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Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Over at Indiewire Anthony Kaufman writes about Ballast director Lance Hammer's decision to withdraw from a planned distribution deal with IFC to self-distribute via his own Alluvial Film Company along with Required Viewing. From the piece: "IFC is a really good company," Hammer told indieWIRE last week. "The problem is the larger issue that's plaguing every filmmaker right now: The distributors...
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DIY Filmmaker Sujewa (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
At indieWIRE , check it out. From the article (by Anthony Kaufman, about the Sundance '08 fave Ballast by Lance Hammer): ""It may be a total financial failure," Hammer admitted. "But if I were to go with one of the established distributors, it'd be certain that I'd lose all my money. But if [I] try it myself, aligning myself with very experienced, creative people, there's a chance that...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
by Anthony Kaufman (July 3, 2008) Lance Hammer is going solo, of sorts, with his 2008 Sundance stunner " Ballast ." The producer-director-writer, whose powerful debut wowed critics at January's prestigious Park City festival and won prizes for best director and cinematography, pulled out of a distribution deal with IFC Films in order to retain rights to the movie himself. Now the film's...
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FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Anthony Kaufman brings news that THINKFilm has given up distribution rights on Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man to Kino International. THINK announced their acquisition of the film in early March , about six weeks after the film was unveiled at Sundance. Just last week , THINK’s Mark Urman told Kaufmann that they planned on going through with the release of both Momma’s and Roman Polanski:...
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SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Anthony Kaufman brings news that THINKFilm has given up distribution rights on Azazel Jacobs’ Momma’s Man to Kino International. THINK announced their acquisition of the film in early March, about six weeks after the film was unveiled at Sundance. Just last week, THINK’s Mark Urman told Kaufmann that they planned on going through with the [...]
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GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Happy 20th anniversary, Zeitgeist Films. MoMA's celebrating with Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time, opening tomorrow and running through July 23. In the Voice, Anthony Kaufman talks with co-Presidents Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo - and with Guy Maddin:...
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The Village Voice (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Celebrating 20 years of cautious distribution (By Anthony Kaufman)
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Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Two pieces have been published online reporting on the current financial situation at THINKFilm, owned by David Bergstein, who purchased the company along with Capitol Films in 2006. In IndieWire, Anthony Kaufman details the efforts of some filmmakers to receive the overdue minimum advances they are owed by THINK. He also gets a quote on the issue from THINKFilm CEO Mark Urman. From the...
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CinemaTech (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
I'm in Silver Spring, MD today for Silverdocs. This morning, I was on a panel with Karina Longworth, AJ Schnack, Anthony Kaufman, and Sandy Mandelberger, moderated by former Washington Post film critic Desson Thomson. We were talking about the differences between reviews and film coverage in traditional media versus the blog world. I proposed one theory: that traditional media (radio,...
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Filed under: Documentary , Independent , Deals , ThinkFilm , Celebrities and Controversy , Distribution , Newsstand , Movie Marketing , Cinematical Indie Last week, indieWIRE ran a provocative piece by Anthony Kaufman about the financial woes of THINKfilm , one of my favorite indie distributors. Kaufman detailed the cash flow problems at THINKfilm, which were causing acrimony...
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Biz (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
by Anthony Kaufman (June 19, 2008) "May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you're dead." The Irish saying, which inspired the title of ThinkFilm 's highest-grossing release " Before the Devil Knows Your Dead " is an apt one for the specialized distributor, which is currently facing the worst financial crisis of its seven-year history. If last year's release of the...
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The Village Voice (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Putting a human face on global atrocity (By Anthony Kaufman)
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Movies (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
by Anthony Kaufman (May 22, 2008) Cannes' perennial post-screening boos are not to be trusted. Neither, for that matter, are the standing ovations. To each his own cinema, to be sure: one viewer's masterpiece is another's misstep, depending upon your taste and even where you sit. It's been alleged that the Salles Bazin screening room is far less kind to a film than the bigger venues....
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Movies (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
by Anthony Kaufman (May 20, 2008) Good, but not great. Accomplished, but not amazing. A consistent thread is emerging within this year's Cannes selection: Name directors are showing up with solid work that displays their talents, but doesn't transcend them or spin them into new, novel directions. A familiar refrain has been heard over the last few days: "I liked it, but it wasn't as...
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GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
"The festival organizers have to feel pleased," assumes Patrick Z McGavin in Stop Smiling . "In past years, they appeared under constant institutional attack by the media for their programming choices. Right now, they are benefitting from a deep and strong lineup, while very few complaints have emerged." On the other hand, Anthony Kaufman at indieWIRE : Continued reading Cannes, 5/20....
