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Reflections on Certified Copy's Visual Storytelling
Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy debuted at Cannes fifteen years ago. What lessons can we learn about life, love, and visual storytelling from Certified Copy's motifs of mirrors, windows, and reflections?
Hollyshorts 2025: imgn and the AI Frontier
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Blackmagic Design Announces New UltraStudio Express HD
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"Inhabitant" Bargains With the Devil of Self-Abandonment
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"Friends Like Us" Turns Fandom Into a Hostage Situation
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"The Shift" Turns "Eat the Rich" Into a Literal Warning
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"In The Palm of Her Hand" Finds Tenderness in an Unmarked Grave
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Opinions
How AI Is Severing the Entry-Level Bridge for Aspiring Screenwriters
Is replacement a real possibility?
Opinions
It's Time To Bring Back DVD Collections
Streaming service subscriptions are down while physical media sales are up. What are some of the factors driving this change?
Not Film Fest
"All Roads Lead to Here" Explores Love, Loss, and Human Connection
At Nòt Film Fest 2025, Alexandra Punch’s "All Roads Lead to Here" captures the fragile intimacy of one pivotal night between two people navigating heartbreak and connection.
Lead the Future of The Reel Champions: Opportunities Now Open
The Reel Champions is seeking passionate leaders to join our team. Applications are now open for two Co-President roles and a Head of Mentorship to guide our growing community and diversity mentorship program.
Not Film Fest
Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak on Making "Glorious Summer"
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosz Szpak’s debut feature "Glorious Summer" presents a visually layered meditation on freedom, control, and rebellion. Shot entirely "day for night," the film embodies the fearless choices and creative freedom of independent cinema.
Not Film Fest
"Violent Butterflies": Adolfo Dávila’s Fierce Portrait of Youth Rebellion
At this year’s Nòt Film Fest, Adolfo Dávila’s "Violent Butterflies" collides punk music, graffiti, and political protest into an unflinching portrait of a generation confronting injustice.
Interviews
Inside Terror Vision: Film Restoration and Indie Horror
Are you a fan of forgotten horror films? Adored cult oddities, and analog artifacts circling the drain of extinction? Well, you are in luck, TERROR VISION, a boutique label devoted to preserving the madness while providing a platform for new contemporary pieces, is here.
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The Magic of One-Shot Film and Television
If you've ever seen 1917 or the mini series Adolescence then you might've noticed something about them that felt unique or strange - that would be that they were shot in one take.
HollyShorts Film Festival
Hollyshorts 2025: Entertainment Law 101 for Short Filmmakers
Kevrok Law presents a panel of industry’s leading entertainment lawyers, Kailin Che, Jeff Cohen, and Clifford Lo, and they have some playful and memorable aphorisms for anyone who’s trying to wrap their head around the basics of entertainment law.
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How Indie Productions Challenge Misogyny in Film
We want more women behind the camera, not more women's behinds ON camera!
Film ListMortifying Independent Films For Your Halloweekend
Looking for something spooky (and independent) to watch this weekend? Look no further.
Film ReviewHow LuLu Wang Brought Her Chinese Heritage to the Screen in "The Farewell"
Based on Wang's real-life family, "The Farewell" showcases what happens when cultures collide.