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It’s That Time Again!

After summer’s disappointing showing in the theaters (about as intellectually stimulating as spending an afternoon with a muppet) it’s time to start the completely […]

Trust me:

After countless phone calls of students pitching their ideas, I have a plea to all you student filmmakers: Don’t make your films about a

They Shoot Bloggers, Don’t They?

Not that I need to impress him, but my boss Paul "Blog or You’re Fired!" Bales is really pushing for insightful (any) updates and

Venice Biennale Part 6

It’s Friday and 10 days into the festival and I realized I have not reported much on the films here.  They screen films here,

Venice Biennale Part 5

It’s Thursday, September 7th, and I have officially declared today SAGIndie Day at the Venice Biennial.  The day will be spent spreading the good

Win Your School a 10 Seat Adobe License!

Student Filmmakers: Want to get an “A” in your film theory class without sleeping with your professor, have grateful classmates buy you Jager shots,

Venice Biennale Part 4

It’s 11:00am in Venice and I have only seen two of the Venice Intensive students all morning, so I am forced to contribute to

Venice Festival Part 3

Venice is a city of natural mystery.  It’s streets are a medieval maze whose twists and turns and dead ends comprise the root system

Venice Bienelle part 2

It’s funny when a large conversation turns into a quiet hush. The very presence of Spike Lee in front of the Excelsior Hotel did

Adios Telluride

It’s about 7:30 in the morning and I’m sitting in my hotel room in my underwear, trying not to wake up my girlfriend, and

2006 Venice Bienalle

On Aug. 29th, 2006 the students of the American Pavilion’s Student Filmmakers program embarked on an journey to the 2006 Venice Film Festival, these

A Tale of Two Cities

First, I’d like to thank our friends at the American Pavilion, who have launched a new student filmmaker program at the Venice Film Festival.

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