By Iain Blair
I’ve talked to Steven Soderbergh many times over the years  -  starting with  Sex, Lies and Videotape, and he’s always been at the cutting edge technically. I was just speaking to him about Che, the epic film biography of the Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara, which runs four hours, 30 minutes. He was […]

By James Thompson
 The AFM was business as usual this year as almost 8,000 attendees from 65 countries trekked to Santa Monica for the weeklong event. For me, the highlights were the conferences that included sessions on Film Financing, Production Incentives, Globalization, 3D, Distribution, and Low Budget Filmmaking, just to name a few.
I especially enjoyed the […]

By Dyana Carmella
While attending the AFCI Cineposium in the beautiful Wellington, New Zealand, I sat in on one particular seminar that really opened my eyes to how important locations are to tourism.  The seminar was called “Location Vacation: Film Induced Tourism.” It’s fascinating to see that families actually plan their vacations to visit the location […]

 by Iain Blair
OK, this is my rant blog! A friend called – he’s shooting nights on a movie, alternating with days -  and go ta call sheet marked 12pm for a call the next day. He was confused by this, and no wonder, as there is NO SUCH TIME!!!! Even […]