Founder Jo Ann Skousen looks back at 10 years of the Anthem Film Festival and its evolution from a small hotel conference room to the historic Elks Theatre.
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Austin Film Festival: Making Indie Films Takes a Team
It takes a team to make a movie, but you need to know more than how to assemble a team. You need to know how to help them work together and stay happy.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Reviews: Freedom – Economic, Personal and Political
Freedom can be attacked by regulation, medication and tanks. These films explored each of those methods
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Three Films Out of Iran
Three films chosen for this year’s Anthem Libertarian Film Festival were created in Iran. Film festival director Jo Ann Skousen said how glad she was to have these submissions, given the risks filmmakers took making the films.
Read More »SXSW 2019: Robert Rodriguez Film School and ‘Red 11’
Robert Rodriguez ('El Mariachi') gave an audience valuable lessons on low-budget filmmaking at SXSW 2019.
Read More »Indie Filmmaking: Getting the Cart Before the ‘Black Sheep’
“Getting the cart before the horse” is an English idiom dating back to the 16th Century. It means to do things in the wrong order. In the independent filmmaking world, however, this might be a good idea. In the case I’m considering, two highly creative filmmakers put the cart before …
Read More »RTX Austin: Zero-Budget Film Production, Right Before Your Eyes
The mission of RTX Lab is spontaneous creativity, with access to the equipment and space at Rooster Teeth’s north Austin studio, but no budget. At a panel at RTX Austin, we got to watch no-budget production in action.
Read More »Interview: Director Sean Buttimer Discusses His First Feature – ‘Smoke Screen’
How do you get your start in filmmaking? First time feature writer/producer/director Sean Buttimer shares his experiences with the making of action-thriller 'Smoke Screen.'
Read More »NAB 2015: A Producer’s Guide to Story, Budget, Strategy and Brand with Amy DeLouise
At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, the annual Las Vegas conclave of television, radio, internet and supporting industries, video expert Amy DeLouise set an aggressive goal for her presentation titled: "A Producer's Guide to Everything That Matters."
Read More »The Creators of ‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’ Chat about Their Film and Its Upcoming Kickstarter
Finally, movie composers get their due in the forthcoming documentary "Score: A Film Music Documentary. The movie's creators sat down for an exclusive interview to talk about the movie and the Kickstarter being launched to help finance completion of the film.
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