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19 July 2012 12:46 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

Filmmaker Magazine's 15th edition of their annual "25 New Faces of Independent Film" has landed. On the list are 37 up-and-coming directors, screenwriters, actors, producers and cinematographers. The magazine notes the trend of increased international filmmakers, cross-pollination between film and the visual arts and Us filmmakers going overseas to find their stories. The mag's editor-in-chief, Scott Macaulay, states that the list "has always favored those whose creativity shines in not just their films but in the ways they begin their careers,..[those on the 2012 list] demonstrate enormous ingenuity as they find new ways to establish themselves and connect with their audiences." Notable alumnae of the list include Lena Dunham (on fire with her "Girls" Emmy noms), Sean Durkin ("Martha Marcy May Marlene," the upcoming "Janis"), Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine," "The Place Beyond the Pines"), Hilary »

- Sophia Savage

9 July 2012 4:03 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »

Exclusive: After recently winning the Tony for best actress in a play for Venus In Fur, Nina Arianda will make her screen-starring debut playing 1960s rock icon Janis Joplin. Joplin, a film that looks back on the final six months of the singer’s life with flashbacks to her early career, will be directed by Sean Durkin, whose feature debut Martha Marcy May Marlene won him a slew of festival acclaim including Best Director at Sundance. Joplin will be made for a budget under $20 million, with production to start early next year, said producer Peter Newman, who with his partners have spent the last 12 years trying to put an indie film together with rights that include exclusive use of 21 of Joplin’s best-known songs. He said Arianda will sing Joplin’s tunes in the film, and that she has the chops to do justice to Joplin’s signature gritty sound. »

- MIKE FLEMING

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