The San Francisco Film Office is doing battle, and winning.  The past few years (with Mayor Newsom’s promises of increased efficiency in City…

Awaiting take off from Moscow’s Sheremetievo Airport (homeward bound after 16 days that seemed like 16 weeks), I’m thinking about the 10 days…

Lynetta Freeman never meant to be a publisher.  She certainly never meant to publish the indispensable guide to film production in Northern…

Freude Bartlett, who helped create and nurture the avant-garde and feminist film movements of the 1960s and 70s - and designed distinctive…

If you haven’t checked out StudentFilmmakers.com, you’re missing out on a valuable resource for young talent.  The Website and its print…

In November, ten filmmakers got the keys to an artist’s dream - up to 2,800 square feet each of production space ideally located on San…

New Year coming up.  I wonder what I have to say about the cinema I haven’t said already.  Well, for one thing, there isn’t enough praise to go

Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir is a remarkable and intense animated war documentary for adults - with none of the elements you expect to see.

You can pay only 3.5% tax on aLL film stock and other expendiables instead of 8.75% by getting a rebate from the government.  Download…

Ben Mulholland may not be a Hollywood big-wig yet, but legends are made of the type of creative energy that he exudes.  In November, the…