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Thanks to the wealth of affordable filmmaking technologies and in particular laptop video editing and online portals that upload and download short films, the folks at Sundance are at the top of the heap – the short films that are selected for the festival will be posted online once the fest resumes. This year boosts an impressive selection of American and international short films – the organizers selected 71 short films, representing 19 countries, from a whooping 4445 submissions! Sectioned off into 3 categories (dramatic, documentary, and animated) and into two sections (American & World).

The reason why I like receiving this press release – is because usually those who assist in Sundance Institute’ screenwriting labs – are the ones who’ll I’ll end up treasuring – here is a most recent list: Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s HALF NELSON, Dito Montiel’s A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS, Hilary Brougher’s STEPHANIE DALEY, Goran Dukic’s WRISTCUTTERS, Michael Kang’s THE MOTEL, and Cam Archer’s WILD TIGERS I HAVE KNOWN...

After years of production and anticipation, a seemingly revolving door of talent coming and going, and the addition then subtraction of the greatest living director Jean-Luc Godard (in my opinion anyway), the colossal Paris, je t'aime is finally branching the Atlantic. The project showcases twenty-two of the top directors in the world (I count the Coen brothers as one person) as they each direct a segment that doubles as both a brief romantic encounter and a romantic ode to the city of Paris. Each segment is broken up into arrondissements, which is French for 'counties' I think, where each filmmaker will showcase their particular story in a different part of Paris. First Look Pictures has thankfully picked up the North American rights, ensuring cinephiles here will finally get to see this film, which seemed to exist solely on an Imdb page for about five years until its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. First Look is looking to make an even bigger splash with this release, having already released Austrailian neo-western The Proposition and Sundance fave A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.

There’s something rotten amongst the hills of Hollywood. Meet Robert, a young talented screenwriter living on the fringes and grieving for the loss of his...

For the 100th anniversary of Chinese cinema, the MWFF selected two important personalities for the region for the Tribute portion of the festival. One...