Co-hosts Emily Buder, and yours truly, Liz Nord discuss the Writers Guild negotiations that could shut down Hollywood, even while a big move by Netflix attempts to bring a whole new life to production in Tinsel Town. Tech writer Charles Haine joins us to disclose all of the drone rumors from this year’s upcoming NAB show, and answers an Ask No Film School question about what focal lengths to consider when buying prime lenses. We also talk about what the new Oscar eligibility rules mean for you, and hear from two directors of indie films that are being released this week: Joe Swanberg of ‘Win it All’ and Michael O'Shea of ‘The Transfiguration.’
As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.
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Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
- Here's What to Expect from NAB 2017: Gear Rumors, Announcements, and More
- 'The Transfiguration': How Michael O'Shea Went from Cab Driver to Neo-Realist Vampire Horror Auteur
- 'Graduation': Cristian Mungiu on 'Preserving Life's Ambiguity' with Realist Cinema
- 'Win It All': Joe Swanberg and Jake Johnson on Shooting a 16mm Micro-Budget Movie for Netflix
- How Dash Shaw Broke into Hollywood—By Leaving it to Make 'My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea'
- Laika CEO's 3 Essential Insights on Stop-Motion Animation
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- National Film Board of Canada Filmmaker Assistance Program - Various deadlines start April 15
- San Francisco Film Society/Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship - April 18 (early), April 25 (late)
- Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition - April 17
Film Releases
- The Love Witch - April 14
Netflix
- Kubo and the Two Strings- April 8
- Win it All- April 7
Special Double Release: Vimeo on Demand and Short of the Week
- i hate myself :) - April 11 (Vimeo on Demand)
- Bad at Dancing - April 11 (Short of the Week)
Theatrical
- Graduation - April 7
- The Transfiguration - April 7
- Little Boxes - April 14
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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco.
