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FilmCapital announces first feature ‘Covid-2021’

By Reel 360 May 11, 2020 0 Comment

Created to address a pressing need within the independent film finance space, the co-production platform FilmCapital has officially opened its doors, the announcement was ...

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‘Characters’ premieres on FRFF Online Screening Room

By Reel 360 Apr 11, 2020 0 Comment

In celebration of short film and short-form content worldwide, French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to present the online world premiere of the comedy Characters, ...

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‘Voices of Parkland’ doc LA premiere|gallery

By Colin Costello Feb 17, 2020 0 Comment

Two years after the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, leaving 17 dead and 17 others wounded, the painful and traumatic memories the Parkland survivors took with t...

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David Lynch interrogates monkey in new Netflix short

By Colin Costello Jan 21, 2020 0 Comment

"Jack, you know anything about birds?" And so begins David Lynch's 74th birthday present to his fans - an absurd, surreal and pretty hilarious short film, titled, What did Jack...

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Ziegelman Brothers get greenlight from Seed&Spark

By Colin Costello Jan 11, 2020 0 Comment

You've heard of the Russo Brothers. Probably also the Coen Brothers and Sklar Brothers. Of course there are the Duplass Brothers and Duffer Brothers. And there were the Wachow...

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19th annual Shriekfest announces winners

By Colin Costello Oct 2, 2019 0 Comment

Another September comes to an end. So, that means so does one of the most popular independent horror film festivals in the country. Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International...

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‘The Rider’ takes Best Feature at Gotham Awards

By Reel 360 Nov 27, 2018 0 Comment

2018 Gotham Awards kickoff the the award season honoring independent features and series The unofficial start to award season has begun, as the 2018 Gotham Independent...

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DP Carlson’s “Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There”

By Daniel Patton Mar 5, 2018 0 Comment

In many ways, filmmaker DP Carlson has been working on Joe Frank: Somewhere Out There — a 2018 documentary about one of the greatest radio storytellers in the history of Ameri...

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In response to #metoo, MIFF teams with LiftUPLift

By Colin Costello Mar 2, 2018 0 Comment

Led by acting Director Mike Kwielford, The Midwest Independent Film Festival (“MIFF”) has teamed up with nonprofit LiftUPLift Worldwide in order to create a safer, more incl...

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“A Tragedy,” “Blow Job” highlight MIFF shorts program

By Colin Costello Mar 1, 2018 0 Comment

It's a new month, and that means we are only days away from they Midwest Independent Film Festival's monthly First Tuesday screening. Hosted by the nation's only film festiva...

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The hilarious idiocy of “Bobby Roberts”

By Daniel Patton Feb 26, 2018 0 Comment

The Bobby Roberts Project is a comedy series about a quest for fame undertaken by the title character, Bobby Roberts, who happens to be the (fictitious) son of actor Eric Robert...

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A stroll through “Rogers Park” with director Kyle Henry

By Daniel Patton Feb 22, 2018 0 Comment

It’s hard to imagine director Kyle Henry acting like a “tough bastard” because he’s a really nice guy. But after learning about the process behind Rogers Park — a feat...

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Chicago filmmaker Todd Tue helps Whitney Rose shake it

By Daniel Patton Feb 19, 2018 0 Comment

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Chicago-based Milk Products Media recently helped turn the groove of Whitney Rose’s “Can’t Stop Shakin’” into a video that’s sweeping the nation. Working with �...

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Media Burn reco’d for $15K “Art Works” grant from NEA

By Daniel Patton Feb 14, 2018 0 Comment

Last week, Chicago audiovisual preservation organization Media Burn Archives was recommended for a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts “Art Works” program...

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The Campus’ Rachel Bryant has passed her “Scream” test

By Colin Costello Feb 9, 2018 0 Comment

Even drenched in blood — and I do mean buckets of blood, like a Carrie amount of blood — there are still undeniable things that stand out about actress, writer and producer ...