The Film Panel Notetaker

Here’s 10 films I really liked a lot that I saw in 2008, whether they were released theatrically, have no distribition yet, or I just saw them at a festival. There’s a whole bunch of films I still have yet to see, so perhaps this will be revised. I followed no rules here. Agree or [...]

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Acting Out
Filmmakers Forum
HK Lounge at NewFest
June 14, 2008

Visibility matters! This panel of out actors and filmmakers explores the ways that queer thespians can access more diverse parts, overcome stereotyping and homophobia, and attain greater visibility in the industry. Panelists included Heather Matarazzo, Bobby Rivers, and Hanifah Walidah (U People). Moderated by Traci Godfrey [...]

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I received the announcement below from InieGoGo today about its new partnership with IFP. In March, The Film Panel Notetaker reported that the film The Lilliput had raised approximately $10,000 through IndieGoGo.com. Since then, six films have raised approximately $50,000 through IndieGoGo. Now IndieGoGo is teaming with IFP during Internet Week NY in June that [...]

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Beyond Borders: The Debate Over Human Migration
A New Documentary

The Beyond Borders screening will take place on May 1st. This is an invitation for a free screening of Beyond Borders before its national release and a chance to participate in a panel discussion afterwards.
The screening will be followed by [...]

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Since posting about From Here to Awesome on Monday, I received a twitter text message from Arin Crumley today that there’s an interview with him on NewTeeVee talking about From Here to Awesome. Have a look here.
And you can also watch a clip here below:

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The folks at IndiePix sent me the following news today:
A new nonfiction filmmaking award, recognizing the wide breadth of the genre and also specific crafts such as cinematography and editing is being created from within the documentary community. The inaugural event, honoring films from 2007, will be held on March 18, 2008 at the IFC [...]

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This may be my last post in 2007, so in honor of that, here’s my list of my favorite films I saw in 2007. No. 1 & No. 10 haven’t had theatrical releases yet, but did play at festivals. I’m not really following any “Best Of” rules here, just letting you know what some of [...]

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Reflections on 2007
&
My Top 10 Favorite Notes of the Year

2007 saw the growth of The Film Panel Notetaker with the addition of esteemed contributing notetakers A.M. Peters, Liz Nord and Jennifer Warren, or as I fondly call them, Notetaker’s Angels. I’d like to thank them for all their hard work. I wish them success [...]

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Billy the KidPremiere Q&AIFC Center – New York, NYDecember 5, 2007

Jennifer Venditti’s award-winning documentary Billy the Kid opened to the public last night at the IFC Center. Shot verité, Billy the Kid is a poignant character study of a teenage outsider in Maine named Billy. Venditti masterfully captures the essence of this free-spirited youth with [...]

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Last night, I attended a press screening of Jennifer Venditti’s documentary Billy the Kid, which opens to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the IFC Center in New York. I really enjoyed the film a lot, and plan to attend one of the screenings next week where Jennifer is scheduled to attend for a [...]

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