2019 Slamdance Award Winners
Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture Directed by Nicole Brending – Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize & Spirit of Slamdance Award 1 Kifaru Directed by...
View ArticleScreenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney on ‘High Flying Bird’
Tarell Alvin McCraney is an award winning screenwriter and playwright. He cowrote the screenplay for 2016’s Moonlight, based on his original play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, for which he won...
View Article2019 Screenplay Competition
2019 Screenplay Announcements Will be Announced here on the following dates: TOP 100 September 16, 2019 SEMI-FINALISTS September 23, 2019 TOP 12 September 30, 2019 WINNERS October 11, 2019 The post...
View ArticleWe Stole a Movie
By Max Wilde Like probably all of you, my life is plagued with older professionals who tell me to “grow up,” “be realistic,” and “always have a dream,” but “understand that a realistic career comes...
View ArticleScreenplay Competition Quarterfinalists
Presenting the Top 92 Scripts of the 2019 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. Feature 432 Park Avenue by Tal Almog A Darker Shade of Night by Wayne Gibson Animal by Milena Korolczuk Art In Tandem by...
View ArticleReduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reframe: Kelly Sears & Sam Gurry in Conversation
Filmmakers Kelly Sears and Sam Gurry are 2019 Slamdance alumni who create innovative and powerful films by repurposing and reframing found imagery and objects. Kelly's film Applied Pressure, features...
View ArticleSlamdance DIG Showcase Merges Art, Technology and Immersive Experience at...
This October, Slamdance brings its 5th annual DIG (Digital, Interactive & Gaming) showcase to Los Angeles featuring works by emerging visual artists and indie game developers from around the...
View ArticleThe 2019 Award-winning Screenwriters
Grand Prize & 1st Place Feature The Fall by Michael Lipoma & Tamra Teig East Berlin 1989 - A single mother is forced to become a spy to save her son when he’s framed for murder, and her act...
View ArticleMeet the Artist: Allegra Jones
Slamdance: Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? How did you get into art? Allegra: I’m a half African American, half Italian artist from the Bay Area. I’ve been drawing for as long as I...
View ArticleDo I need a website…?
By Sandra Bertalanffy Do I need a website for my feature, short, episodic and myself? As you are preparing to hit the festivals you may be considering whether to print new cards or flyers, invest in a...
View ArticlesLGBTdance: A Programmer’s Trip Down Queer Indie Lane
By Paul Sbrizzi Let's take a stroll down the crooked old memory lane of SLGBTdance, shall we? And peek in on some of the randy rainbow fare served up over the years by many-gendered alt-queers in the...
View ArticleOfficial Selection Features of Slamdance 2020
Presenting the Feature Film Programs of Slamdance 2020: NARRATIVE FEATURES 1986 (Germany, Belarus) North American Premiere Director/ Screenwriter: Lothar Herzog While Elena repeatedly has to drive...
View Article2019 Slamdance Award Winners
Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture Directed by Nicole Brending – Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize & Spirit of Slamdance Award 1 Kifaru Directed by...
View ArticleScreenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney on ‘High Flying Bird’
Tarell Alvin McCraney is an award winning screenwriter and playwright. He cowrote the screenplay for 2016’s Moonlight, based on his original play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue, for which he won...
View ArticleThe Cinema That Refused to Close
By Noel Lawrence Last month, I flew to Rotterdam to premiere my new film Sammy-Gate at their storied and sprawling film festival. Much as I enjoyed my stay in the glorious lair of the IFFR Tiger, a...
View ArticleAnnouncing Emergence: Los Angeles March 26-29
February 26, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) - ArcLight Cinemas and Slamdance today announced the lineup for their inaugural Emergence Film Festival, taking place March 26th - 29th at ArcLight Cinemas’...
View ArticleWhy Come to Slamdance?
Slamdance Alumni share their experiences and tips for visiting Park City Ah…Park City in late January. It’s freezing cold, it’s the middle of Utah, and everything’s super expensive. But for just a...
View ArticleThe Russo Brothers Pay it Forward
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View Article2019 Slamdance Award Winners
Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture Directed by Nicole Brending – Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize & Spirit of Slamdance Award 1 Kifaru Directed by...
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