January 2007

Joppa

interviews

Joppa Restored
This month homegrown web comedy Joppa returns from hiatus (and a spin-off) with the launch of season four and an ever-growing fan base.

His Love of Movies
Boston Phoenix film critic Gerald Peary talks about his first foray into film, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism, screening as a work-in-progress this month.

Divine Collaboration
Director Rufus Chaffee serves up a stew of humor, horror and a dash of spicy naughtiness with his inaugural feature, Divine Intervention, premiering this February.

industry

Tax Time
Massachusetts shakes its tax-heavy reputation with some incentives for film productions which already have begun paying off.

festival previews

The Long and Shorts of It
Be Garrett, Aaron Augenblick and Shimon Dotan talk about their films screening at the Sundance Film Festival this January. 

Shorts Showcase
The Artists’ Exchange Short Film Festival this month in Rhode Island shares resources to promote the arts and showcase local short films.

Blogging: The Arteries of Information
Nashua, New Hampshire native and first-time filmmaker Jason Ong gives his views and perspective on information-spreading through blogging in his film, Citizen Journalism: Pamphlets to Blog debuting this month at the Free Speech Shorts Video Festival at Cambridge Community Television.

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