it could be because at this point with two acclaimed works under his belt, Metzgars work is highly anticipated. As a filmmaker he continues to push the boundaries of [...]
'09 is going to be a good year for independent documentary film. Travis Rummel and Ben Knight from Felt Soul Media started it off with a bang last night with the New York premiere of their film, Red Gold at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center presented by Green Screens and Independents Night. About [...]
As the year winds down, critics ramp up their "best of the year" film lists. This can be one of the most outrageously frustrating times of year for anyone dedicated to independent filmmaking. Year after year some of the best films get overlooked by critics and journalists alike who decide that Hollywood blockbusters are STILL [...]
We hear it all the time around this time of year....people who've heard about a film or two from last falls CIFF who couldn't make it for one reason or another. So we decided to act. Our passion for nonfiction filmmaking is only matched by our desire to do our part to help films reach [...]
Big up's to CIFF alum Eric Metzgar (CIFF '06 - Chances of the World Changing / CIFF '08 - Life.Support.Music.) for his acceptance to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Eric's films are both truly beautiful and groundbreaking and we look forward to screening his latest work next Fall. Here's the films description direct from Sundance... [...]
On December 1st, the 2009 nominees for the CINEMA EYE HONORS Awards were announced and we're happy to say that several CIFF '08 films made the cut! Created last year in response to the abysmal Oscar nominations for documentary film by Indiepix and a whose who from the independent documentary community, including blogger extraordinaire, AJ [...]
Nerakhoon (The Betrayal), opened in NY this weekend at the IFC and is a film worth seeing if there are screenings near you. The piece follows the life of Thavisouk Phrasavath as he grows up in Laos during the Vietnam war, escapes to Bangkok after his father is picked up in the night to go [...]
Check out this sweet review here for The Way We Get By. We were lucky enough to hold the very first work-in-progress screening as our official Opening Night Screening at CIFF '08. The review is from the Bostonist and was written after the films second screening as part of the Rough Cut Screening Series that [...]
Check out this great op-ed piece, IN THE DARK, by CIFF Alum ('07,'08), and one of the most talented filmmakers we know out there, Ian Cheney. Its a great little piece with stunning cinematography, something we've grown to expect from Wicked Delicate Films! And ties in quite nicely with his latest piece, THE CITY DARK... [...]
Yes folks, it's that time of year again. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em we have now officially entered the 2009 Oscar Season. The documentary shortlist came out yesterday, and despite a few surprises the list seems to be a pretty solid representation of this years achievements in nonfiction filmmaking. Former SXSW programmer and [...]
Well here we are a week after Obama took California and then the country, and only time will tell whether he will be able to deliver on his promises - the bigger the ship the slower it turns. Immediately though there is strength and momentum in the knowledge that there will soon be someone as [...]
It's official, our good friends and documentary aficionado's at Shadow Distribution have signed on to theatrically release Under Our Skin starting in March of '09. In case you don't know, Shadow Distribution is a small film distribution company located in Waterville, Maine, dedicated to releasing unusual, specialized films. The company is run by exhibitors, the [...]
A brand-spankin' new video from the CIFF inspired UMaine course. Some great quotes from a few of the visiting filmmakers at CIFF '08. Hope to get some more vids up here soon! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMhbwsfpgdg]
Danielle Bernstein (When Clouds Clear, CIFF 08) recently traveled to Alaska to capture Governor Palin's real stance on some core political issues. Check out these two pieces on children's health and foster care issues: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoQe9qVdoYg] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1TFcI3PA1A&feature=channel] There is only one day left to go in this heated campaign, and Danielle adds an important voice to the discussion. Whether [...]
Rumors are abound that the old 5 and 10 store in Camden will once again act as a movie theatre. For people that can remember, this once thriving cinema held the premier of such films as Peyton's Place. Now, as a business closes its doors a group of community members are banding together to create [...]
The Green Label Artlog had a great post last week about an upcoming 24-hour film contest sponsored by Apple. 24-hours to make and upload your 3-minute movie. Check out the post and the Insomnia Film Festival's page for more details. - Leah
The uncanny ability of documentary film to dive deep into unique sub-cultures of our world at the same time as they offer broad understanding of human nature and the way elements relate to one another is something that never ceases to amaze me. On the surface, it doesn't seem logical - audiences and sales agents [...]
If you haven't heard of the Museum of the Moving Image it is definitely worth a visit if you are lucky enough to have your weekdays free or decide to call in sick. They have the nation's largest collection of artifacts related to the art, technology and history of film. If the lure of films and greek food isn't [...]
A photo from the emotionally charged 2008 Opening Night work-in-progress screening of "The Way We Get By." Audience members were able to discuss the film with the directors, Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly, as well as the film stars. This screening was somewhat of a first for us at CIFF, being that it [...]
Welcome to the official Camden International Film Festival blog. Here you can keep up with all things documentary, discuss themes and issues from former CIFF alums or just rant about how you're going to fill that void in your heart now that CIFF 08 has passed. You can also check here for info about off-season [...]