This week's show once again brings nearly our entire Brooklyn-based crew to the mics; Charles Haine, Jon Fusco, Emily Buder, and yours truly, Liz Nord co-host. We get into a lively discussion about the BBC's new list of the 21st century's greatest films, as chosen by 177 film critics, including the all-important question: Why the f*ck isn't Lord of the Rings on there? We also address another ever-popular query: What camera should I buy? This time, we're talking about whether to go DSLR or not. In addition, we say a filmmaker farewell to Gawker.com, which shut its doors this week after 14 years in operation. As always, the show brings more news about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.
Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
- 'Use the Camera to Dignify Your Characters': Raafi Rivero's '72 Hours' (BlackStar Film Festival)
- How Naima Ramos-Chapman Got 'Tricked' into Self-Funding and Crowdfunding Her Thriller (BlackStar Film Festival)
- What it Takes to Shoot a 13-Page Short in 3 Days (BlackStar Film Festival)
- Filmmaking 'is Not a F*cking Joke': 'How to Tell You're a Douchebag' Director on Why Movies Eat Your Psyche (BlackStar Film Festival)
- Maren Ade on 'Toni Erdmann,' the Most Embarrassing Film at Cannes This Year
- 'Act Of Killing' Director Joshua Oppenheimer Talks About Why His Film is Important
- Watch: What Abbas Kiarostami Taught Us About Heaven
- How To Do the Possibly Impossible: Break Into Commercial Directing
Filmmaking Tools
- This New Technology Lets You 'Touch' Objects Onscreen—and Could Change CGI Forever
- NVIDIA 10 Series Heads to a Laptop, and a Film Set, Near You
- How to Capture a Slow-Mo 'Burger Drop' with Robots & a Phantom Flex4K Camera
Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities
- Sundance Institute Ignite Program & Birth of a Nation Fellowship - Submissions open August 29
- The Jerome Foundation’s Film and Video Grant Program - September 1
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- The Phoenix Film Festival - August 29
- The Cleveland International Film Festival - August 31
Film Releases
HBO GO/Now
Netflix
Theatrical
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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco. Featured image by Ron Ellis / Shutterstock.com.
