If you've read Rachel Caine's interesting and slow-burn developing series, The Morganville Vampires, you probably never thought it could be brought to anything other than network TV. However, Indie innovators Geek & Sundry, after launching other original shows like Spellslingers, TableTop, and the Guild, decided to help bring the successfully Kickstarted campaign for a series to their...
Children of the Light (Feature Critique)
Now, we have received Children of Light from Dawn Engle, which looks at one of Africa’s most dynamic sons, Reverend Desmond Tutu, who helped organize peaceful protests against apartheid in his native South Africa. Tutu would become the first South African to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and he would do so before Nelson Mandela (who would also receive one) had been released from prison or...
CINEMA 4D R16 (Software Review)
Microfilmmakers that have elected to pursue CG capabilities with CINEMA 4D will welcome this latest release by MAXON. This release is worth a long look. The CINEMA 4D R16 update, coupled with its integration into Adobe’s After Effects, makes professional workflow integration a snap. Augmented reality has never been easier.
The Right Widget: Great Last-Minute Gift Ideas For the MicroFilmmaker or Indie Creative in your Life (Article)
Throughout the year, we have a chance to test out different tools and items from some different manufacturers and creative, many of which we’re very impressed by. Because of a variety of reasons, not everything can be given a full review here at MFM, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t extremely useful and that they don’t deserve to be highlighted for our readers. With that in mind...
The 2014 Orlando Film Festival: Highlights and Drama Shorts (Article/Festival)
The 9th Annual Orlando Film Festival wrapped up its run in downtown Orlando from October 22 through the 26th. Over 200 feature length films and shorts were showed, culled from over 1000 films submitted to festival organizers. The venue was the Cobb Plaza Cinema in downtown. Theatric releases continued to run in theaters 1 through 6, while festival films were shown in theaters 7 through 12.
Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund: UK Film Trust Helps New Filmmakers (Industry Press Release)
UK based MMBF Trust will be looking to boost future generations with their sponsorships and grants. The charitable trust will offer support to applicants from around the world and will be offering sponsorships towards programs relating to the film industry and aviation.