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American New Wave 25: Kyle Martin
A good film producer hires the right personnel and makes sure the production doesn't go over budget. A great film producer does that and supports talented new voices. You could say that Kyle Martin appears to often be at the right place at the right time.
American New Wave 25: Victoria Mahoney
Sweat, money and no tears is how I would describe the journey of our next featured new voice in indie film. I mentioned this filmmaker in my predictions for last year's Sundance, but Victoria Mahoney's feature film debut, Yelling to the Sky was (part of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab class of 2006 with Sin Nombre, Lake Tahoe and Treeless Mountain) still in post.
American New Wave 25: Alistair Banks Griffin
If Sundance is the "Super Bowl" event for burgeoning local filmmakers hoping to first get noticed, then imagine how it must feel to be presenting your first feature at the "World Cup" of film festivals. If you're a regular reader on the site, then you might remember us profiling Alistair Banks Griffin prior to him premiering his directorial debut Two Gates of Sleep at the Cannes Film Festival.
American New Wave 25: Jody Lee Lipes
What do filmmakers Sean Durkin, Lance Edmands and Alistair Banks Griffin all have in common? Besides being future talents worth keeping tabs on and being featured on our American New Wave 25 list, they all use the same “ace” in their deck. Of all the people included on this list, Jody Lee Lipes needs no introduction.
IFC Takes not One, but Two Bullets
Almost one year to the date since it premiered In Competition at the Venice Film Festival, Tetsuo III: The Bullet Man has found a home with the IFC folks. Packaged along with the second installment, the deal appears to be a great buy for the new genre division simply called IFC Midnight.
