Filmmakers Collaborative

"...Ten working class women from Mumbai are the co-directors of the new movie Mast Mahila Mandali –- that's Hindi for Cool Ladies Club –- which had its premiere this spring in Mumbai's iconic, 1930s art-deco style Regal theater for an audience of 1,200 that included families and neighbors of the novice directors as well as cinephiles and media professionals."

'Cool Ladies Club' is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.

"...Numerous social media apps will be banned for under-16s in the UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer introduced landmark legislation and a promise to deliver “world leading action.”

The likes of X, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok will become unavailable to teenagers in the nation, following the lead of Australia, which introduced a full ban late last year."

UK Introduces Social Media Ban For Under 16s Inc X, YouTube, TikTok The UK has brought in a social media ban for under 16s that includes X, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Reddit.

"...With his handlebar mustache, bushy hair, black horn-rimmed glasses and extravagant bow ties, he was one of the nation’s most recognizable characters, a composite caricature of Groucho Marx, William Howard Taft and a Jim Henson puppet. His punchy wry wit may have borrowed from Woody Allen and Mark Twain, but it played well in Peoria."

Gene Shalit, Film Critic Bristling With Hair and Puns, Dies at 100 One of the nation’s most recognizable characters, he delivered his wacky commentary for more than 40 years on the “Today” show.

On the latest episode of The Town podcast, host Matt Belloni is joined by film producer Mynette Louie, a cohead of creative producing and assistant professor at Columbia University, to explain how the money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit.

They use Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the most and the least, and the state of indie film distribution.

The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out Matt is joined by film producer Mynette Louie, a cohead of creative...

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW

🎙️ On this episode of Making Media Now, host Michael Azevedo is joined by filmmakers Paul Wagner and Ellen Casey Wagner to discuss their stunning documentary Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light. Georgia O'Keeffe: the Brightness of Light

🌵 Narrated by Hugh Dancy and featuring Claire Danes as the voice of Georgia O’Keeffe, the film traces the iconic artist’s journey from the Midwest to New York’s modern art scene and ultimately to the landscapes of New Mexico that inspired some of her most celebrated work.

🖼️ Through letters, archival footage, and O’Keeffe’s own words, the documentary offers an intimate portrait of an artist whose bold vision transformed American art.

🎧 Listen now: https://fcmakingmedia.podbean.com/e/georgia-okeeffe-the-brightness-of-light-depicts-a-visionary-american-icon/

"...In terms of technology, every corner of the film and TV business is grappling with the impact that artificial intelligence will have. Seftel hopes there is an upside.

'A lot of us believe AI may actually help documentary, because people are going to, and probably already are, craving reality, truth and real imagery. The world will be flooded with more synthesized content, so documentary will become like organic produce. It will be stamped: this is real.'..."

Monte-Carlo TV Festival: Joshua Seftel Talks Urgency & Innovation Jury chair Joshua Seftel discusses documentary trends, AI, and distribution challenges ahead of the Monte-Carlo TV Festival.

The Aaron Sorkin-penned theatrical version of this story is headed our way in the fall.

In our Making Media Now conversation with the makers of "Your Attention Please" we discuss how we got here.

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Now available for streaming on all VOD platforms: Georgia O'Keeffe: the Brightness of Light.

Check out the trailer for this riveting film and take a listen to a conversation with filmmakers, Paul Wagner and Ellen Casey Wagner on the latest Making Media Now (link in Comments).

Film Trailer — Georgia O'Keeffe Film

A new HBO documentary, Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World), which debuted Sunday, looks at the group's origins and impact.

Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White set three principles for the band to follow: write music for a universal audience, evolve consciousness and change the world.

Earth, Wind & Fire documentary explores band's creative genius A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson.