Rhode Island
Documentary | Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
Festival Interview: Marian Gagnon
From print journalist to PhD to indie documentary filmmaker, Marian Gagnon has created an intimate portrayal of lighthouse keeper and unlikely heroine Ida B. Lewis’s life from age 15 to 69 (1857 to 1911), charting the impact she inadvertently had on the early women’s rights movement. The resulting film America’s Forgotten Heroine: Ida Lewis, Keeper of the Light screens online as part of the 2015 Online New England Film Festival.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | New England | Rhode Island | Technology | Television
Aerial Filmming with Drones
Technology, creativity and collaboration are at the core of the drone videography company Elevated Perspective Media. Here, Tom Webb talks about how he and his team members, Judson Bell and Chris Walsh, went from a spark of an idea to FAA certification to a cutting edge aerial videography company creating footage for the Travel Channel Shark Hunters for NBC Sports.
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Industry News | Interviews | Local Industry | Massachusetts | New England | Rhode Island
Industry News: August 2015
This month, you’ll find Rhode Island International Film Festival, Scriptbiz, and plenty of outdoor screenings, plus check in on the industry buzz on film shootings and awards in the region.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
My Father’s Vietnam: An Interview
Soren Sorsensen describes the five-year process of making his documentary My Father’s Vietnam, which was recently accepted into the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
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Film Funding | Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
The Passion and Persistence of Giovanis
After talking to award-winning filmmaker Evangelos Giovanis, whose film Bereave screens at Woods Hole Film Festival this month, about everything from waiting tables to European film festivals, it is clear that the Giovanis brothers are a genuine and hardworking team with a vision.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | Rhode Island
Director Maya Forbes on Infinitely Polar Bear
Cambridge-born Writer/Director May Forbes’s new film Infinitely Polar Bear, starring Mark Ruffalo headlines the Woods Hole Film Festival this month. Here, she talks to fellow filmmaker Ted Ryan about shooting in New England, keeping it together on the festival circuit and staying true to your story.
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Comedy | Dream to Screen | Interviews | New England | Rhode Island | Television
Behind Comedy Central’s Another Period
Curious about the Rhode Island connection to Comedy Central’s latest sitcom Another Period? Devin Karambelas of the Rhode Island International Film Festival caught up with its director Jeremy Konner about the show’s Newport obsession.
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Connecticut | Industry News | Local Industry | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Reports | Rhode Island | Vermont
Industry News: June 2015
Catch up with the latest New England film industry buzz, opportunities, festivals and events in this monthly report. To submit news, email news@newenglandfilm.com.
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Film Festivals | Filmmaking | Industry News | Local Industry | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Reports | Rhode Island
Industry News: May 2015
Film festivals, screenings, and other happenings, in addition to industry buzz and opportunities for filmmakers in this month's industry news. Send news to news@newenglandfilm.com.
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