2023 edition of international finance forum adds episodic content to line-up.
Canadian 2Slgbtq+ film festival Inside Out has unveiled 11 projects to participate in this weekend’s seventh annual international finance forum, which is moving ahead after the end of the Hollywood strikes.
The two-day forum had been scheduled to run during Inside Out’s flagship festival in Toronto in May and now takes place from November 17-18.
The agenda includes in-person conversations and interactive panel discussions with queer filmmakers and producers, as well as one-on-one meetings with executives, and roundtable sessions on co-producing with Canada, and entertainment law and music rights.
Canadian 2Slgbtq+ film festival Inside Out has unveiled 11 projects to participate in this weekend’s seventh annual international finance forum, which is moving ahead after the end of the Hollywood strikes.
The two-day forum had been scheduled to run during Inside Out’s flagship festival in Toronto in May and now takes place from November 17-18.
The agenda includes in-person conversations and interactive panel discussions with queer filmmakers and producers, as well as one-on-one meetings with executives, and roundtable sessions on co-producing with Canada, and entertainment law and music rights.
- 11/17/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
This review originally ran January 22, 2022, in conjunction with the film’s world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,” Machiavelli noted, and while “Framing Agnes” digs into the archives for a look at the lives of transgender people in post-wwii America, director Chase Joynt uses these case histories from the past to prompt fascinating and provocative insights into the way trans people live today.
As with “No Ordinary Man,” the portrait of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton that Joynt co-directed, this is a documentary that’s constantly breaking the fourth wall, with camera angles that show the boom mics and marks on the floor, where black-and-white footage of actors performing interview transcripts will cut to color footage of the performers and the director conferring with each other about syntax and motivation.
Rather than serving to distract or distance, however, Joynt’s...
“Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past,” Machiavelli noted, and while “Framing Agnes” digs into the archives for a look at the lives of transgender people in post-wwii America, director Chase Joynt uses these case histories from the past to prompt fascinating and provocative insights into the way trans people live today.
As with “No Ordinary Man,” the portrait of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton that Joynt co-directed, this is a documentary that’s constantly breaking the fourth wall, with camera angles that show the boom mics and marks on the floor, where black-and-white footage of actors performing interview transcripts will cut to color footage of the performers and the director conferring with each other about syntax and motivation.
Rather than serving to distract or distance, however, Joynt’s...
- 12/13/2022
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The American Film Institute has named 25 alumnae of the AFI Conservatory and AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women to participate in the next phase of the Fox Filmmakers Lab. A partnership between AFI and 20th Century Fox, the Lab aims to increase the number of women directing major studio films — which was even lower last year than it was in 2015 — by giving them the chance to direct short films based on Fox titles: “Alien,” “Die Hard,” “The Omen,” “The Fly,” etc.
Read More: Number of Female Directors Working in Hollywood Declines, New Study Shows
After developing their concepts in the coming months, the 25 directors will pitch their concepts to Fox executives; one or more of them will be chosen to make a short film based on their idea. Here are the 25 women who’ve advanced to the next phase of the Lab:
Read More: ‘Xx’ Trailer: Karyn Kusama, Roxanne Benjamin...
Read More: Number of Female Directors Working in Hollywood Declines, New Study Shows
After developing their concepts in the coming months, the 25 directors will pitch their concepts to Fox executives; one or more of them will be chosen to make a short film based on their idea. Here are the 25 women who’ve advanced to the next phase of the Lab:
Read More: ‘Xx’ Trailer: Karyn Kusama, Roxanne Benjamin...
- 1/15/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Tags: Bex Taylor-KlausThe KillingI Want to BelieveAubree Bernier-Clarkemovieswomen directorsMovie Newsmovie interviewsIMDb
Filmmaker Aubree Bernier-Clarke is working on a new short through the Directing Workshop for Women at AFI in Los Angeles and she just announced some pretty rad casting news. Starring in I Want to Believe is Bex Taylor-Klaus, better known as Bullet on The Killing.
"Bex will be playing the lead role of Morgan, a 17-year-old tomboy who is obsessed with aliens and all things supernatural," Aubree said. "She feels isolated from her absentee mother and Catholic school classmates, and the only person she really connects with is her best friend Olivia."
Unfortunately, Olivia passes away suddenly and Morgan is left reeling. But this is a supernatural short, and Olivia "comes back from the dead, giving Morgan a second chance to make things right."
"Morgan does have romantic feelings for Olivia, so I consider her a queer character, but whether or not she's gay,...
Filmmaker Aubree Bernier-Clarke is working on a new short through the Directing Workshop for Women at AFI in Los Angeles and she just announced some pretty rad casting news. Starring in I Want to Believe is Bex Taylor-Klaus, better known as Bullet on The Killing.
"Bex will be playing the lead role of Morgan, a 17-year-old tomboy who is obsessed with aliens and all things supernatural," Aubree said. "She feels isolated from her absentee mother and Catholic school classmates, and the only person she really connects with is her best friend Olivia."
Unfortunately, Olivia passes away suddenly and Morgan is left reeling. But this is a supernatural short, and Olivia "comes back from the dead, giving Morgan a second chance to make things right."
"Morgan does have romantic feelings for Olivia, so I consider her a queer character, but whether or not she's gay,...
- 6/25/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Mirah departs from the sweet sound she's been known for as fixture of the Pacific Northwest indie scene, and goes all summer booty pop on "Low Self control." Mirah explores a new territory of lusty beats and electro vocals together with French pop artist, Tender Forever, aka Melanie Valera, who bursts into a tumultuous Gallic rap. Even if you understand French, it may be hard to comprehend it all, but her intense delivery speaks for itself.
Directed by Aubree Bernier-Clarke and Christopher Doulgeris, the music video set in a dream-scape of self-reflection weaves Mirah into a seductive noir plot. Mirah Mirah on the wall!
How's your self control? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter or Facebook!
Directed by Aubree Bernier-Clarke and Christopher Doulgeris, the music video set in a dream-scape of self-reflection weaves Mirah into a seductive noir plot. Mirah Mirah on the wall!
How's your self control? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter or Facebook!
- 9/10/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Over the years, I had grown quite fond of seeing Carrie Brownstein rock out at Sleater-Kinney shows. Since then, however, whether she is showing off her stellar writing skills on her blog for NPR or being hilarious with SNL’s Fred Armisen as ThunderAnt, Brownstein has shown serious artistic versatility.
Perhaps, then, I should not be surprised to see her playing the part of a broken-hearted animal shelter worker in the upcoming independent film, Some Days Area Better Than Others.
Last week, Portland-based filmmaker Matt McCormick released the trailer for Some Days Area Better Than Others, which tackles some seriously heavy stuff. The synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is about the nuances of communication, the desperation of heartbreak, and the struggle to maintain hope through the passing of time.
The film follows an “interweaving web of awkward characters,” each struggling to be fulfilled in their lives. Brownstein plays Katrina,...
Perhaps, then, I should not be surprised to see her playing the part of a broken-hearted animal shelter worker in the upcoming independent film, Some Days Area Better Than Others.
Last week, Portland-based filmmaker Matt McCormick released the trailer for Some Days Area Better Than Others, which tackles some seriously heavy stuff. The synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is about the nuances of communication, the desperation of heartbreak, and the struggle to maintain hope through the passing of time.
The film follows an “interweaving web of awkward characters,” each struggling to be fulfilled in their lives. Brownstein plays Katrina,...
- 9/29/2009
- by jen sabella
- AfterEllen.com
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