Italian actor/moviemaker Matteo Tibiletti made “Yes, No” to address a major societal problem. At the same time, his prize-winning movie demonstrates the power of the minimalist movie. With a cast of only two performers and no locations and no props, Tibiletti creates a haunting drama. In an interview (below), the director takes us behind the scenes…
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Many Hollywood movies are presented from the protagonist’s point of view—with the lead narrating the action. A couple of famous examples are “Sunset Blvd.” and “Bladerunner” (the studio’s version). But the first-person movie where we see only what the protagonist sees is a rarity. An example is “Dark Passage,” which maintains the protagonist’s perspective for…
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The SF3 2018 Gala will take place on October 1 at the Sydney Opera House. The festival promo—below—gives a feel for the 13 films in the finals. Genres include documentary, horror, and comedy. SF3 (aka SmartFone Flick Fest) is Australia’s premier mobile festival. Launched in 2016, SmartFone Flick Fest is a world-wide festival open to anyone with a smartphone…
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At the heart of every successful movie is a message, which can usually be expressed in a few words, known as a logline. Take “Jurassic Park”: “Don’t mess with genetics.” Or “Casablanca”: “Duty comes before love.” Or “The Incredible Shrinking Man”: “There’s a heroic challenge for every single person.” Stating the theme this way enables the filmmaker to produce…
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The title of Lauren Evans’s Instagram series—”#WaitingforGodot”—clearly identifies a key source for the project. But as Evans explains in the following interview, a personal experience triggered what has become an epoch with 1,155 episodes at the time of this post! MMM: Tell us something about yourself. Evans: I was in Toronto and trained at the George Brown Theatre…
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In the debate between vertical and horizontal filming, the most persuasive arguments are the movies. Frederic van Strydonck, a 28-year-old Belgian filmmaker currently based in London, adds to the discussion with “Spltch,” an experimental vertical video that won an honorable mention award in the 2018 FiLMiC Pro One World Film Contest. In the interview (below),…
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