Napa Valley known as wine country once again magically transformed into movie country with a touch of “Hollywood.” The third annual Napa Valley Film Festival—November 13-17th 2013—showcased 125 independent films to enthusiastic audiences....
Documentaries are a great way to be introduced to new ideas and learn about important issues, but they can also serve as a bridge to other countries and communities across the world....
A New Partner Silverdocs, the premiere documentary festival in the Washington DC area, as well as a huge boon to the Silver Spring area, is getting some major changes. Its new iteration, which was announced just last week, will be known as AFI Docs Film Festival and...
If your looking for a fun little excursion and have a hankering for a different kind of cinema, check out the Filmfest DC. They're collection, which plays till Sunday the 21st, is pretty impressive with over 80 features, documentaries and shorts from all corners of the...
One of the obvious reasons why Word Wizards, Inc. loves Docs in Progress (DIP) http://docsinprogress.org/ is that they coach for projects with tons of interview footage. We at “The Wiz” thrive on transcribing dozens of hours of talking head interviews per week. Transcription is very...
I recently volunteered at a panel, at the DC Independent Film Festival, about the history of movie theaters and palaces in the city of Washington D.C. During this panel, several images of old movie theaters that have been torn down were shown and their details...
This past weekend the Annapolis Film Festival kicked off to some pretty critical acclaim. The festival, which ran from the 21 - 24, seeks to establish the city of Annapolis as a prime breeding ground for different filmmakers to come and show different perspectives through...