Rhode Island
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Industry News: April 2015
News about the Massachusetts film tax incentive, a new production begins in RI, plus industry buzz, opportunities, happenings and film festivals.
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Film Funding | Filmmaking | Kickstart New England | Reports | Rhode Island
Kickstart New England: Instrumental Places: The Granada Guitar
Help us Kickstart a new film by filmmaker Sky Sabin, Instrumental Places: The Granada Guitar
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Film School & Education | Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Vermont
Interview with VCFA Founding Faculty Chair and Filmmaker: Laura Colella
Fellow female filmmakers discuss work, life, and more in this new series, Females in Film. For this installment, NewEnglandFilm.com writer Catherine Stewart talks with educator and filmmaker, Laura Colella
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
An Interview with Filmmaker Guy Benoit about ‘Guitar #1711’
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 | Rhode Island
Interview with Filmmaker Andrew Migliori about Donner Party: The Musical
Not many people would think of making a film about a group of pioneers who became snowbound in the mountains for weeks without food, never mind a musical comedy. But filmmaker Andrew Migliori did and the result is The Donner Party: The Musical, now available to watch online through October 15 as part of the 2014 Online New England Film Festival.
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Industry News: September 2014
This month's industry news reports on local film awards, upcoming screenings (including the online screening of 42 films on NewEnglandFilm.com), the Mass Media Expo, and more. To report news, email news@newenglandfilm.com.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
Music in Film: Providence’s What Cheer Brigade to be Featured in Rhode Island International Film Festival
Director Michael Slavens addresses this idea of being overcome by grief in his new short film, What Cheer?, which features music from The What Cheer Brigade, an award-winning and beloved 19-piece brass band originating from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Rhode Island
A Chat with Jeff Toste, Director of Haven Brothers: Legacy of the American Diner
NewEnglandFilm.com chats with Filmmaker Jeff Toste about his directorial debut Haven Brothers: Legacy of the American Diner, a film about the oldest operating diner on wheels in America. The film screens in East Greenwich, RI on July 26 and at the Rhode Island International Film Festival on August 10.
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Acting | Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | Massachusetts | Rhode Island
Casting Local Talent: CP Casting and Local Actors on Infinitely Polar Bear
Infinitely Polar Bear, which played at Sundance Film Festival in 2014, was cast in Boston and shot in New England. NewEnglandFilm.com’s Sarah Blood talks with Boston casting director, Carolyn Pickman, and some actors from the film about their work.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts | Rhode Island
Filming Matty Christian: A Documentary Filmmaker Finds Inspiration with Found Footage
It all started when Rhode Island filmmaker Christian de Rezendes got a call from his colleague Paul Plotkin. Paul had been hired by a client to transfer old VHS home movies to DVD—an ordinary task—but as it turned out, this was no ordinary client...
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