The New Orleans 48-hour Film Project is the local version of the 48-hour Film Project taking place in more than 100 cities across the U.S. this summer.
Screenwriters Down South Meetup will host Producer Micah Haley to discuss ‘The Old Way’ at Juban’s in Baton Rouge
Screenwriters Down South is a public Meetup group in Baton Rouge organized to provide camaraderie for writers and filmmakers in the Louisiana film community. The group will gather for its summer discussion series on July 6th at the event hosted by Nick Savides and Joe Vuci, and guest speaking at the July Meetup will be Micah Haley, Producer of The Old Way.
Louisiana filmmakers, assemble! NOVAC to host two evening workshops next week
Louisiana filmmakers, read more to learn how you can grow your network and expand your filmmaking knowledge through NOVAC’s Indie filmmaker classes.
“A midwife of stories” – LPB Executive Producer Linda Midgett talks about public media storytelling and encourages independent filmmakers
Executive Producer at Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Linda Midgett helps lead the mission to entertain, educate, and inform the people of Louisiana. We talked to Linda about what it is like to serve as the Executive Producer at LPB, and how her experience as a showrunner, director, and producer is serving to grow the next generation of filmmakers.
The 2023 Black Film Festival of New Orleans is here – Festival Director Gian Smith tells us about the films, performances, and strengthening community
Find festival info, performance schedules, and what Festival Director Gian Smith is excited about for the 2023 Black Film Fest of New Orleans.
The 2023 New Orleans French Film Festival starts March 9th – Here’s the full film lineup
The 26th annual New Orleans French Film Festival starts March 9th, and here’s the full film lineup for the 2023 New Orleans French Film Festival.
Support independent Louisiana filmmakers at the 2023 New Orleans Film Society Gala
The 2023 New Orleans Film Society Gala will take place at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport on Saturday, April 22nd, as a fundraiser to support Louisiana filmmakers.
New Orleans Director Jonathan Isaac Jackson brings ‘Big Chief, Black Hawk’ and the tradition of Mardi Gras Indians to the WORLD Channel and PBS
Director Jonathan Isaac Jackson is a born-and-raised New Orleans filmmaker whose films show a pronounced depth and sense of responsibility to accurately depict Black history and culture in New Orleans. His documentary Big Chief, Black Hawk immerses the viewer in “the culture” and the meaning and background behind the tradition of masking for Mardi Gras Indians.
Director and Fable House’s own Misty Talley to host NOVAC editing workshop
Director and Editor Misty Talley will host the workshop “Editing Theory in Practice” at the NOVAC campus in New Orleans on Thursday, March 2nd. The “Editing Theory in Practice” workshop is an intermediate course and will cover editing theory, analyzing coverage, cutting compelling conversations, creating tension, coherent action beats, and even editing with VFX plates. The session will also focus on helping filmmakers improve their Adobe Premiere Pro skills.