The Film Panel Notetaker

New Directors/New FilmsMomma’s ManWalter Reade Theater – New York, NYMarch 29, 2008
On Saturday, Momma’s Man directed by Azazel Jacobs, played at New Directors/New Films, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Momma’s Man tells the story of Mikey, a 30-something man played by Matt Boren [...]

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Featuring: Michael Eisner, CEO, The Tornante Company

Michael Eisner was at SXSW to promote his new venture, Tornante. Eisner believes the time has come for story-oriented content on the Internet. Eisner is hoping to apply the expertise he acquired at ABC, Paramount, and Disney to the Internet. However, Eisner doesn’t believe that Internet dramas will displace [...]

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Moderator:
Karina Longworth, Spout.com

Featuring:Stacy Schoolfield, Producer, Jumping Off BridgesKelly Sanders, Truly IndieSara Pollack, Film Manager, YouTubeMark Halperin, President, Magic Lamp Releasing (absent?)

At the very beginning, moderator Karina Longworth laid out the premise of the panel: looking at self-distribution as the first resort, as opposed to the last resort.
Stacy Schoolfield was the first panelist to speak. After [...]

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New Directors/New FilmsFrozen RiverMoMA – New York, NYMarch 26, 2008

Frozen River Director/Writer Courtney Hunt and Actress Melissa Leo
At the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City Wednesday night, the Sundance Dramatic Grand Jury Prize-Winning Frozen River opened the New Directors/New Films series, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and [...]

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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announced today a fantastic line-up of film panel discussions and workshops for the 11th annual festivities taking place April 3-6 in Durham, NC.
And the line-up includes:
Crisis Fatigue: Outreach on the IraqFriday, April 4, 1:30 p.m., Durham Arts Council – PSI TheaterSponsored by The Fledgling Fund.In a time when many [...]

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Presenter:Mike DesRoches, Sony Electronics Sales Support Engineer

Lately I’ve been in the market to get a prosumer camera for my YouTube work, and possibly, depending on the model and the affordability, make my next movie as well. I had a chance to view this camera at SXSW’s trade show the day before:

DesRoches started the panel [...]

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The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) last week announced its program line-up including film screenings and panel discussions for the 2008 festivities taking place April 23-29. Here’s a look at what’s planned for the panels:
Collaborative Screenwriting Presented by Zhura.comA discussion with screenwriters and other industry professionals on the benefits of collaboration featuring Amy Fox [...]

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GenArt Film Festival is back again April 2-8 in New York City. In all, seven features and seven shorts will be shown. And on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, two panel discussions are planned.
LIFE THROUGH MOVIESSaturday April 5th, 5pmJoin the filmmakers of Surfwise and other panelists for a discussion about the intersection between [...]

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Featured Speaker: Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development, The Larry Sanders Show
With:Greta Gerwig, Actress/Writer, Hannah Takes The Stairs, Nights & Weekends
Kent Osbourne, Actor/Writer, Hannah Takes The Stairs, Nights & Weekends, Spongebob Squarepants

I’m a fan of the TV Show Arrested Development, but I really didn’t have much interest in attending this panel until I discovered that Tambor would [...]

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At SXSW a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet and hang with Brooklyn-based filmmaker Fritz Donnelly. Fritz gave me a copy of his latest DVD, To The Hills 2, a collection 25 of his short films including Financial Advice, Real Estate, Milk Industry and my personal favorite, Awkward Social Situations. Fritz will [...]

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