If Hollywood were graded on how well it excluded women directors from making films, it'd receive an A. The newest Celluloid Ceiling Report from Dr. Martha Lauzen at San Diego State finds that men directed 93% of the top 250 grossing films of 2014. Female filmmakers...
The Full List of Golden Globe Winners
“Boyhood” continued its award season streak by winning three awards, including best drama, at the 72nd Golden Globes on Sunday. Director Richard Linklater and supporting actress Patricia Arquette were the widely-lauded film’s other winners. SEE MORE: Awards: The...
Create Your Own Essential DSLR Video Kit
This post was originally published as a 3 part series on the PBS Station Products & Innovation blog by Slavik Boyechko. The Station Products & Innovation Team collaborates with stations in the development of products and services that enable stations to better...
Making History With ‘Selma,’ Ava DuVernay Seeks a Different Equality
Featured image: Ava DuVernay directing a scene in “Selma.” CreditAtsushi Nishijima/Paramount Pictures. On a swampy afternoon in late June, the director Ava DuVernay stood not far from the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., that haunted place where, President Lyndon...
ITVS Seeks Applicants for Open Call Funding Initiative
Open Call provides completion funds for single nonfiction public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress video. Open Call funding is only available to independent producers who...
A Massive List of Grants Part 4: Winter Deadlines Filmmakers Should Know About
This might just be the best time of year to apply for grants: not only will you find yourself daydreaming about your next projects over the holidays, but there are also a slew of grant opportunities opening up that can make those daydreams a reality. The following...
New Film Sites and Apps Worth Your Attention
Here at audNews, we strive to be on the cutting edge of the film world, and these are a few newer sites and applications that filmmakers and film fans should check out, pronto. Letterboxd Letterboxd is a social media site for cinema watchers. Users log films...
The Terrifying Yet Tedious Annabelle
Annabelle is the spinoff/prequel to last year’s The Conjuring, a throwback to the horror films of the 1970’s and 80’s. The Conjuring, by horror vet James Wan (Insidious, Saw), was a surprise smash hit last spring, and because the titular doll, Annabelle was one of the...
Jon Stewart’s 5 Tips for First-Time Filmmakers
Although he has decades of production experience, Jon Stewart came to the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as a first-time feature director. And while Stewart is the first to admit that his path to filmmaking gave him a unique advantage — "It's content...
Changing the World One Film at a Time
What is a catapult? “A ballistic device used to launch a projectile without the use of explosives.” Thanks to the San Francisco film producer and philanthropist Lisa Kleiner Chanoff, it’s also a way to launch great film projects. Since forming the Catapult Film...