I’ve been wanting to do this for some time – a periodically (maybe annually) updated list of up-and-coming black filmmakers, especially those working mostly outside the mainstream; something we could call “black filmmakers to watch,” preceded by a year, not-so unlike Filmmaker magazine’s annual “25 New Faces of Independent Film” list.
As I’ve already made known on this blog, I’m not necessarily a fan of lists, especially ranked lists where the arts are concerned.
However, I do see Some value in providing black cinema enthusiasts like yourselves (or cinema enthusiasts regardless of race) with the names of noteworthy black filmmakers who may otherwise go unnoticed by the the mainstream press, and even indie film publications like Filmmaker magazine. We’re celebrating those black filmmakers… propping them up, you could say. If a site like ours doesn’t do that, we certainly can’t complain when more prominent media outlets don’t.
As I’ve already made known on this blog, I’m not necessarily a fan of lists, especially ranked lists where the arts are concerned.
However, I do see Some value in providing black cinema enthusiasts like yourselves (or cinema enthusiasts regardless of race) with the names of noteworthy black filmmakers who may otherwise go unnoticed by the the mainstream press, and even indie film publications like Filmmaker magazine. We’re celebrating those black filmmakers… propping them up, you could say. If a site like ours doesn’t do that, we certainly can’t complain when more prominent media outlets don’t.
- 7/9/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The Tribeca Film Festival starts today, in my backyard, in NYC, and, if you’re a member of the proletariat like me, unable or unwilling to pay the lofty ticket package prices, apparently preferred by the festival’s American Express sponsorship, you can go for an alternative – the festival’s Virtual Pass, a brand new idea that will allow fans to participate in the festival virtually.
At the much more affordable cost of $45, from April 23-30, virtual pass-holders will be able to watch, right on their computers, a selection of full-length feature and short films premiering simultaneously at the festival in New York, as well as enjoy exclusive original content, an enhanced High-Definition video player, real-time discussions with filmmakers in NYC, and the chance to vote for festival awards.
Of course, none of the films available are any of the more higher profile selections at the festival – so, sorry, Thomas Ikimi’s Legacy,...
At the much more affordable cost of $45, from April 23-30, virtual pass-holders will be able to watch, right on their computers, a selection of full-length feature and short films premiering simultaneously at the festival in New York, as well as enjoy exclusive original content, an enhanced High-Definition video player, real-time discussions with filmmakers in NYC, and the chance to vote for festival awards.
Of course, none of the films available are any of the more higher profile selections at the festival – so, sorry, Thomas Ikimi’s Legacy,...
- 4/21/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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