Making sense of Ross McElwee’s march A hotbed of documentary filmmaking for decades, the Boston area is home to at least three great working documentarians. Frederick Wiseman, still going strong at 82, is the tireless recording angel of institutions large, small, and in between. Errol Morris, who’s part philosopher, part private eye, must be the world’s only practicing forensic epistemologist …

Singing songs, writing fairytales and directing movies is almost the same: in each case, you have to tell a story, says Madonna, who has tried it all. In an interview with RIA Novosti’s Olga Grinkrug she talks about W.E., her movie about the abdication of King Edward VIII, which premiered in Russia on February 2. Actors James D'Arcy (King Edward VIII) and Andrea Riseborough (Wallis Simpson) also …

Stuart Kemp Zach Borst beats off global competition with his car ad for Chevrolet. read more

# filmmaking A few simple camera moves can make your low-budget film look like a Hollywood feature. And thanks to a heavy steel flywheel at its core, the Polly Dolly ensures smooth tracking and dolly shots with just a single finger's push. More »

Charles Masters, AP Despite economic restraints, unique filmmaking voices emerge from sub-Saharan Africa read more

The transformation of Simon Perkins is as startling as a stonefly nymph’s metamorphosis to a salmonfly. While guiding fly fishers on Montana’s Smith, Blackfoot and Missouri rivers for seven years, Perkins, 28, gradually shifted from the oars to a camera and emerged as a filmmaker.

Six years ago, filmmaking in Los Angeles started lagging. So filmmaker Brent Morris followed the fil …

There will be music, film, photography and food, glorious food featured in the arts the week of Jan. 30. The Burke Museum opens an exhibit on what the world eats, UWTV resumes its series on filmmaking, guitar students play, UW Tacoma has a new art class on glass — and a blogger explains the legalities of “Downton Abbey.”

Area lawmakers will get inside information about the status of moviemaking in Northwest Louisiana during a forum Monday, January 30, 2012, hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Film Office.

Does the move toward digital filmmaking mean the death of shadows? It depends on whom you ask.

Jay A. Fernandez The emerging international filmmakers selected each receive a cash award of $10,000 as well as year-round support from Sundance. read more

Filmmaking executive Bingham Ray has died aged 57 after suffering an apparent stroke.

PARK CITY, Utah – Filmmaking executive Bingham Ray has died while attending the Sundance Film Festival. He was 57.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – They're arguably Hollywood's highest-profile couple, so it's only natural that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would privately discuss the art and business of filmmaking. According to Pitt, they don't always agree. Speaking with Reuters at Saturday's Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, Pitt said that he and Jolie, who are each busy on both sides of the camera as well as …

Ralph Fiennes felt a lot of pressure making Coriolanus The 49-year-old actor makes his directorial debut with the Shakespearean adaptation and admits it was hard to juggle helming the project with also acting in it He said There were days…

Actor Ralph Fiennes felt a lot of pressure making 'Coriolanus' saying it was hard to juggle.

In Hollywood circles, Clint Eastwood is renowned for masterminding and following tight shooting schedules, which means that he can sometimes complete principal photography on one of his films in just

Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Michel Hazanavicius, Stephen Daldry and George Clooney discuss the joys and hardships of filmmaking. Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Michel Hazanavicius, Stephen Daldry and George Clooney discuss the joys and hardships of filmmaking.

Filmmaking is by nature a collaborative process, but when people think of a movie, it's usually the cast. Filmmaking is by nature a collaborative process, but when people think of a movie, it's usually the cast.

Jay A. Fernandez The rap star brings his first documentary, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap," to Park City. read more

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor, who recently bagged a Screen award for the best actor for a powerful performance in "Rockstar", says winning honours is important, but the process of making a film is more important.

The provincial government today announced almost $2 million in funding to help vulnerable children and youth with mental health and addiction issues.

PARIS, Jan 14 — Steven Spielberg caught the filmmaking bug as a 12-year-old, and half a century on still goes “crazy” when he doesn’t have a story to tell, he admitted to fans packing a masterclass in Paris. The US director, greeted with a standing ovation, told the room in French, hand on his heart: “Je t’aime!” “I’m a storyteller,” the …

Madonna has lots to learn about filmmaking

Madonna understands that she has "a lot to learn" about working on film sets.

Director/writer William Brent Bell and screenwriter Matthew Peterman are set to make another horror film, which offers 'a similar style of filmmaking the team brought to 'The Devil Inside'.'

Soon, Carin and I will be attending Science Online 2012 in Raleigh, NC. We will both be running workshops with co-hosts on creating videos. We will also be your emcees for the Science Online Film Festival featuring some amazing pieces. Keep your eyes pealed here for entrants and winners! I’m cohosting a workshop, Basic Videomaking 101 , with Jim Hutchins , and we’ve pulled in a nature filmmaker …

The Austin Film Society announced today that Bryan Poyser, director of artist services since 2006, will leave the organization next month to direct a new film. "This has been coming for a while, but it's a little scary to be making the transition right now," Poyser told Indiewire earlier today. "Filmmaking has always been my main passion, so I'm hoping it will work out." Poyser, whose previous …

London, Jan 11 : Pop diva Madonna, who donned the directors hat with "W.E.", admits she needs to understand and learn a lot about filmmaking.

Madonna realises she has a lot to learn about filmmaking The singer-turned-director has faced criticism about her new movie W E – a two-tiered tale about the love life of late British monarch King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpso…

Today's diversion shows what a filmmaker can do with only a camera, some projectors, some creative costuming and the Playstation Move. the producers of this video claim that these short sequences were all shot in one take, with no added effects and post-production. It's still pretty cool. [ more › ]

A festival of short films brightens Eugene's winter on January 28.

Local movie producers Jim Casey and Kim Waltrip will show their film, “A Thousand Cuts,” at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival. / Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun

Besides unveiling his latest, the award-winning director also unveiled a look into why he loves making indie films.

** In the Land of Blood and Honey An agonized romantic drama set during the Bosnian War and a credible narrative feature filmmaking debut for writer-director Angelina Jolie. Like the filmmaker’s public persona, the movie’s both strong and headstrong, invested in grit and glamour with a hazy understanding of the line separating the two. Zana Marjanovic and Goran Kostic star. In Bosnian-Croatian …

Academy Award® and Emmy® award-nominated actor James Woods to host Q&A at Ringling College Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, screen ‘Salvador’ and participate in development events January 10-11Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) January 05, 2012 Ringling College of Art and Design’s Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab today announced Academy Award® and Emmy®-nominated actor James Woods will be the first visiting …

Actor Abigail Spencer seeking support to plant the seeds of filmmaking in Pensacola

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says that the most important thing to consider in a movie project is ‘longevity’.

One of the oldest production houses helmed by Sagars, a once influential filmmaking family in Bollywood that was headed by Ramanand Sagar (mythological TV serial makers), is going through a revival process. Though their last film (war film 1971) was made way back in 2007, the family members at Sagars have now decided to give another shot at filmmaking. While the film also acts as a launch-pad of …

Disabled adults learn filmmaking Greg Donoghue grew up around film sets. His father worked as a film publicist in Europe and his uncle is Pierre Spengler, a producer of the “Superman” movies. But the 30-year-old had never seriously considered a career in the movie industry until he got a chance to direct his own short film called “Sunshine Manor,” a love story about the relationship between a …

The end never justifies the means. Except, perhaps, in the case of a documentary such as “8 Murders a Day,” where the urgency of the subject matter goes a long way – but not quite far enough – in justifying the strident, yet uninspired, filmmaking on display. There’s

The old saying, “a child should be seen and not heard” certainly didn’t apply to the Mozart family and their musical prodigy Wolfgang. But it definitely did to his older sister, Maria Anna in 18th century Europe.

Daniel Doran, 18, is putting the finishing touches on a film he’s been working on for a year-and-a-half.It’s called “Empire, The Whitewater Story.”

ShIronbutterfly Ray explains movie posters hanging on her wall. Most of the films she helped produce or had a role in. ShIronbutterfly Ray shows the awards she has received, including the Governor’s Award for the Darkwoods Institute.

Peter Jackson and his filmmaking crew (of hundreds) set to out shoot around the New Zealand countryside, beginning with ‘Hobbiton’ in the latest production diary video for ‘The Hobbit’.

By Steve Persall, Times Movie Critic Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2 011 will be remembered as the year of the dolphin for Tampa Bay’s movie community, guided by a tailless bottlenose back into Hollywood’s spotlight. The summertime release of Dolphin Tale was our biggest movie news in or outside theaters, inspired by Winter’s rescue and rehabilitation at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The $37 million …

LOS ANGELES — Is there a better way to start a Hollywood friendship than handing someone an Oscar as you shake his hand for the first time? That’s what happened when “The Lord of the Rings: The Return

Joshua Butler said the Thin Line Film Fest is looking for input from Denton folks. The upcoming festival, now in its fifth year as the only documentary festival in the state, will include a filmmaking race – the Docu-Denton 7K.

The studio behind the blockbuster Avatar is offering an unprecedented look into digital filmmaking, with downloadable extras that will allow a viewer to watch the motion capture actors or CGI in real time.

High school filmmaking duo comes up with a creative experiment and shares their work on YouTube.

Local mobile film innovators Virtuo (Auckland | Strasbourg | Helsinki) and MINA (Aotearoa) have collaborated on the creation of a global live mobile film event, ‘Shoot Me Now’, as part of the French short film festival “Le Jour Le Plus Court”, …

For nearly 60 years, Roger Corman has been making indie films with budgets that wouldn’t even cover the catering costs of multiplex fare like Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol .

“It is important that everyone associated with a film knows all the necessary details before the shooting starts,” said Romanian filmmaker Adrian Sitaru, at ‘In Conversation’ organised as a part o…

Johor Baru (The Star/ANN) – Movies with Hollywood-style content that’s where the local film industry could be headed for.

A fervent interest in filmmaking may be the sole driving force behind most amateur film projects, but according to Emirati auteur Nawaf Al Janahi, who recently judged Murdoch University Dubai’s Season of Film student screening, it takes a lot more than passion and a degree to excel in the field.

A fervent interest in filmmaking may be the sole driving force behind most amateur film projects, but according to Emirati auteur Nawaf Al Janahi, who recently judged Murdoch University Dubai’s Season of Film student screening, it takes a lot more than passion and a degree to excel in the field.

Jacob Krupnick’s feature-length, Girl Talk-scored music video, “Girl Walk // All Day,” debuted yesterday. Today, Krupnick walks us through making a mega dance spectacle while all of New York goes about its business around you. When a video of an ebullient dancing girl in a funky jacket hit the Internet last January, it immediately struck a nerve. Billed as “a music video of epic proportions …

Drawing on elements of photography, Greek sculpture and filmmaking, Ryan Enn Hughes created a pair of videos that allow viewers to appreciate the grace, creativity and physical dexterity of dancers.

Stuart Kemp The regional screen agencies replacement organization offers small but essential support to U.K. independent cinema. read more

The founding members of the Feenix Films ensemble. The four actor founders of Feenix Films have been through the industry’s thorny gauntlet and lived to tell their tale.

The quest for a Malaysian movie nirvana? ANDREW SIA finds that it has much promise – if only we valued the software of great movies as much as the hardware of status symbol buildings.

Longtime British filmmaking enfant terrible Ken Russell died on Sunday at the age of 84. Film Journal International salutes this irrepressible visionary director with excerpts from our May 1987 profile.

Mumbai, Nov 29: Though ‘Jo Hum Chahein’ may not be a Ra.One that could make waves at the box office, the small budget film could still remind of numerous Yash Raj Films that have become part of Bollywood folklore.

Jamie Bell at the Brussels screening of ‘The Adventures of Tintin.’ MANILA, Philippines — Steven Spielberg returns to grand adventure filmmaking via “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn,” a performance capture 3D movie starring Jamie Bell (“Jumper”) in the title role opposite Daniel Craig. While filming, Bell and Craig experience the pressure of creating movie magic the way …

With Community being shelved by NBC from their midseason schedule, the series didn’t do itself any favors with their genre referencing “Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” on Thursday night. This was not an episode that would pull in a new audience and raise the ratings of the struggling series. But then, Community wouldn’t be Community if it pandered to viewers in an effort to increase its ratings …

Made in a guerrilla, underground style, its interweaving stories look to capture the small, everyday rebellions that make up life in Iran, such as trying to have a drink, steal time with a lover, follow your own path and simply be yourself.

“Documentary Filmmaking: Redux” was a perfect example of why Community is doing so poorly in the ratings — and what makes it so special.

Dan Harmon and crew give non-believers the middle finger. And it’s great.

Making movies consumes Kevin Greene’s life.On the heels of a release of “Tower Phi,” a horror movie that premiered at Marcus Theatres in Orland Park in July, the Mokena resident is at it again. His latest theatrical venture, “After Dark,” will be presented for one night at Marcus Theatres on Dec. 1.Even though “After Dark” is another horror film, Greene promises it’s nothing like anything he has …

Guwahati, Nov 17 : In to order encourage filmmaking among students from early stages, Creovaent Productions today announces its new initiative- ‘LETZ SHOOT, shoot your own entertainment’, a student short film competition.

A newly formed group of Alaska filmmakers says its members have been left out in the cold during the current movie boom, losing jobs to local rivals on major productions such as “The Frozen Ground.”

“I don’t think about the home where my films will land,” says Alexander Payne, free-range in a film culture fenced off into art house and multiplex, to the detriment of both. He describes the audience that he writes for as “My best friends and myself…. Then your luck in your career is that what…