Industry News | Local Industry

Industry News – October 2013

1 Oct , 2013 | Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

This month, you can head to NewEnglandFilm.com Festival Partners' Vermont International Film Festival and New Hampshire Film Festival, as well as watch the last two weeks of the Online New England Film Festival! Check out the news for local films, upcoming festivals, and filmmaker opportunities. To submit news, e-mail news@newenglandfilm.com.

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How To's | Screenplay Doctor | Screenwriting

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Top Ten Script Competition Tips

1 Oct , 2013 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Out of the hundreds of screenplay competitions out there, veteran judge and screenplay doctor Susan Kouguell helps you pick which ones to enter and how to do it right. Email screenwriter@newenglandfilm.com to have your screenwriting question answered in an upcoming issue.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts

Have Skills and Will Use Them: Patti Cassidy’s Boston Play Cafe

1 Oct , 2013 | Written by Donna Sorbello | Posted by:

Filmmaker Patti Cassidy has taken an unconventional path to becoming a filmmaker, but she learned all she knows from public access television. Now, she's using those skills for a new show: Boston Play Cafe.

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Film Festivals | Massachusetts

Boston International Film Festival: The Inside Scoop

1 Oct , 2013 | Written by Alli Rock | Posted by:

Are you looking to apply to the Boston International Film Festival? Or just be an audience member? Our 2013 Festival Partner gave us the inside scoop in this festival profile.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | Vermont

40 Filmmakers and Historians: The Vermont Movie

1 Oct , 2013 | Written by K. Correia | Posted by:

While neither the largest nor the smallest of the New England states, Vermont has forged a name for itself as a leader in firsts. The first to outlaw slavery; the first to allow same-sex civil unions; etc. It is a state steeped in grassroots thinking and democracy. It is no wonder that a project such as Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie, which has brought together over 40 local filmmakers and historians, would develop out of this state.

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Film Festivals | New Hampshire

New Hampshire Film Festival: The Inside Scoop

24 Sep , 2013 | Written by Alli Rock | Posted by:

Are you looking to apply to the New Hampshire Film Festival? Or just be an audience member? Our 2013 Festival Partner gave us the inside scoop in this festival profile.

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Filmmaking | Interviews

Cotton Candy: A Video Interview with Daphna Mero

23 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

Cotton Candy blends dance, imagery, and silent storytelling to conjure a haunting violent encounter. In this video interview, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Dave Walker talks with Daphna Mero about how the spinning of laundry led to this evocative piece.

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Filmmaking | Interviews

A Date With Your Family

5 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

A Date With Your Family turns the 1950s info film on its head to teach you “how to have the perfect dinner with your family!” In this video interview, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Dave Walker talks with Richard Griffin about what went into the making of his quirky comedy.

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Film Festivals | Maine

Camden International Film Festival: The Inside Scoop

4 Sep , 2013 | Written by Alli Rock | Posted by:

Are you looking to apply to the Camden International Film Festival? Or just be an audience member? Our 2013 Festival Partner gave us the inside scoop in this festival profile.

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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | Screenplay Doctor

Manakamana: An Interview from the Locarno Film Festival

1 Sep , 2013 | Written by Susan Kouguell | Posted by:

Screenplay Doctor Susan Kouguell went overseas to interview Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez, the two filmmakers behind Manakamana, a film which just won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.

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