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SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN PROMOTE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE
When social media first appeared on the Internet, communication between people changed forever. All of the sudden we could instantly…
SCOTT JACKSON: AN INSPIRING FIGURE IN THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY
Last Sunday I watched the last episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, and was inspired by the story of billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, a former…
'Last Remnants' in the 2013 Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival!
I am excited to be able to announce that my latest live action short film 'Last Remnants' has just been accepted into this year's…
EXAMER: A MODEL OF STUDENT EVALUATION IN THE AFGHAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
This past weekend I proctored a high school student during the SAT test, the most common standardized test for college admission in…
State of Cinema and How To Finance Films - Jennifer's Recap
Steven Soderbergh is one of my favorite filmmakers. He directed some of my personal favorites like Ocean's 11 (and following), Erin…
Film Friday - Evil Dead
I know recently there have been a lot of horror based Film Fridays, but I couldn't wait to see this film in the cinema. I promise…
Just a good week
Hi! I´m here to report how this week developed... So many good things! I´ve got a big smile all over my face :) A very…
Dissecting Eyeballs: The making of 'Eye Contact'
'Eye Contact' is a short stop motion animation I shot on an old Bolex 16 mm film camera over the course of one single night in 2007…
Film Friday - Rubber
Rubber - A display of the art of no reason Rubber is a surreal comedy/horror film about a killer rubber tyre. This is…
Angels with no name: The event
Next thursday is important for Sinnside project: we are going to do the first public presentation in Valencia, Spain, with new footage…
CHAMPION OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ROYA MAHBOOB MAKES IT TO TIME MAGAZINE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
A pioneer is a person who is among the first to explore an area - geographical or knowledge-based - in which he or she will be leading…
Film Friday - Grave Encounters
This film sets out to make you believe you are watching found footage from a recorded tv show called Grave Encounters. The show is…
COULD SAUDI AND AFGHAN WOMEN INSPIRE EACH OTHER FOR A CHANGE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SOCIETIES?
Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Oil - which accounts for more than 95% of all exports and 70% of the…
LIONEL MESSI INSPIRES THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
Lionel Messi is the God of soccer. Long-standing records have been falling like domino pieces since he started his professional career.…
Mimiking - A Japanese love story on WACKY TUESDAYS - Latest Independent Films
Today officially feels like Spring. Finally. And what can be a more appropriate theme to talk about than love when the weather gets…
Shine: Trial and Error...Mostly Error - Production Update
This week I have been looking into ways in which I can turn my concept drawings (shown my previous blog - http://www.filmannex.com/posts/blog_show_post/shine-creating-a-style/61410 )…
Discovering Identity and Connecting Cultures with Die Welt - Latest Independent Films
Die Welt poster - Latest Independent Films Last week, I interviewed Alex Pitstra, the director of Die Welt, which screened at the…
Shine: Creating a Style
I found I wasn't happy with the previous tests I had done, mostly in terms of the way they looked. I have since decided to design…
Latest Independent Films - The Revolutionary Optimists is a Catalyst for Change and Women's Empowerment
When is a film more than just a film? How much impact does a story have to have on an audience to make a change? Is being "inspiring"…
Sem Maltsev: Film Annex's Contest Development
This week, I would like to talk about an idea that came to me yesterday. I was inspired by Thomas Courtney. He sent me a link to some…
Online Film Distribution for Longer Shorts and New Directors/New Films
March and April are great months to be in New York City if you want to see the latest independent films. Yesterday, the New Directors/New…
Shine: Experimenting - Production Update
Recently I had the chance to continue experimenting with some different animation techniques to see what will work best for my next…
Music from South Africa, strong and talented South Africans.
Today I want to start with breaking news: Woman gives birth during flight from South Africa to New York.17 years old Fatawmatt Kaba…
Sem Maltsev: Film and Video Production Company
Today I would like to talk about difference between developing countries like Afghanistan and developed countries like USA from film…
HOW TO MAKE MONEY THROUGH A WEBSITE? ONLINE BLOGGING
A writer is "a person who is able to write and has written something". The definition doesn't specify whether or not this happens…
This Week's Recap: How To Empower Women, Latest Independent Films, Interviews
This week, I've been in touch with influential women and men from both the non-profit and the entertainment worlds. Farzana Kashfi…
Best Indie Films
Everybody loves explosions, guns and Angelina Jolie. But from time to time, people feel the need of a pause from the usual blockbusters,…
Music of NYC (RU) / Музыка Нью-Йорка
Я живу в городе, где небо сменяют тучи, облака сменяют туман. Где после солнечного…
Canadian Animation Filmmaker Jeff Chiba on Women's Annex, Afghanistan, and Filmmaking
"Animation is the illusion of life and I really believe that animation would be a great tool to teach kids in Afghanistan to be creative,…
Pinhead Review
Corporate culture is a strange thing to deal with. Anyone who has had any kind of job in an office environment stressful or not. People…
Film Entertainment - Rust and Bone
A French feature length film starring Marion Cotillard, need I say more for you to think Rust and Bone sounds like an entertaining…
Making Money Online
People are more and more interested in money making from internet, because it is more achievable now than in the past. If you are…
Film Entertainment - The Sessions
The brilliant actor John Hawkes becomes his character Mark O' Brien in the latest independent film The Sessions. The…
FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC SHOW IN NYC ON FEBRUARY 8TH. MANHATTAN, LOWER EAST SIDE.
Spending your Friday night just like you spent it the week before, and the week before that isn’t having any positive change…
NEW YORK LIVE CONCERT, AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN BEATS, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls… What I am about to introduce to you is an opportunity to witness a group of talented…
Downtown Live Jazz and Hip Hop Concert, Friday February 8th
There is a large event coming up February 8th, in downtown lower east Manhattan! Film Annex Music TV presents: FKBAND, the new Russian-American…
NEW YORK, LOWER EAST SIDE LIVE MUSIC CONCERT, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
If you have some time to elapse, or want to hang out with friends and not turn your time into waste material, then you will enjoy…
Jazz-Hip-Hop концерт в Ньй-Йорке 8го Февраля.
Привет мальчики, девочки, дяди и тети. Неважно, где вы родились и где живете..…
NYC, Downtown, Lower East side, NEW GENRE – JAZZ-HIP-HOP. February 8th.
The New Genre will be presented in New York City. How many songs do we hear on a daily basis? Most songs share many common characteristics.…
MUSICAL EVOLUTION or Language In songs Doesn't Have To Be Translated
“Oppan Gangnum style” Sound Familiar? This one phrase became known INTERNATIONALLY within months; especially in the US.…
Female Directors Take Sundance Film Festival by Storm, Plus GIRLS RISING - Film Annex Industry News
Today marks the end of Sundance Film Festival's first half. The good news is that there are 5 more days of fun and movie-watching…
MUSIC IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON
Music is the most powerful weapon ever! Each era, each country, each community has its own musical leader, its own musical…
New Independent Filmmakers and Short Films on Film Annex - 1/31/13
Who are the new filmmakers who joined the platform recently, the latest movies presented and the latest news about our directors?…
Wacky Tuesdays - BE MY YOKO ONO by Reptile Youth (Dir. Lucy McRae)
This video will have lovers and haters just like Yoko Ono has lovers and haters. The official music video for Reptile Youth's Be My…
NEW FAMUSICTV ARTISTS - 2013, WEEK 1
Hey Ladies and Gentlemen. Here are 6 new FAMusicTV artists with their independent videos. Let’s see what we have. ***…
NEW INDIE PERFORMER - LUKE MESSIMER (NORTHERN YOUTH BAND)
Hi everyone. I just came from LA, full of emotions and full of energy. Want to explain everything to you, my young readers J First…
FAMusicTV UPDATES, PART 3
FAMusicTV – has turned one month. The end of the world is over, the organization of first FAMusicTV live show is in full swing…
1ST FAMusicTV LIVE SHOW AT DROM CLUB (PART 1)
December 19th, 2012, 5:00 PM... This is 1st FK BAND and JERRRA BLUES Rehearsal: The bands should be fully prepared. They will perform…
FAMusicTV UPDATES WEEK 2 (RU)
Прошедшая неделя была очень разнообразной. Каждый день на официальной странице в FB,…
FAMusicTV UPDATES, WEEK 2
This pAst week was incredibly amazing. Every day on our FB, Twitter, and Tumblr pages we presented video works of different artists.…
FAMusicTV PRESENTS ASSAI MUSIC BAND (RU)
Всем привет! Еще один блог на русском языке. Сегодня героем и объектом для…
NEW FAMusicTV VIDEO - SHORT AND NICE
Today I want to touch a very sensitive and holy topic. I want to discourse about love. L.O.V.E. - how amazing those feelings. You…
NEW FAMusicTV VIDEO - MIDNIGHT SPIN - NEUROIN
December 13, 2012… 8:24 PM… What’s going on?!! The new FAMusicTV video from Midnight Spin Band is hilarious! …
NEW FAMusicTV independent video - The Amplifetes - You/Me/Evolution
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. Do you want to find something fresh? Original? Independent? Spectacular? To watch??? The right…
New FAMusicTV independent video. Johanna and The Dusty Floor - Fishbones
Hi there and Welcome to the Film Annex Music TV (FAMusicTV). Hope the time you spent the last week was amazing. Today, as a…
FAMusicTV Updates, Week 1
The past week has been fully dedicated to the web promotion of the "Dolphin" band, a multifaceted team with quite an impressive history…
The Planet Of My Dream
I don't know why, but out of nowhere, while listening the pianist Alexander Mahnev, I caught myself on thinking about "lost" people.…
Always Sideways - Interview with Writer/Director/Producer Steve Mitchell
Photo by Bruce M. Walker Steve Mitchell showing off his DVD "Always Sideways" In August of 2012, at the Mississauga Independent…
How Many Degrees of Separation on Film Annex?
Over the past months, I've discovered on many occasions that several independent filmmakers on Film Annex know each other and have…
Latest Independent Films - The Central Park Five (2012)
The Central Park Jogger case is revisited in the brave new latest independent documentary film The Central Park Five. In this, Ken…
Winners of ÉCU 2012 screened by Naperville Independent Film Festival
Big thank you to our partners Naperville Independent Film Festival for screening ALL 23 winners from ÉCU 2012 - what…
Latest Independent Films- Escape Fire
Have you heard of the Paley Documentary Film Festival? It's one of the best festivals for documentary film…
Film Annex Launches Success Stories Page for Film and Entertainment Industry
NEW YORK, NY, October 5, 2012 – Film Annex has launched the Success Stories page to highlight the filmmakers…
Latest Independent Films - The Master with Philip Seymour Hoffman
The latest independent film I saw was The Master. It's loosely inspired by the figure L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of…
ZACUTO FILMS ~ A Tool for Filmmakers Today
Though our studio has had a tricked out Zacuto Support Rig at the ready a few feet behind me, only recently had I the pleasure of…
Latest Independent Films - Cosmopolis with Robert Pattinson
David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, his latest independent film, is a thinking man (or woman's) film. This type of film genre…
Chunchi - the people of the children suicides
The French psychologist Olivia de Groc, joins the project to promote a case study on the situation of the children in Chunchi. The…
ÉCU’S PARTNERS FOUR RIVER FILM FESTIVAL AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL – THE YELLOW CARPET
ÉCU’s Partners Four River Film Festival and Youth Film Festival – The Yellow carpet From 12th to…
WHAT TO DO IN PARIS IN SEPTEMBER
Sigh…. It is the time of the la rentrée, or the return from vacation for most Parisians and we all know what…
ÉCU’s partner “Early Bird” European Student Film Festival is now open for submissions!
American Foundation for Bulgaria has the pleasure to invite you to participate in the…
How do *you* brainstorm? (1) Tools of the trade
By Adam Daniel Mezei - my partner in crime for my new film 'The Inner District' Yes indeed, even your PMD gets down and dirty with…
Tips For Holding An Audition
Auditions can be a tricky process. Seeing how an actor can really make or break the film, the auditions are also one of the…
5 Important Steps for Successful Filmmaking
Have you tried to make movies but haven't had much success? Here are five important steps that you might be missing to be more successful…
The Violin - My New Short Film
After about four months of production I finally finished my new short film "The Violin." The film stars Olan Montgomery as Walter,…
Director Abel Ferrara ~ 'No Saints'
The production arm of Film Annex has just released it's latest Web Series project 'No Saints' directed by the legendary New York City…
Video Production in New York
Producing independent films requires completely different approach,than commercial projects. Budgets are small here, and every dollar…
Start Small, Keep Your Costs Down, Dream Big
Shackleton on set (left) & Purkayastha with his beloved truffle oil (right). And good-looks don't hurt a bit. I came across two articles…
Video DSLRs vs Camcorders
I got my first digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera long time ago, when I was a kid. And I was thinking all the time - How great…
Back to Basics- How it applys to Marine Fitness @FILM ANNEX
Back to Basics- When you apply this to working out, you remove everything. You remove the weights, the supplements, and any and all…
Driven to Greatness
As a competitor for the sport of Judo for the almost 20 years, it's very easy to empathize with other athletes. From the emotions…
"It's All About The Process" ~ Abel Ferrara
PURPLE FASHION magazine Spring/Summer 2012 (Vol. III, Issue 17) features a conversation between the artist Spencer Sweeney and the…
Awareness of KONY 2012
The name Joseph Kony is a name that probably doesn't sound familiar to many people. The earth has 7 billion people and recently Joseph…
'The Pill' by J.C.Khoury
New York City based director J.C. Khoury has just shared on the Film Annex platform the trailer and film clip for his new "rom-com"…
My relationship with the Internet
At some point I really believed I was the only person that knew very little about the internet. I grew up doing Judo at eight years…
Best Online Video Platform for Indie Filmmakers #IMHO
Online video platforms: which option is best for today's independent filmmakers? My humble opinion might surprise you.Let's face…
How to be an independent filmmaker
What is the industry definition of an Independent Filmmaker?A professional filmmaker working mostly outside of the studio circuit…
