This year marked an important milestone for Slamdance, the beloved festival for indie films with budgets under $1 million. Since its founding as an alternative to Sundance in 1995, Slamdance had also been held in Park City, Utah. But on its 30th anniversary, Slamdance relocated to a new home, Los... Read more
Across all creative disciplines, artists are faced with the same obstacle at the beginning of their projects: the blank page. For many of us, there is nothing more daunting than staring at a sheet of paper and wondering: “How do I begin?” For animator and storyboard artist Jackson Read, this... Read more
The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2025, in a tent on the Santa Monica beach. Oscar®-winning actress Emma Stone (Poor Things, La La Land), who was in attendance, had every reason to celebrate. In an admirable example of giving back, Stone produced no... Read more
The 78th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards were held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank Centre, London. Audiences in North America were able to watch the show on BritBox. For the first time, BAFTA gave an award for an... Read more
St. Petersburg, FL – also known as St. Pete or the Sunshine City – is home to around 250,000 people. The small city is located on the west side of Tampa Bay. Amazingly, it has not one but SEVEN arts districts. As you may recall, Hurricane Milton passed through southern... Read more
Almost 100 new indie films were screened during the 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which began on Thursday, January 23, and ended on Sunday, February 2, in Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah. After awards were announced on Friday, January 31, additional screenings of the winners were... Read more