Podcast #093 - Clare Stewart (Festival Director) of Sydney Film Festival

Interview with Clare Stewart, the Festival Director, of Sydney Film Festival as we discuss the programming and official competition sections  of the festival.  We learn some of the guests attending and the jurors of this year's festival.

Sydney Film Festival (SFF2010) has launched one of the most useful iPhone apps for this year's festival which allows patrons to navigate the festival entirely from their iPhone.

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Podcast #092 - Christopher Holland (author) of Film Festival Secrets

Latest News

• B-Side has the carpet pulled out from under them
• 'At The Movies' demise - Roger Ebert gives a stinging comments about the demise of the program
• Tribeca Film Festival goes virtual
• Hot Docs announces line up
• SXSW Final Audience Award Winners

 

In Focus

• Interview with Christopher Holland, author, Film Festival Secrets and consultant for independent filmmakers. Film Festival Secrets can be download here or you purchase the book Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook For Independent Filmmakers here

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IFN Podcast #091 - Sundance Preview with Ondi Timoner (Director) of We Will Live In Public

Preview of the Sundance Film Festival with Mike Anthony Smith and Bruce Himmelblau as they break down this year's festival and look at the other events around Park City like Slamdance and Tromadance.

While we interview Ondi Timoner (Director) of We Will Live In Public (USA) feature documentary that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last year and will be on the juror of this year's documentary competition.


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IFN Podcast #90 - Jamin Winans (Director) of Ink

News

• Palm Springs International Film Festival announces awards and Mariah Carey acceptance speech is worth a watch.
• SXSW announces opening night film, Kick-Ass
• Rumour - Top Gun sequel (Oh Nooooo)
• Troma DVD giveaway to enter send an email to contact@indiefilmnation.com or visit the blog for more information on the titles

In Focus

• Interview with Jamin Winans (Writer/Director) of Ink (USA) dramatic feature film currently available on 

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IFN Podcast #89 - Steven Sheil (Director) of Mum & Dad (UK)

Interview with Steven Sheil (Writer/Director) of Mum & Dad (UK) a feature horror film that is currently on release on  DVD (rental/purchase) and online (iTunes, Netflix) around the world.

Mum & Dad shocked audiences at the Slamdance Film Festival early this year.  Mum & Dad is great horror film that pushes the envelope on violence and I got a chance to catch up with Steven while he visited Melbourne early this year!

Mum & Dad check out the official UK website or official USA website

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IFN Podcast #88 - Andrew Scarano (Director) of Into The Shadows (AUS)

Interview with Andrew Scarano (Director) of Into The Shadows (AUS) documentary feature film that takes a detailed look at the Australian film industry, film exhibition and production, from it's beginnings till today. Into The Shadows (tied with Eraser Children) for the Best Australian Film at the recent Melbourne Underground Film Festival.

Scarano has delivered an informative and well made documentary that paints an honest but hopeful account of the Australian Film Industry that has been subject to many gloom and doom pieces by the mainstream media.

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IFN Podcast #87 - Franny Armstrong (Director) of The Age of Stupid (UK)

Interview with Franny Armstrong (Director) of The Age of Stupid (UK) feature documentary that delivers a very important message about the current crisis that is approaching humanity.

The Age of Stupid is a very enjoyable film that will make you ponder where is the human heading and what can I do to? Franny enlisted the services of the incredible Peter Postlethwaite in his most important role.

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IFN #086 - Rusty Nails (Director) of Dead On: The Life & Cinema of George A. Romero

Interview with Rusty Nails (Writer/Director) of Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (USA) feature documentary that screened as a work in progress at the Melbourne International Film Festival as part of the George A. Romero retrospective at the festival.

More Information on Rusty Nails @  MySpace and Dead On: The Life & Cinema Of George A. Romero @  MySpace

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IFN #85 - Benjamin Gilmour (Writer/Director) of Son Of A Lion (AUS)

On this week's show, Mike Anthony Smith chats to Benjamin Gilmour (Writer/Director) of Son Of A Lion (Australia) feature film currently on theatrical release in Australia and premiere early this year at the Berlin Film Festival (2008).  

Benjamin works as a paramedic in Sydney and has written book, "Warrior Poet" about the experience of making his film in an independent film in Northern Pakistan. 

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IFN Podcast #84

Bruce Himmelblau (Chicago, USA) interviews Chris L. Griffin (Writer/Director/Producer) of Partyline (USA) feature film currently playing the film festival circuit in the USA and produced by AAA Studios Entertainment

Moby opens his music catalogue to independent filmmakers check out at mobygratis.com

Register for single session tickets for the Sundance Film Festival 08

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IFN Podcast #83

Interview with Ben Templesmith (co-creator & artist) behind the 30 Days of Night (graphic novel) that inspired the new feature film "30 Days of Night" that is playing theatrical around the world directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and produced by Sam Raimi (Spiderman and Evil Dead).

Plus Ed Burns is going to iTunes to exclusive release his new feature film, "Purple Violent". 

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IFN Podcast #082

Interview with Daniel Snyder (Director) of Dreams on Spec (USA) feature documentary film by Mercury Productions - now available on DVD from Amazon & NeoFlix! The film follows three aspiring screenwriters as they try to get their scripts turned into film. The film features established screenwriters James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment), Nora Ephron (Sleepless In Seattle), Gary Ross (Seabiscuit), Ed Solomon (Men In Black), Steven De Souza (Die Hard) and Carrie Fisher (Script Doctor and On The Lot judge)

And get this -- IndieFilmNation Listeners get a special price -- 15% off this DVD. Check out the movie at Dreams On Spec and buy it using the Neoflix buying option. Then put in the coupon code "indiefilmnation" (without the quotation marks) and voila!

Music by Atomictom with Movie Screens and Magazines

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Niv Fichman Receives CFPTA Producers Award

Industry Initatives at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Canadian Film and Television Production Association announced that Niv Fichman (Producer of Clean & Childstar) is the recipient of the second annual CFTPA Producer's Award with a $10,000 CAD cash prize. Fichman has produced over 200 documenataries, television series and films, including Francois Girard's Silk, which is screening at the Festival.

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IFN Podcast #081

Interview with Tony Ayres (Writer/Director) of The Home Song Stories (AUS) dramatic feature film starring Joan Chen (USA) screening at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (next month) and currently on theatrical release in Australia

Music from The Living End (AUS) with Wake Up

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IFN Podcast #080

Interview with Jonathan King (Writer/Director) of Black Sheep (NZ) comedy horror feature film currently on theatrical release in Australia and was a smash hit at last year's Toronto International Film Festival

Music from T. Randolph Scott with The Alien, The Sheep and Stanely Kubrick.

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IFN Podcast #079

Interview with Shane Meadows (Writer/Director) of This Is England (UK) an award winning feature film on theatrical release in Australia by Madman and now available on DVD in UK. Check out Shane Meadow's MySpace

Music by Deferred Success (UK) with Oh England

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IFN Podcast #078

Interviews with Anna Biller (Writer/Director/Producer) and Jared Sanford (Co-Producer/Cast) of Viva (USA) feature length film appearing in the Forbidden Pleasure program of the Melbourne International Film Festival plus we interview with Alex Ferrari (Writer/Director) of Broken and Cyn (USA) two successful short films produced by Numb Robot and The Enigma Factory

Music
Sin City by Uncle Scratchs Gospel Revival


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IFN Podcast #77

Interview with Stacey Parks (USA) author of The Insiders Guide to Independent Film Distribution and founder of the Filmspecific.com - the complete distribution resource for independent filmmakers.

Filmmaker of the week is Dan Masucci from Foutainhead Pictures (Writer/Director) of Letting Go (USA) short film produced for the On The Lot (reality television series) after he was short listed for the program.

Music
Arizona Man by Wensday

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IFN Podcast #76

Interview with Richard Moore (Executive Director) of the Melbourne International Film Festival which commences on the 25th July to the 12th August 2007 plus we catch up with Barry Mandingo (screenwriter and previous co-host of the Indie Film Nation Podcast) who turns up in England (of all places) and joins me in a discussion on all things cinema!

Music
How Is It Gonna End by Tom Waits

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IFN Podcast #75

Interview with Goetz Weber (CEO & Co-Founder) of inDplay (online market place for film, TV and video rights getting content creators and professionals buyers together)

plus an update on future episodes with very special guest on next week show

Music
80's Trash by The Ribbon Device

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