One day back in September of 2006, I met three people that would drastically alter the direction of my life: Eugene Hernandez, Brian Brooks and James Israel. At the time, they made up pretty much the entire staff of indieWIRE (as it was then written), and they had been looking for a local writer to help them cover the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the recommendation of a friend of a friend (thanks, Brad Horvath and Basil Tsiokos!), they chose me — and I can't really fathom what my life would be like now if they hadn't. The following year they hired me on permanently, setting my initial task as going to Cannes to cover the festival, no less (which will always remain the exceptionally glamorous reason I got my first passport). I've been employed in some capacity ever since, which makes saying goodbye pretty daunting. Read More: For Your Consideration...
- 12/30/2015
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
The Palm Springs ShortFest has announced that highly-acclaimed writer/director Gus Van Sant will be presented with the ShortFest Spirit of Short Film Award as part of a special Directing Master Class presentation celebrating his work in film. A selection of his short films will be shown on Saturday, June 23rd at 2:30 p.m. with a discussion headed by Festival Director Darryl Macdonald. Van Sant, who earned Oscar nominations for "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk," was previously honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2009 when he received the Sonny Bono Visionary Award.
I personally salute the Palm Springs ShortFest. It is such a grassroots effort that honor the diversity and talent of many striving filmmakers. And most of the films shown move on to win Oscars such as "Freeheld" which won Best Documentary Short in 2008.
The Palm Springs ShortFest happens on June 19th to the 25th. For more details,...
I personally salute the Palm Springs ShortFest. It is such a grassroots effort that honor the diversity and talent of many striving filmmakers. And most of the films shown move on to win Oscars such as "Freeheld" which won Best Documentary Short in 2008.
The Palm Springs ShortFest happens on June 19th to the 25th. For more details,...
- 6/13/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Chaz Bono (center) turned up at the Queer Brunch Sunday and ran into iW's own Peter Knegt (left) and Brad Horvath from Ouat Media! under a sunny sky. Bono is the subject of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato's doc, "Becoming Chaz" (Sundance Documentary Premieres section), which will screen beyond Park City on Own in May. The film is a journey into Sonny and Cher's child who, according to a Sundance ...
- 1/24/2011
- Indiewire
Ouat Media Distribution, North America’s largest international short film distribution company, has named Brad Horvath their new head of acquisitions. Horvath's previous work centered primarily around television and feature film production (notably Thom Fitzgerald's AIDS drama "3 Needles"), and he also produced short films, music videos and documentaries (Dolly Parton literacy doc "The Book Lady") that have been licensed to television and have screened at international film festivals. “We are ...
- 1/7/2011
- Indiewire
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