Veteran Executive Producer Christina Sibul Celebrates Premier of Film “Monica”
What do film producers do? If you’ve ever been confused about the ambiguous distinction between executive producers, line producers, or even development producers, you’re not alone. Producers take on a variety of different roles within the film industry, but it’s not always clear what those roles can mean. In an effort to illuminate the vital […]
NYFF 2022: Filmmaker Elisabeth Subrin Spotlights “Last Tango in Paris” actress Maria Schneider in Her Experimental Short “MARIA SCHNEIDER, 1983”
When 19-year-old actress Maria Schneider agreed to perform the leading role in Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 film, “Last Tango in Paris”, there was no rape scene in the original script. The actress told The Daily Mail in 2007 that the particularly brutal scene was added last-minute during filming, when Bertolucci and Maria’s co-star Marlon Brando (thirty […]
Tribeca 2022: “Battleground” Director-Producer Cynthia Lowen discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking
Driven by curiosity and a passion for social justice, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Cynthia Lowen uses the power of story to investigate difficult issues that often go overlooked; her debut documentary feature, 2011’s “Bully”, investigated a crisis of suicide motivated by bullying in American schools. It was nominated for two Emmys, shortlisted for the Oscars, screened at The White House and […]