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David Leitner is blogging from Sundance again
Written by David Tames on January 21, 2009
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David Leitner is blogging from Sundance again (this marks his fourth year) once a day, Sunday to Saturday. Leitner is known for his informed, sometimes irreverent perspective on the art, technology, and business of independent film, so check out his posts, which he describes as “more...  Continue Reading...

Interview with David Redmon and Ashley Sabin about Intimidad
Written by David Tames on October 18, 2008
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Back on April 25, 2008 I had the opportunity to talk with filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin after the screening of their film Intimidad, at the Independent Film Festival of Boston. Their new film presents a beautiful and intimate portrait of a struggling family in Mexico. It observes...  Continue Reading...

Smile Boston Project screens in Boston, Friday, October 3, 2008
Written by David Tames on September 28, 2008
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Readers in the Boston area are cordially invited to attend a free screening of my short documentary, Smile Boston Project, part of a special Boston screening of selected films from the From Here to Awesome film festival. Artist Bren Bataclan, the subject of my documentary, will be in attendance....  Continue Reading...

Lowell Film Festival: April 4-5, 2008
Written by David Tames on March 30, 2008
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti The Lowell Film Festival will presents a series of documentary and feature films on the subjects of globalization and immigration this year along with panels on filmmaking. Always an “immigrant city”, Lowell stands today in the midst of a population...  Continue Reading...

Short films fare better in new distribution paradigm
Written by David Tames on December 6, 2007
Filed Under Business, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Video on the Web
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Shorts have always gotten short shrift in distribution, with features pushing them aside, however, the web is changing the rules and paid downloads looks like a good way for shorts to have some life in distribution and earn a little cash for their makers. One evidence point for this trend is...  Continue Reading...

New Media and a Smile in New Hampshire
Written by David Tames on October 4, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Films, New Media
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Join me and fellow panelists Kevin Anderton and Steve Garfield at the New Hampshire Film Festival on October 12th from 1:30 to 3:30pm for a panel titled “Future Now: New Media and the Modern Filmmaker” at the Portsmouth Public Library. The session, to be moderated by John Herman,...  Continue Reading...

Shadow of the House is a rare and beautiful gem
Written by David Tames on October 1, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Reviews
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This weekend at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival I has the pleasure of seeing Shadow of the House, an intimate documentary by Allie Humenuk that presents a portrait of photographer Abelardo Morell. The film shows his process and daily life behind the work without interpreting it for...  Continue Reading...

Smile Boston Project joins slate of documentaries at Newburyport Documentary Festival
Written by David Tames on September 27, 2007
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An interview with Christen McArdle on preserving the Ann Arbor Film Festival
Written by David Tames on September 25, 2007
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This week’s Art Film Talk interview is with Christen McArdle, the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in North America showcasing avant-garde, documentary and independent films from around the world. We talk about the festival's...  Continue Reading...