Indie Film, Indeed
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Did you love Juno or Slumdog Millionaire? Then you should be worried about independent film as money dries up and the studios are giving up on art house movies. We talk with a man at the center of it all – John Cooper, the newly appointed head of the Sundance Film Festival. Plus, indie film may be facing tough times, but film festivals haven't got the memo.
Guests:
- John Cooper: Director, Sundance Film Festival
- Christian Gaines: former Director, AFI Fest
Links:
- Kim Masters' article on the blog-o-war
- Independent Feature Project (IFP)
- Film Independent
- Christine Vachon's 'Shooting to Kill'
- Vachon's 'A Killer Life'
- Rebuttal by Hollywood Blogger Nikki Finke (March 23, 2009)
- Withoutabox
- Reed Martin's 'The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film'
- Cynthia Littleton on Hollywood bloggers
- AFI Fest
- John Cooper and Trevor Groth on choosing movies for Sundance (The Business, 2008)
- Film festivals on Wiki
- The Polish Brothers' 'Declaration of Independent Filmmaking'
- Variety's Peter Bart on Hollywood blogger journos
- Variety's Michael Fleming on the Hollywood blogosphere
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