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One of the sure fire ways to get your indie film noticed online and at film festivals is to have someone famous in it, someone like Paris Hilton.

Often I am asked "How do you make a short film?" as if there is a magic formula for it. Actually, there is

Short films aren't very popular. However, Rocketboy is a short film that everyone should see.

Short films can be fun and entertaining for millions of viewers. However, the online video audience will not be entertained if they do not know that these films exist.

Jim Jarmusch has created awesome independent film with a running theme of minimalism throughout each one. Read this article to find out how he transitioned between short and feature film in his directorial career.

Today I get to bask in the pleasure of introducing you to Chicago's first, for profit, short film Distributor …Evanston newcomer Pawky dot com and they boast a staff that would do a United Colors of Benetton ad proud.

Florida State University film student Matt Pope won the 2005 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award. "The Line Starts Here," the winning short film, could appear on 20,000 movie screens in October.

Shooting script to a independent short.

These programs feature talented filmmakers, and proves that in current Korean cinema, some of the most challenging and exciting works are emerging from the independent sector.

A guide to completing a weekend filmmaking challenge

A comedy short film festival is crossing over from handheld mobile devices to Hollywood, and aspiring filmmakers can take their online short film talents to the mobile arena to win!

International television, web-film and cell cinema venues are buying shorts like hotcakes. If you're in the "Creative Class," and an "Urban Archipelago" resident besides, it's time to hop into the engineer's seat of this train before it passes you by.

This is now an international, but incredibly insane, event. Filmmakers are given a character, prop, line of dialog and a genre. Then get 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and hand in the finished short film. For free.

The newest addition to a booming film scene in Detroit. Repent! The end is near!

Organic Filmmaking is allowing what you have around you to create the materials you will use to make your film.

Some of the best movies I saw at the Sundance Film Festival.

An interview with Paolo Sedazzari, director and writer of the low-budget film, "The Toybox." It was produced in 2005, but has recently been picked up by Maverick Entertainment for a May 1, 2007 release date.

Review of "I'm Not There" at the Woodstock Film Festival

I would also like to add that the lead performers 'Catherine Kellner' and 'Ebon Moss-Bachrach' won the Jury Award for Outstanding Performance at the film's premiere screening -- 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival.

A review of the short movie "Tomorrow's Memoir".

A review for the short movie "Grayson".

Independent film festivals are rampant. Why? With film technology accessible and affordable, anyone can use it as a creative medium. Should they? If everyone makes a film, where does the audience come from?

When it comes to film festivals, Georgia has a slow start during the summer, but come the end of the season, the state turns up the artistic heat on filmmakers.

At CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas, June 6-16, Jerry Weintraub, producer of Ocean's Thirteen, will be honored with the Vanguard Producer Award, and joined by his all-star cast from the movie, during opening night festivities.

Day 2 of the GI Film Festival focused on filmmakers and their struggles to keep it real while making a military-themed film.

Over Memorial Day Weekend, the GI Film Festival will honor the men and women who serve in the military. The event features screenings of new films, some classics and panel discussions.

ASCAP invites you to attend the seventh annual Silver Lake Film Festival running through May 12. The festival, happening in Los Angeles, is an independent-alternative film and arts festival and ASCAP...

A list of the Top 10 short films you should check out online.

In 1945, animator Walt Disney and Spanish surreal artist Salvador Dali collaborated on "Destino", an animated short that was never completed.

The history of short films began in the 1910s in United States of America. It was the time when films began to have longer editions. The custom in film making was to include a feature followed by a single or more short subjects.

Reasons your film might be rejected from Film Festivals.

This article reviews summer film camp at New York Film Academy and other locations.

Created "by filmmakers for filmmakers", the Slamdance Film Festival embodies the independent spirit and offers an alternative to the popular Sundance Film Festival. Both festivals kick off January 18th.

Independent filmmakers can save a lot of money by providing bagels and toast for breakfast during a film production. Bagels and toast are great alternatives to donuts.

I recently had the pleasure of viewing a frightening short movie at the Bare Bones Script 2 Screen Film Festival. “Timmy” is a tormenting short written by George Pastore, a Jersey native who dubs himself a “lifelong horror freak”.

A review of Tsotsi, the 2006 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film from writer/director Gavin Hood.

The first job in the film industry is never the most glamorous.

The Brown Bunny is the Worst Film Ever

What language do you suppose would be spoken in Ireland? Gaelic or English? This paper explores this films answer to this strange question.

A perfect storm of rapid bandwidth improvements, media-friendly delivery venues and a globalized network of outlets has given birth to a market for shorts ranging from 60-seconds to 30-minutes in length.

News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry for this Month.

Script, shooting, casting and knowing your boundaries will help you get that first project off the ground with good success.