Story by Taylor Genovese Alan Williams (L) and Eric Schumacher (R) Two local filmmakers – Alan Williams and Eric Schumacher – were guests on KUAT’s popular show ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED on August 12. Both discussed, along with the show’s host Bill Buckmaster, Arizona’s recent decline in the film industry. Cited, among many other things was the [...]
08.20.10 | Columns, Featured | Taylor Genovese
Hello TFM readers! I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself. My name is Taylor Genovese and I have been a filmmaker in Tucson and Southern Arizona for the past 6 or 7 years. I have also been a reader of Tucson Filmmaking Magazine since February 2010. Recently I checked out the [...]
08.18.10 | Columns, Featured, Website News | Taylor Genovese
Editor’s note: I left Tucson a few months ago for greener pastures in Austin, TX – but I didn’t want to see this site go down in flames. So, I put out word that I’d be looking for someone to take the reins and help make sure that the Tucson independent film scene still had [...]
08.18.10 | Website News |
The Loft Cinema has launched the official website for the first ever Loft Film Festival. Here is an excerpt from their ‘about’ page, explaining the festival’s mission: Inspired by the untamed spirit of alternative, cult, independent and foreign movies, The Loft Cinema will be hosting its first international film festival. The Loft Film Fest is [...]
08.15.10 | Local Screenings & Events |
This year’s Golden Gong Awards, the year end ‘smackdown’ at The Loft Cinema that features the winning films from the previous 12 First Friday Shorts events, was a barn burner! The Tullar/Lavoie machine had the biggest presence at the event, representing about half of the films in contention, but that didn’t exactly translate into an [...]
05.8.10 | Contests, Local Screenings & Events |
IMMIGRANT NATION! is a feature documentary film about the modern immigrant rights movement. In particular, it is the story of the struggle of Elvira Arellano, a single mother from Chicago, who fought her deportation. The film also interweaves the stories of individuals, organizations, activists and community leaders united by passion and a concern for justice. [...]
05.5.10 | Local Screenings & Events |