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New-Tech Company Profile: Seed&Spark
Q: “If I release my movie on Seed&Spark am I allowed to release it elsewhere?” A: “Yes, of course you are, as long as it’s not for free…” And with this stipulation, inconspicuously positioned three quarters of the way down Seed&Spark’s FAQ, we gain a window into the values of this…
New-Tech Company Profile: rightclearing
January 18th and 19th, 2013. Berlin. The ‘hy!’ conference is in full swing. It’s a platform to bring together the international technology avante-garde. “My name is Philippe, and I’m here with the Swiss startup company called rightclearing, and I am a longtime legal activist, so last weekend was…
A Few Notes on the Rapid Evolution of Crowdfunding
The age of crowdfunding continues to grow, and the medium is quickly becoming more and more commonplace in film production, as well as in a myriad of other areas. Inevitably, we are beginning to see different varieties of crowdfunding models develop, as the public decides…
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Lyle Lovett’s Diverse Career in Music and Film
One of the great American singer-songwriters, Texas native Lyle Lovett has put out 11 studio albums since 1986, fusing the sounds of a multitude of southern genres into his own brand of cool. His contribution to Texas country music stands in line with the likes of Townes Van Zandt…
2012 LSFF Films – Awards Season Honors
Of all the spectacular films that screened at the 2012 Lone Star Film Festival, there are a few that stand out as clear leaders in the awards season race. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and A ROYAL AFFAIR are two of these films. Together, they won or were nominated for 148 awards…
2012 LSFF Films Available on VOD
Even though we’re looking ahead to the 2013 Lone Star Film Festival, we haven’t forgotten the amazing time we had at the festival last fall. Nor do we want to forget the amazing films we screened there. For those of you who feel the same as we do, here’s a list of some of our…
The Rush Line: World Film Culture
The Motorcycle Diaries: 8,000 Miles to Revolution
In 1952, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna and his friend Albert Granado set out from Buenos Aires on a Norton 500cc motorcycle the pair named “La Poderosa II.” The men, at the twilight of their youth, decided to ride across Latin America on an 8,000-mile adventure of discovery…
LSFS Interview with Jeff Nichols on MUD
In 2012, the Lone Star Film Society (LSFS) was lucky enough to host an advanced screening of MUD (2012), writer and director Jeff Nichols’ third feature length film. To the audience’s delight, the film spoke true to the nostalgic sensibilities of the South while…
THE KINGS OF SUMMER and a History of the Coming-of-Age Film
Almost 50 years after the release of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, a film considered by many to be the quintessential “coming-of-age” film, comes the 2013 Sundance darling THE KINGS OF SUMMER. The first feature film effort by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts walks the well-beaten path that…
Mise-En-Scene: North Texas Film
Fort Worth’s OMNI Hits the Big Three-O
Fort Worth is well known for its great arts scene. As a city, it has amazing museum and arts programs, something going on practically every weekend, and a long history and culture that’s uniquely its own. In the way of film, those of us in Fort Worth have over a dozen movie theaters…
Coyote Drive-In: Fort Worth’s Vintage Throwback
This week, Fort Worth welcomed a new addition to its culture scene with the new Coyote Drive-In. Perhaps “new addition” is not as accurate a phrase as, say, “triumphant return.” Drive-in theater was an American staple for many years after its establishment in the 1930s…
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New-Tech Company Profile: Flicklist
Did you know that over 40,000 unique titles are submitted to film festivals around the world every year? Have you stopped to consider the fact that it’s easier today to go back and watch the best films of 1968 than it was in 1968? These are signs that Brian Newman, CEO of Flicklist…
New-Tech Company Profile: Rally.org
Rally, a San Francisco based company, is empowering organizations and individuals to raise funds for the causes they deem worthy. Having raised a $7.9 million Series A online, founder and CEO Tom Serres is, himself, no stranger to crowdfunding. “First and foremost,” says Serres in…
Celebrity Presence in Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a growing market and tool for indie and fledgling filmmakers to get their projects out into the film scene, where they otherwise might have trouble finding the funding for film production and distribution. Kickstarter, however, isn’t just for newbie and underground directors…
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