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Deadlines
Festival: Hot Docs
Jan 13, 2012Hot Docs – Canadian International Documentary Festival (April 26–May 6, 2012) is a competitive event seeking Canadian and international documentaries of all lengths (feature length: 60 min. or longer; mid-length: 30 to 59 min.; short: under 30 min.) and subject matter. ELIGIBILITY: Submissions must have been completed after January 1, 2011; cannot have been screened publicly prior to January 1, 2011; must be Toronto premieres; must be in English, subtitled in English; must be exhibited in one of the following screening formats: 35mm film, DigiBeta (NTSC or PAL) and HDCAM. Entry fees: $33.90 CDN for short films; $67.80 CDN (before December 2, 2011) or $118.65 CDN (before January 13, 2012) for mid and feature length films. AWARDS: Hot Docs features two juried competition programs and several noncompetitive programs. DEADLINE: December 2, 2011 (early); January 13, 2012 (late). WEBSITE: hotdocs.ca/.
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Opportunities: International Film Festival Summit
Dec 4, 2011International Film Festival Summit (December 4–6, 2011), held in Austin, Texas, is the largest international organization representing the film festival industry. The IFFS mission is to promote and strengthen the global film festival industry through education, networking, dissemination of information, and the cultivation of high standards. This year's featured topics include Anatomy of a Festival: South by Southwest, Programming: The Fine Art of Film Selection, Marketing Strategies: Integrating Social Media and Technology, The Festival Mission, Sponsorship Strategy, Box Office Technology Solutions, among others. Notable speakers include Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset), as well as SFFS' very own Steve Jenkins, Sarah Cathers, and Linda Butler. DEADLINE: Register by September 25, 2011 to receive discounted rate. WEBSITE: filmfestivalsummit.com/iffshome.html.
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Home
Welcome to SF360
Nov 15, 2011SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.
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November 15, 2011
Welcome to SF360
Nov 15, 2011SF360.org represents a nearly six-year experiment in philanthropically funded film journalism, covering films and filmmaking in the Bay Area and beyond. Published by the San Francisco Film Society, the website debuted February 27, 2006 and was created in a unique collaboration between SFFS and Indiewire, with Susan Gerhard as editor. While SF360.org is no longer publishing feature stories, the SF360 Archive remains the most comprehensive collection of articles about the Bay Area film community, with more than 1,000 feature stories and reviews as well as Indie Toolkit's informative columns about the basics of creating a film and delivering it to audiences. Articles by some of the Bay Area’s most notable voices will remain at your fingertips for the foreseeable future.
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Deadlines
Funding: California Story Fund
Nov 15, 2011The California Story Fund, presented by California Council for the Humanities (CCH), supports public humanities programs that bring light to compelling stories from California's diverse communities and provide opportunities for collective reflection and public discussion. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must have California tax-exempt organizational status or partner with a California tax-exempt organization that will serve as a fiscal sponsor, not have an open grant with CCH, and be in good standing with CCH. Projects should be based on stories gathered from community members, include a public discussion component and at least one humanities expert. Film/video projects should not exceed a total budget of $50,000. AWARDS: Applicants may request up to $10,000, which must be matched by at least an equivalent contribution of non-federal funds or in-kind services. DEADLINE: November 15, 2011. WEBSITE: calhum.org/guidelines/guidelines_csf.htm.
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Deadlines
Funding: San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Cultural Equity Grants
Nov 10, 2011San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Cultural Equity Grants provide "financial support for the enrichment of San Francisco's multicultural landscape." ELIGIBILITY: Organization Project Grants provide up to $15,000 to support the presentation of high quality works of art and arts activities, including film and video screenings and arts festivals. All art forms will be considered. To be eligible, organizations must have 501(c)(3) status or use a fiscal sponsor. Grant Period: June 15, 2012 - December 31, 2013. AWARDS: Grants awards are up to 15,000 to support the enhancement of arts facilities in the city. DEADLINE: November 10, 2011. WEBSITE: sfartscommission.org/ceg/grants/index.html#opg.
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News & Blogs
Shoot Online: "Bodega Goes Bicoastal, Opens San Francisco Office Under Exec Producer/Partner Clint Goldman"
Nov 3, 2011"Bodega, a New York-based content creation/production company, has extended its reach Westward with the opening of a San Francisco shop headed by executive producer/partner Clint Goldman." More at shootonline.com.
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Deadlines
Funding: Durfee Foundation Artists' Resource for Completion Grants
Nov 1, 2011Durfee Foundation Artists' Resource for Completion Grants give individual artists money to complete work for a specific, imminent opportunity that may significantly benefit their career. AWARDS: up to $3,500. ELIGIBILITY Artists must be Los Angeles County residents, 21 years or older and have secured an invitation from an established organization to present the work. Full-time students are ineligible. Current DEADLINE: Quarterly, current November 1, 2011. WEBSITE: durfee.org/programs/arc/index.html.
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Deadlines
Opportunities: Rough Cuts
Nov 1, 2011Rough Cuts is a series of work-in-progress documentary screenings that are produced at a variety of locations throughout San Francisco. The next event (November 14, 2011; 7:30 p.m.) features one rough cut of a feature-length documentary and then a conversation about the film. The post-screening discussion is designed to give the filmmaker a better, more objective sense of what is working and not working with the film, with particular attention paid to improving the film's structure and narrative clarity. ELIGIBILITY: Rough Cuts is currently accepting submissions for the next event. If you are editing a documentary that is over 40 minutes long and are seeking feedback, they encourage you to submit. Principal photography should have been completed, and filmmakers tare encouraged to submit films that are in the later stages of post-production. AWARDS: Invaluable feedback and constructive criticism. DEADLINE: November 1, 2011. Submissions must arrive by 5:00 p.m. WEBSITE: sfroughcuts.com/index.html.
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News & Blogs
Wired: "At Popcorn Hackathon, Coders Team With Filmmakers to Supercharge Web Video"
Oct 20, 2011"Filmmakers and coders hunkered down for two days of creative collaboration here during a first-of-its-kind hackathon that explored the future of web video — specifically Popcorn.js, Mozilla’s HTML5 media toolkit designed to amp up interactivity" reports Angela Watercutter. More at wired.com.
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Deadlines
Opportunities: Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Oct 17, 2011Cinequest Screenwriting Competition, held in conjunction with the Cinequest Film Festival (February 28-March 11, 2012), is accepting submissions. ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to screenplays of all genres and lengths up to 140 pages that have not been optioned, purchased, produced, or put into production. Scripts should be in English, properly formatted, and submitted in PDF format. Scripts written as adaptations of other works must have secured rights before being submitted. Entry fee $45-65. AWARDS: Finalists receive non-cash prizes, including exposure to literary agents, film studios, and producers. Top prize is $5,000. DEADLINE: September 26, 2011 (early); October 17, 2011 (late). WEBSITE: cinequest.org/sp_agent.php.
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Deadlines
Opportunities: Center for Asian American Media Fellowship Program
Oct 17, 2011Furthering CAAM's work to nurture Asian American media professionals and advance the field of Asian American media, the second annual CAAM Fellowship Program will connect young, talented individuals with leading professionals in the field. ELIGIBILITY: Participating fellows will have access to the leading Asian American talent in film, television and digital media. Each fellowship will be individually tailored to best fit the needs of the fellows and advisers. Fellowships will range from fully integrated collaborations to regular feedback on current projects to an ongoing dialogue about professional development. AWARDS: The CAAM Fellowship Program Retreat will allow the mentor-mentee pairs to spend two full days together in a quiet and peaceful environment where they can focus on the mentees' career, whether it is a script being developed or an acting career that needs some guidance. DEADLINE: October 17, 2011. WEBSITE: caamedia.org/filmmaker-resources/fellowship/caam-fellowship-program-2011/.
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Deadlines
Funding: TFI Documentary Fund
Oct 10, 2011The TFI Documentary Fund provides grants and guidance to exceptional filmmakers developing engaging feature-length documentaries which emphasize character and that allow audiences to consider history, culture and society through the experiences of extraordinary individuals. ELIGIBILITY: Submissions must be non-fiction motion pictures with an intended length of at least 70 minutes and should creatively document unique character(s); submissions can be in the advanced stages of development, production or post-production and must not have aired on any form. Foreign language documentaries are eligible, but must be subtitled and suitable for an American audience. Applicants must be over 18-years old. $25 entry fee. AWARDS: Grants of at least $10,000 will be awarded in 2012. DEADLINE: October 10, 2011. WEBSITE: tribecafilminstitute.org/tfi_documentary/.
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Deadlines
Funding: TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund
Oct 10, 2011The TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund supports innovative film and video artists who are living or working in Mexico, Central and South America and working independently in their efforts to reach a larger audience. ELIGIBILITY: Submissions must be animation, documentary and/or hybrid feature-length films with an intended length of at least 70 minutes. Submissions must be in production or post-production and must not have aired on any form of television, been screened publicly or have been distributed in theaters or via the internet. Projects may be in any language or dialect. Applicants must be over 18 years old. Student films and stand-alone short films are not eligible for submission. $25 entry fee. AWARDS: Last year, the Fund administered $10,000 grants to four selected films. In addition to funding, each grantee will receive a U.S. based advisor and guidance from the Tribeca Film Institute. DEADLINE: October 10, 2011. WEBSITE: tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/latin_fund/.
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Home
Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game
Michael Fox
Sep 6, 2011Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
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In Production
Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game
Michael Fox
Sep 6, 2011Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
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September 8 2011
Stigma, Satisfaction Drive Indian 'Match' Game
Michael Fox
Sep 6, 2011Priya Giri Desai documents matchmaking efforts for HIV-positives in India.
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Home
Sjogren Finds ‘Redemption’ in Petaluma
Michael Fox
Aug 31, 2011Britta Sjogren gets a second chance to make a film about how people rebound from trauma.
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In Production
Sjogren Finds ‘Redemption’ in Petaluma
Michael Fox
Aug 31, 2011Britta Sjogren gets a second chance to make a film about how people rebound from trauma.
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September 1, 2011
Sjogren Finds ‘Redemption’ in Petaluma
Michael Fox
Aug 31, 2011Britta Sjogren gets a second chance to make a film about how people rebound from trauma.
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Home
Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
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News & Blogs
Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
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September 1, 2011
Graham Leggat: Filmmakers, Writers, Fans Remember
Susan Gerhard
Aug 30, 2011When news of San Francisco Executive Director Graham Leggat’s passing hit the web, responses were heartfelt and immediate. SF360 collects a few of those thoughts.
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Deadlines
Funding: The Roy W. Dean LA August Grant
Aug 30, 2011The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants fund shorts, documentaries and low budget independent features. ELIGIBILITY: New film and video projects (including works-in-progress) that are unique and benefit the society. Student filmmakers, independent producers or independent production companies are all welcome. AWARDS: Winner gets a variety of awards including scholarships and cash prizes for different production fields. DEADLINE: August 30, 2011. WEBSITE: fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-lavideo.shtml.
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Home
Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice
Adam Hartzell
Jul 25, 2011Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’
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July 28, 2011
Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice
Adam Hartzell
Jul 25, 2011Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’
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Q & A
Ben Berkowitz Offers Sound Advice
Adam Hartzell
Jul 25, 2011Filmmaker talks about Chicago, identity, music and the making of ‘Polish Bar.’
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Festivals
Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2011SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.
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Home
Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2011SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.
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July 28, 2011
Voices Converge at San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Michael Fox
Jul 22, 2011SFJFF covers broad geographic, political terrain.
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Festivals
'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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Home
'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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July 14, 2011
'Shoes' on the Other Feet at SF Silent Film Festival
Dennis Harvey
Jul 14, 2011San Francisco Silent Film Festival features the work of the most important female director of the silent era, Lois Weber.
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Home
SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
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June 23 2011
SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
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June 23, 2011
SF Film Society Signs Lease on New Theatrical Home
Jun 23, 2011SFFS to offer daily, year-round programming, classes and events in dedicated state-of-the-art theater for the first time in its 54-year history. The San Francisco Film Society and New People today announced significant news for Bay Area filmgoers: the signing of a lease that brings the Film Society’s exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events to one primary theater on a daily, year-round basis, beginning in September. The San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema opens its doors in September in the state-of-the art...
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News & Blogs
New People Entertainment Launches Online Channel
Apr 25, 2011Press release: New People Entertainment, a film division of New People, Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and media, has announced the beta launch of its own exclusive web channel where audiences will be able to stream a variety of the company’s films and content. More at newpeoplechannel.com.
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February 8, 2011
The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project
Feb 13, 2011Pacific Film Archive presents The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project, featuring in-person presentations and webisodes that examine the impact of nutritional habits on youth and the current Berkeley School Lunch Initiative. More at bampfa.berkeley.edu.
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Home
Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
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In Production
Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
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January 27, 2011
Olsson Feels ‘Soldier’s Heart’ Beat
Michael Fox
Jan 26, 2011Stephen Olsson looks into novel methods of treating PTSD in 'A Soldier’s Heart and the Long Road Home.'
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Home
VCinema Podcast Finds Its Audience
Adam Hartzell
Jan 10, 2011An Asian cinema talk-radio show broadcasts from San Mateo to the world.
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January 13, 2011
VCinema Podcast Finds Its Audience
Adam Hartzell
Jan 10, 2011An Asian cinema talk-radio show broadcasts from San Mateo to the world.
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Q & A
VCinema Podcast Finds Its Audience
Adam Hartzell
Jan 10, 2011An Asian cinema talk-radio show broadcasts from San Mateo to the world.
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December 23, 2010
Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
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December 28, 2010
Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
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Digital
Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
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Home
Film 2010: We’re Not Here to Make Friends
Hannah Eaves
Dec 21, 2010'The Social Network' debate offered a moral for all of us: If you don't like this digital revolution, build one of your own.
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December 9, 2010
Lukitsch Pedals into the ‘Gap’
Michael Fox
Dec 8, 2010Laura Lukitsch's new project asks whether we can replace car culture with biking, public transportation and high-speed rail.
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Home
Lukitsch Pedals into the ‘Gap’
Michael Fox
Dec 8, 2010Laura Lukitsch's new project asks whether we can replace car culture with biking, public transportation and high-speed rail.
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In Production
Lukitsch Pedals into the ‘Gap’
Michael Fox
Dec 8, 2010Laura Lukitsch's new project asks whether we can replace car culture with biking, public transportation and high-speed rail.
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December 2, 2010
De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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Home
De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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In Production
De Michiel and Constantinou Offer Food for Thought
Michael Fox
Dec 1, 2010Filmmakers with deep roots in Bay Area cinema enter the brave new world of Web broadcasting with a series on food education for children.
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Home
Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
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November 4, 2010
Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
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Q & A
Ed Burns Looks to Future by Getting Back to Basics
Andrew Provost
Oct 31, 2010Ed Burns offers ideas about art and marketing as he releases his new film, 'Nice Guy Johnny,' into the world.
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Home
Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
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October 21, 2010
Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
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Q & A
Charles Ferguson Solves ‘Inside Job’
Michael Fox
Oct 18, 2010Charles Ferguson offers intel on the world financial crisis with 'Inside Job.'
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Home
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Q & A
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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September 16, 2010
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Home
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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Q & A
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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September 16, 2010
Innovative Characters, Concepts Inform New California Website
Adam Hartzell
Sep 13, 2010A new film/photography website offers compelling characters, bold artistry and innovative storylines.
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08-05-2010
Media Pulse: The Closed Net Threat
Sara Dosa
Aug 4, 2010The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
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Home
Media Pulse: The Closed Net Threat
Sara Dosa
Aug 4, 2010The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
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In Depth
Media Pulse: The Closed Net Threat
Sara Dosa
Aug 4, 2010The looming prospect of a two-tiered internet may compromise the ability of independent filmmakers to fund, exhibit and distribute their films.
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08-05-2010
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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Home
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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Q & A
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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08-05-2010
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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Home
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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Q & A
'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road
Susan Gerhard
Aug 2, 2010Director Ben Steinbauer and Bay Area-based producer Malcolm Pullinger talk about anger, RVs, and "going viral" with their new film.
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Home
Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
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In Production
Guevara-Flanagan Soars with 'Wonder Woman'
Michael Fox
Jun 30, 2010East Bay filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan muscles her way through her new documentary feature, The History of the Universe as Told by Wonder Woman.
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Digital
A Digital Glossary
Hannah Eaves
Jun 8, 2010What s the difference between streaming and download rights? Here s a glossary of terms filmmakers should know before signing a contract or hiring a web developer.
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News & Blogs
Studio B Films Wins Telly Awards
Jun 8, 2010San Francisco-based video production company recognized for work for Adobe Systems and Izze Sparkling Juice.
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Festivals
SFIFF53: 'At the Movies' with Roger Ebert
Dennis Harvey
Apr 30, 2010You know someone is well liked when they re used as the standard by which you fall short.
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Reviews
Link TV's ViewChange Launch
Jane Riccobono
Apr 2, 2010ViewChange.org, a digital-media hub on global development, offers news about microeconomics and innovative web technology that enables users to contribute to the causes they re learning about.
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Q & A
Karim Ahmad on ITVS's Forward-Thinking FUTURESTATES
Adam Hartzell
Mar 21, 2010Think of U.S. public television and science fiction or any type of fiction doesn't spring to mind. ITVS aims to change that perception with a series of mini-features.
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Reviews
Citizen Critics' New Outlets, Challenges in 2009
Adam Hartzell
Jan 2, 2010The silver lining to a decade that saw traditional critics in conventional media dwindle? The explosion of socially networked citizen critics.
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Reviews
After Sept. 11, 2001, A Decade Found Its Way
B. Ruby Rich
Dec 23, 2009On Sept. 13, 2001, I stood in a Toronto park and spoke to Canadian television: Movies wouldn't be the same. I was wrong.
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Digital
Coming Around to 'Convergence'
Hannah Eaves
Dec 7, 2009The 6th Screen: Hannah Eaves compiles some questions about "convergence", the increasingly popular practice of combining television and computer usage.
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Reviews
San Francisco Cinematheque Fall Program Underway
Max Goldberg
Oct 3, 2009A year after Jonathan Marlow took the helm as executive director, the organization is showing fresh signs of life.
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Q & A
Cory McAbee and 'Stingray Sam'
Dennis Harvey
Sep 13, 2009High-concept cabaret-act favorite in the Bay Area who sidelines as a filmmaker, Cory McAbee (The American Astronaut) speaks about his latest, Stingray Sam.
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First Person
E-news You Can Use
Michael Fox
Sep 1, 2009The rapid adoption of e-newsletters by documentary filmmakers is the latest example of resourcefulness and efficiency among contemporary independents.
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Digital
Free and Open: Video's Cambrian Explosion
Hannah Eaves
Jul 27, 2009The Sixth Screen: Veteran journalists and filmmakers alike are polishing up their resumes, contemplating the hospitality industry, and wondering: Who stole my career?
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Digital
Free and Open: Video's Cambrian Explosion
Hannah Eaves
Jul 27, 2009The Sixth Screen: Veteran journalists and filmmakers alike are polishing up their resumes, contemplating the hospitality industry, and wondering: Who stole my career?
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Funding
Are Your "Friends" Worthless?
Holly Million
Jul 13, 2009Fear-Free Fundraising: Are Your "Friends" Worthless?
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Q & A
Lawrence Jordan: to Infinity and Beyond
Sean Uyehara
Jun 1, 2009Leading light of avant-garde cinema Lawrence Jordan speaks on the occasion of his Gallery Extraña show and his 75th birthday.
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Festivals
Connecting Here and There at the 27th SFIAAFF
Matt Sussman
Mar 20, 2009This year, the festival feels like it has truly arrived as an internationally recognized platform for cross-Pacific cinematic exchange, in this disparate cross-section of films from home, abroad and places in between.
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Festivals
Politics Get Personal in 'Project Kashmir'
Jonathan Kiefer
Mar 19, 2009Co-directors Senain Kheshgi and Geeta V. Patel, two American friends with family ties to opposite sides of the conflict, went to Kashmir together to see what they could learn–and what the rest of us could.
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In Production
Veteran Berkeley Filmmaker's Baseball Doc
Michael Fox
Jan 28, 2009While ballplayers were relaxing in the off-season, Eugene Corr plowed ahead with his baseball documentary From Ghost Town to Havana.
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Q & A
Pamela Harris, GFEM, and Filmmaker Funding
Michael Fox
Dec 22, 2008Oakland's Pamela Harris and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media are connecting media makers with financial resources.
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Digital
Greenscreen Envy
Hannah Eaves
Dec 5, 2008The Sixth Screen: Senior Director of Marketing and Product Management and iFanboy producer and co-host Ron Richards talks about Revision3, the next generation of TV.
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Digital
Basics of Web 3.0?
Hannah Eaves
Oct 31, 2008The Sixth Screen: If you're interested in the future of online technology, 'jaguar' is the evergreen example used to explain what's called The Semantic Web.
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Digital
Basics of Web 3.0?
Hannah Eaves
Oct 31, 2008The Sixth Screen: If you're interested in the future of online technology, 'jaguar' is the evergreen example used to explain what's called The Semantic Web.
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Digital
SWAG: Free Feature Films On the Web
Hannah Eaves
Sep 26, 2008The Sixth Screen: Here are some browser-based legal zones for free online feature film viewing pleasure. No installation required.
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Digital
SWAG: Free Feature Films On the Web
Hannah Eaves
Sep 26, 2008The Sixth Screen: Here are some browser-based legal zones for free online feature film viewing pleasure. No installation required.
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Digital
What's Fair is not Foul
Hannah Eaves
Jul 24, 2008The Sixth Screen: The first installment of a new, monthly column by filmmaker and journalist Hannah Eaves looks at just how "fair use" is being utilized.
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Festivals
In Other Words: Pacific Whims
Laura Irvine
May 8, 2008As an Asian film fan, it's a miracle I keep my day job at this time of year.
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Festivals
Capelle on Composers: Day Three
Staff
May 8, 2008The final installment in the San Francisco composer and musician's blog from the 2008 SFIFF.
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Festivals
Capelle on Composers: Day Two
Staff
May 2, 2008Errol Morris has a giant brain. Anybody who wants to argue against that thesis does not have a giant brain. So let's move on.
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Q & A
"2 Husbands," One Amazing Race?
Sean Uyehara
Mar 24, 2008Tanner Shea and Zach Slow have launched the 2 Husbands contest and website, where they ask women to post videos in consideration of becoming their wives.
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Reviews
15 Minutes of YouTube
Justin Juul
Feb 2, 2007The List: A collection of individuals who caught my eye in an intense week of YouTube scouring. Most have gotten upwards of one million views.
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Festivals
A Superdance and a Superbowl
Susan Gerhard
Jan 31, 2007Wrapping up Sundance Ô07, with the NFL's big game as the best metaphor to describe the annual festival.
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Festivals
Second Look at 3rd I
Jennifer Young
Nov 14, 2006Three days, nine films, eight shorts, and endless bliss courtesy of last weekend's fourth annual 3rd I South Asian Film Festival.
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News & Blogs
Case Studies in Indie Distribution at Digimart
Sean Uyehara
Nov 8, 2006The resounding refrain at Digimart 2006 was that the traditional model of independent film and video distribution was dying.
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Festivals
Truman Capote , 1974
Susan Gerhard
Nov 1, 2006A visit to the 50th anniversary portion of San Francisco Film Society’s web site nets not just the real Truman Capote candidly essaying on life and the movies in a 1974 visit to the SF International Film Festival.
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News & Blogs
Voting Protection-Related Sites
Susan Gerhard
Sep 15, 2006The List: American Blackout director Ian Inaba names the top four Web sites.
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Q & A
TurnHere's Travel Videos
Susan Gerhard
Aug 18, 2006There's one resource on the Net where some of the best travel videos have congregated, the Emervyille company aptly named TurnHere.
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Reviews
All About Eva
Susan Gerhard
Aug 11, 2006The List: Ten faves from Eva Sollberger's YouTube series, The Deadbeat Club, which revisits the decade she spent working in the Bay Area film community.
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Reviews
Would Football By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?
Susan Gerhard
Jun 30, 2006Bay Area soccer fans offer their takes on the best football films.
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Reviews
Ten Near Masterpieces Rescued from the Dustbin
Jonathan Marlow
May 26, 2006An alphabetical accounting of ten titles well worth watching that somehow slipped through the cracks.
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Festivals
Addictive TV's VJ-style "Eye of the Pilot" at the Kabuki
Michael Fox
May 3, 2006An intimate group caught Addictive TV's VJ-style show of ÔEye of the Pilot' at the Kabuki, and stayed late for an enthusiastic Q&A.
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Festivals
Shigeta's Presence at the SFIAAFF
Chi-Hui Yang
Mar 15, 2006Six degrees of James Shigeta: an actor ahead of his time sustains a presence in American and Asian American cinema.
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Deadlines
Funding: Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program
The Oppenheimer Cine Rental New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of Grant Program Arriflex 16SR2 camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. ELIGIBILITY: Students, media arts center members and unaffiliated independents are encouraged to apply. Proposed projects may be of any noncommercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc. (Commercial projects, music videos and PSAs will not be considered.) DEADLINE: Ongoing. WEBSITE: oppenheimercinerental.com/grant.html.
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