Tag: Mike Ott

2016 US in Progress Paris: Ott, Keleman, Jimeno & Ohs & Sisson Make Cut

The US in Progress Paris (part of next month's Champs-Élysées Film Festival's Industry Days) folks are switching up the formula this year. Their usual...

2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Mike Ott/Nathan Silver’s Actor Martinez

As was the case for Joe Swanberg, it's not unheard of that trailblazing names synonymous with micro American indie film fail to crack the...

American Film Fest’s 2015 US in Progress Wrocław Invites Latest from Mike Ott/Nathan Silver & Joel Potrykus

With the American Film Festival in Wrocław comes the US in Progress co-production forum initiative. It also means that micro gems might trickle down from Europe...

2013 Wroclaw’s US in Progress: Mike Ott, Lawrence Levine & Onur Tukel Among Chosen Six

Pierogis and paczkis aside, another thing we like about the Polish is the Wroclaw's US in Progress initiative, which is already at year three...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...