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The challenges of independent filmmaking are many, from scriptwriting to planning around multiple people’s schedules to finding funding and finding distribution, the list of hurtles to jump goes on ...

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Angus MacLachlan finally got his acclaimed indie 'A Little Prayer' into theaters this past summer. But its bumpy road to release provides a painful case study in the tall hurdles faced by today’s ...

Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization by filmmakers for filmmakers, announced the World Premiere of Alexandre Rockwell’s “The Projectionist” as the Opening Night selection for its 32nd ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

A group of Chicago independent filmmakers and production companies say the Illinois Film Office is favoring large Hollywood production studios and that the agency’s actions are causing economic ...

Seed&Spark and Kinema offer filmmakers all the agency they'd ever want, but you must be ready to step up. Remember 2012? The U.S. box office hit nearly $11 billion, Netflix became a streaming service, ...