Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts

Talking with Actress, Director and Writer Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness

29 Oct , 2014 | Written by Josh Coleman | Posted by:

As an actress, writer and director, Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness has immersed herself in all aspects of filmmaking, even bridging both documentary and narrative projects. Her most recent short film After Ella screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and won the First Prize Directorial Discovery Award at The Rhode Island International Film Festival this summer. Her third film Writer's Block won the Berlinale Canon Competition at the Berlin Film Festival and is being produced by Canon.

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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts

An Interview with Documentarian Michaela O’Brien

15 Oct , 2014 | Written by Catherine Stewart | Posted by:

Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to Michaela O’Brien about sharing real stories with the world and her film Far from C3, which is currently screening as part of the Online New England Film Festival,

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island

An Interview with Filmmaker Guy Benoit about ‘Guitar #1711’

15 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

Music and film have long been paired (even during the silent film era). But Rhode Island filmmaker Guy Benoit finds a new way of examining music through film with his short documentary Guitar #1711, which follows Rhode Island based, custom guitar maker Otto D'Ambrosio through a year long process of building one guitar. You can also watch the film online as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts

Interview with Filmmaker Xavery Robin of ‘The Art of Being Hurt’

15 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

Filmmaker Xavery Robin takes a unique view of relationship stress in her short film The Art of Being Hurt, now screening as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival. Here, Robin discusses how she got her start in filmmaking, her inspiration for her films and her future projects.

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Filmmaking | Interviews

Boston Indie Horror: An Interview with Filmmaker Andrea Wolanin about ‘M is for Mundane’

14 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

She might have been a showgirl or a hitman, but as it turns out Andrea Wolanin is a filmmaker. Here, she talks about the tight-knit Boston indie horror community and making her film M is For Mundane (now screening at the 2014 Online New England Film Festival) and her upcoming production Penta.

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Females in Film | Film Festivals | New Hampshire

Interview with Nicole Gregg, Executive Director for the New Hampshire Film Festival

14 Oct , 2014 | Written by Catherine Stewart | Posted by:

Fellow female film professionals discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to Nicole Gregg, Executive Director for the New Hampshire Film Festival about celebrating the film industry. The annual festival takes place on October 16-19, 2014.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Vermont

Interview with Filmmaker Michael Fisher about ‘Attic’

14 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

Filmmaker Michael Fisher presents a vision of crime in his understated and gripping psychological drama Attic, now screening as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival. Here, he talks about his inspiration for the film, the festival audience's reaction to the film, and his future work.

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Females in Film | Filmmaking | Interviews

An Interview with Filmmaker Gretl Claggett

9 Oct , 2014 | Written by Catherine Stewart | Posted by:

Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks to Gretle Claggett about making work that breaks a silence in her first piece of work, Happy Hour, now screening at the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | New Hampshire

Interview with Filmmakers Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura about their film ‘New England Blood’ about NH surfing

8 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

Filmmakers Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura found a way to combine their passions -- filmmaking and surfing -- with their short film New England Blood, which they have since turned into a feature film, The Granite Stoke. Here, they talk about making their New England Blood, which can be seen online as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | New Hampshire

Surfing in NH? An Interview with Filmmakers Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura about their film ‘New England Blood’

8 Oct , 2014 | Written by NewEnglandFilm.com | Posted by:

Filmmakers Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura found a way to combine their passions -- filmmaking and surfing -- with their short film New England Blood, which they have since turned into a feature film, The Granite Stoke. Here, they talk about making their New England Blood, which can be seen online as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.

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