Articles By Michele Meek
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Mass Production Coalition Advocacy Update
Massachusetts Production Coalition provides an advocacy update – your support is requested for the March 31st hearing about the Mass. film tax credit.
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Kickstart New England: Guys Next Door; Confused by Love; Lily
Help kickstart three worthy local films this month -- The Guys Next Door, a documentary by Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller that explores the lives of two families and examines issues of gay rights, marriage, and surrogacy in the United States today; Confused By Love, a film produced, written, and directed by Crosby Tatum and partially inspired by his teenage years, when he and his mother had nowhere to live; and Emerson College student film Lily, an ambitious 1950s period-piece for which the students plan to build an entire set for the film.Film Funding | Kickstart New England | Massachusetts | Reports
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Industry News: March 2015
Massachusetts Governor Baker attacks the film tax credit, plus tons of happenings, opportunities and local film industry buzz in this month's industry news. -
Behind-the-Scenes of Indie Horror: An Interview with Jocelyn Padilla
Writer and director Jocelyn Padilla talks about the indie horror films that she has in the works for the latest installment of NewEnglandFilm.com's #femalesinfilm series. -
Up & Coming: An Interview with Emilie Upczak, MFA student at the Vermont College of Fine Art
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 filmmaker, Emilie Upczak. Her video installations have been exhibited at PG Contemporary in Houston, AIR Gallery in Brooklyn, and at the Festival International Signes de Nuit in France and her short films have played across the world. Here, she talks about her work on her latest project, the feature film The Moving Parts of Love.Females in Film | Film School & Education | Interviews | Vermont
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Kickstart New England: Finding the Gold Within and Uprising
This month's Kickstart New England series features Karina Epperlein's film that tells the story of six young black men from Akron, Ohio and their experiences attending college and Emerson College student Jennifer Zemke's thesis film Uprising, which will be made in conjunction with her written thesis on racial representation in science fiction and fantasy. To have your film featured in this series, email news@newenglandfilm.com. -
Industry News: January 2015
This month brings a Disney feature to Marshfield, Massachusetts and an independent film to Bristol, Rhode Island, as well as upcoming screenings, opportunities and other industry buzz. -
A Girl, a Cat, a Bomb: An Interview with Laura Maxfield
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 filmmaker Laura Maxfield about finding the perfect collaborators. -
10 Books Every Independent Filmmaker Should Own… and 4 for Screenwriters Too
Whether you're looking for a gift idea for someone else or a filmmaker yourself, NewEnglandFilm.com has compiled 10 essential books that every independent filmmaker should own, plus 4 for screenwriters.Film Funding | Filmmaking | Local Industry | Reports | Screenwriting
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Music, Love and Film: Talking with Writer/Director Raeshelle Cooke
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 Raeshelle Cooke about telling true stories in narrative work.