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Documentaries screening this weekend at IFFBoston
Written by David Tames on April 26, 2013
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals

Each year the Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) brings to New England an exciting program of films, panels, and parties. While the festival screens both documentary and narrative films, I usually seek out the documentaries,...  Continue Reading...

Documentary marathon at 2012 Independent Film Festival of Boston
Written by David Tames on April 26, 2012
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmakers

Here’s my plan for a Sunday documentary marathon at the 2012 Independent Film Festival of Boston. All of the films below screen at the Somerville Theatre on Sunday, April 29, 2012. If you come to see one or more of these films,...  Continue Reading...

Ten glimpses into the crystal ball: the future of documentary
Written by David Tames on June 18, 2011
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Documentary, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Media Technology, New Media, Television, The Media, Web

I’ve been contemplating the evolution of the documentary this summer and I was delighted to see that The MediaGuardian’s recent Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 coverage includes ten articles providing a refreshing perspective...  Continue Reading...

David Leitner is blogging from Sundance again
Written by David Tames on January 21, 2009
Filed Under Art, Film Festivals, Filmmaking

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,...  Continue Reading...

Interview with David Redmon and Ashley Sabin about Intimidad
Written by David Tames on October 18, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Documentary, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Interviews, Sticky

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...  Continue Reading...

Smile Boston Project screens in Boston, Friday, October 3, 2008
Written by David Tames on September 28, 2008
Filed Under Events & Screenings, Film Festivals

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...  Continue Reading...

Lowell Film Festival: April 4-5, 2008
Written by David Tames on March 30, 2008
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmakers

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...  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

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...  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

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...  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

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...  Continue Reading...

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