There’s lots to see this week. Enjoy! Wednesday (3/2) Emory Cinematheque–WR Mysteries of the Organism –7:30p, FREE ATL Short Cuts Film Contest Screenings–7:30p, FREE Thursday (3/3) ATL Short Cuts Film Contest Screenings–7:30p, FREE Friday (3/4) Movie Mania @ Emory–I Am Love–7:30p, FREE Japanese Film [Read More]
The announcement of Susan Weiner’s resignation as executive director for the ever shrinking Georgia Council for the Arts hit email boxes via a press release yesterday afternoon and local papers, like the AJC, by evening. As another chapter in a story that’s had more downs than ups the last three or four years, this bit [Read More]
There are many happenings this last week in February. Enjoy! Monday (2/21) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Film Screening w/ Salman Rushdie @ Emory–Pather Panchali–7:30p, FREE Tuesday (2/22) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival The Room @ The Plaza–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (2/23) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Emory Cinematheque–Knife [Read More]
Ever since the phenomenal success of The Blair Witch Project, there seems to be a fascination as well as an eagerness to blur the lines between reality and fiction to keep an audience off guard as to what feelings to be drawn from what they are watching unfold on the screen in front of them. It can be effective marketing to boot. [Read More]
Hot off of Emory’s Art’s Calendar. Enjoy! “Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky” from Arts at Emory White Hall 207 301 Dowman Dr. Atlanta, GA 30322 Sunday, February 20, 2011, 4 p.m. The young filmmaker Dimitry Trakovsky sets out in search of his favorite director’s legacy. His journey leads him to fifteen moving interviews in [Read More]
When I was offered the chance to write about my Slamdance experience, I figured I'd approach it as a diary. I'd take notes and break up what I did each morning, afternoon and night. I'd keep a log of the films I saw and my thoughts on them. Maybe even include a lightly embellished anecdote or two for good measure. But my Slamdance experience was [Read More]
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival continues this week along with other worthy film happenings, including French film at the High Museum. Grab your sweetie and catch a flick! Monday (2/14) Take your sweetie to the multiplex. Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Tuesday (2/15) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Wednesday (2/16) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Emory [Read More]
If you’ve been working in film for any number of years, especially the last 5 to 10, the subtitle of this post, “We’re All Freelancers,” probably seems obvious in the extreme. However, I’m thinking beyond just film and media. The very definition of career has changed. We’ve mostly reconciled ourselves to the [Read More]
Atlanta Film Festival’s Eat, Drink & B-Indie Manuel’s Tavern February 15, 7:30pm You finally get the call. Your first job on a professional film, television or commercial set. You’re equally excited as you are terrified. “What do I wear? What should I bring? Where are my sharpies? What tools do I need? Tools? I need [Read More]
There are lots of film happenings this week, including the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Enjoy! Monday (2/7) Recover from your Super Bowl Part haze. Tuesday (2/8) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Splatter Cinema @ The Plaza–The Gate–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (2/9) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Thursday (2/10) Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Friday [Read More]
When Amazon.com announced in November 2010 that it was launching Amazon Studios with the ultimate goal to produce a film, it was a pronouncement that generated quite a bit of buzz, as well as controversy, raising many questions. First, why was one of the largest online retailers in the world wanting to go from selling and renting movies [Read More]
When it comes to the mysteries of making it as a filmmaker, few independent filmmakers consider the most important aspect of reaching an audience. What could that be? A distributor, in case you were wondering. In the south one might feel like a distributor is thousands of miles away figuratively when truthfully they are literally. [Read More]
HI DANCE CREWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MORNINGSTAR ENTERTAINMENT IS AUDITIONING SOUTHERN DANCE CREWS FOR UPCOMING SERIES FILMING IN ATLANTA Hi, my name is Elle, a casting producer for a television production company located in Burbank, CA called Morningstar Entertainment. We produce television programs for A&E, History Channel, Lifetime, Discovery, and [Read More]