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September 20, 2007 EditorialFestival Review - IDA Docuweek I spent a day at the IDA Docuweek and saw two great documentaries: We Are Together, a touching story aboout the struggle of a South African family of 10 children to hang together after the death of their mother and father, and Chops, a great film about several high school students who make jazz their passion in life and win one of the most prestigious competitions in America. Festival Review - Palm Springs International Short Film Festival Three scorching days at the Palm Springs International Shorts Film Festival were worth bearing the 108 degree heat. I had five favorites among the 63 films I watched. The Job, very funny three minute wonder, The Pre Nup, the story of what can happen when you recieve a 102 page pre-nuptial agreement, Mute, a very sexy piece of insanity, The Fighting Cholitas, what it's like to be a woman wrestler in Bolivia, and my absolute favorite, Time Piece, a beautifully crafted film about two Swiss watchmakers. Festival Review - Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival Great opening night - director Greg Chwwerchak's first feature, Greetings From the Shore, and fun-filled partys before and afterwards. Loved director David Asmusssen's first feature film, April Moon. I also loved the great short Itsy-Bitsy, the story of what happens when an 18- inch spider blocks the way to love. Four excellent workshops covering screenwriting, music in film and film promotion were well attended and very educational. Info for Filmmakers Film Festival Today (FFT) magazine has some great info on upcomimg festivals, and articles on how
to start a festival, how to write a film description, how to get feedback at a film festival, and much more.
Kodak has recently updated their student website Kodak.com. There are some excellent resources for cinematographers including an
on line version of the publication In Camera on Campus.
Thanks Once again, thanks to all of you who have purchased "Career Enhancing" books and DVDs
from Amazon.com through this site. I hate banner ads and all the other annoying things people do to make money from their sites. Your purchase
of books through this site helps fund this effort to promote independent films. On Subtitles This is the year 2007, the new millenium, the 21st century. Films have been providing great entertainment for over 100 years, and yet we still see foreign films
with subtitling that can only be described with expletives. The Italians, Chinese, and Germans do a great job with subtitles, white or yellow letters outlined in black, but
the Latin American countries and many European countries leave much to be desired. I saw a wonderful film in Palm Springs that had white subtitles shown over a white dress at the most important moment in the film.
Is there some unwritten law that subtitles can't be a different color in different parts of a film? Foreign filmmakers complain that their films don't get distributed in the United States,
granted Americans hate to read, but maybe filmmakers should watch their films with a critical eye after the subtitles are added and make appropriate adjustments. Filmmakers Forum Independent film making is a dynamic enterprise. The Indie-Promos Filmmaker's Forum allows filmmakers to promote their films, comment on films and submit articles for publication on this site. The forum software is easy to use and allows you to enter URLs and include graphics. Please read the FAQs, selected from the top of the forum page, before using the forum. |
