HIFF Filmmaker Alumni: Louis CK (Renaissance Man)

Posted by Film Festival Staff in 20 Years of HIFF, Home Page Feature, Independent Film News

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The year was 1998 -- six years after the birth of the Internet and six years before Facebook, Twitter and social media would change the world.  Bill Clinton, serving his second term as President of the United States, was embroiled in a scandal with an intern that would rock the country.  Hollywood enjoyed record-breaking box office numbers as Americans, reveling in a robust economy, flocked to theaters in droves...

From Film Fans to Filmmakers – YouTube and Other Digital Platforms Transform Filmmaking

Posted by Film Festival Staff in Home Page Feature, Independent Film News

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Featured Post written by Richard Bever (Producer & Co-President, Chill Films) When HIFF was launched twenty years ago, creating a short film was typically a substantial undertaking. It often required a backpack full of cash (or a healthy credit limit), access to expensive equipment, and often weeks/months of preparation and execution. Flash forward to the Facebook Age, where short-filmmaking can be as...