The 12th Annual Edition of Chelsea Film Festival will be presenting 5 Narrative Features, 54 Narrative Shorts, 6 Indie Episodics, and 6 Documentaries directed by Female Directors, totaling 71 titles directed by women. The Official List of Films is below, … The post 12th Annual Chelsea Film Festival Announces Its 2024 Female Directors appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Sophia Fuller: Tell us a little bit about yourself; how did you get started in filmmaking? Ryan Cudahy: This is actually a story I have told quite a bit. I have been passionate about film my entire life. It really … The post Interview with Written by Mike Director Ryan Cudahy. By Sophia Fuller appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

The 12th Annual Edition of Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is releasing the list of narrative and documentary features: 16 Narrative Features have been selected in the 2024 Official Lineup. 7 countries are represented this year: India, Iran, Israel, Lithuania, Switzerland, … The post 12th Annual Chelsea Film Festival Announces Its 2024 Narrative Feature Lineup appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Mary Beth Bauermann: This article takes a deep dive into three of Spike Lee’s films that feature significant compilation soundtracks of American popular music: Malcolm … The post Mary Beth Bauermann, Author of FM 14.3 (2023) Article “‘Wake Up!’ with Narrative Film Music: Optimizing Narrative Power Through Spike Lee’s Compilation Soundtracks of Popular Music” appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Leandra Djomo: My article “Daydreaming” focuses on the distortion of identity caused by VR technology in Satoshi Kon’s 2006 film Paprika and how that distortion … The post Leandra Djomo, Author of FM 14.3 (2023) Article “Daydreaming: An Exposé on VR Technology as a Form of Digital Escapism and Identity Design” appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters is happy to announce the TOC of our final issue of 2023, FM 14.3, which includes the following peer-reviewed: As well as this featurette: These book reviews: Film reviews: And this DVD/Blu-ray review: For more information about this issue, … The post FM 14.3 (2023) TOC Highlights appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Station MVP explores the behind-the-scenes world of a public radio station and the characters who work there. The protagonist Jamie is in over her head—she must navigate a demanding new job, her zany colleagues, and ongoing threats from her estranged … The post Interview with Filmmaker Kim Carr. By Kim Carr and Sophia Fuller appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. A. G. Lawler: “‘Films for Humanity:’ De-victimization of the Female in At Five in the Afternoon and The Milk of Sorrow” addresses the need for … The post A. G. Lawler, Author of FM 14.2 (2023) Article “‘Films for Humanity’: De-victimization of the Female in At Five in the Afternoon and The Milk of Sorrow” appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters: Please tell us about your article that is being published in Film Matters. Johanna Carter: “Translating a Monster: Motherhood and Horror Criteria in Ringu and The Ring” analyzes the shifting tonalities inherent in the cross-cultural process of monster … The post Johanna Carter, Author of FM 14.2 (2023) Article “Translating a Monster: Motherhood and Horror Criteria in Ringu and The Ring” appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more

Film Matters is happy to announce the TOC of FM 14.2 (2023), a jointly edited issue with our partners at Chapman University. It includes the following features, on the theme of “Retrospective 1974: Fifty Years Later,” peer reviewed by Chapman: As … The post Showcasing FM 14.2 (2023) appeared first on Film Matters Magazine ..read more