Category: Filmmaking
Maker of the Week – Christie Olson
Filmmaker, screenwriter, director Age: 23, or, as she puts it, “23 going on 58” Current hometown:...
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Albany short ‘Our Harlem’ debuts Friday
Albany filmmaker Michael Sloman is debuting his short film “Our Harlem” at 7:30 p.m....
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Maker of the Week – Kyle Kleege
Filmmaker, screenwriter, director Age: 32 Current hometown: Albany Current project: Completing...
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Maker of the Week – Serena Kovalosky
Gourd sculptor, writer, filmmaker, curator Current hometown: Whitehall Age: 63 Current project:...
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Maker of the Week – Jermaine Wells
Writer, director, actor, DJ, musician Current hometown: Schenectady Current project:...
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Opalka Gallery looks to build community with new Female Auteur film series
Featured image from “Morvern Callar” Female directors are the focus of a new film...
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Soundtracking your indie film
Featured photo a still from “The Night We Met” a film directed by Jon Russell Cring...
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Our most-read film stories of 2019
Ben Stiller appears at film conference in Albany Photo by Richard Lovrich. 2. Local filmmaker to...
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Game Changers 2019: Film explosion
Is it New York’s film tax credit? Is it the scenery? Whatever it is, HBO located a number of major...
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Cring: Cinema Cultural Exchange gives filmmakers access to the industry
The Capital Cinema Cultural Exchange (CCCE), a filmmaking lab in the tradition of Sundance,...
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Troy’s Jared Balog makes horror look good
A few years ago, I was on set assisting my friend Alex Merkin, who was directing a film for the...
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HBO filming ‘Plot Against America’ at Lumberyard in Catskill
Image thanks to HBO. A major HBO miniseries is using The Lumberyard in Catskill as its home base...
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