The indie feature Damage Done (produced by MCS member Peter Bruno) is now available for purchase … and you’ve got lots of options. As part of the From Here To Awesome film festival, you can buy the movie on DVD at indieflix or download it at Caachi. Or get it straight to your set-top box at Vudu. While you’re at it, you can also...

A new expanded Summer version of TromaDance will be taking place September 26th-28th in Franklin Indiana. The new festial is part of the transformation of TromaDance from a festival into a fully immersive film experience featuring a larger screening schedule, panel discussions and various hands on workshops all geared towards meeting the needs of e...

DFF Promo from Disposable Film Festival on Vimeo. The Disposable Film Festival has extended the deadline for entries to their 2008 festival to August 31st. The concept behind the DFF is that all entries be created on some form of disposable media. According to the site, this media would encompass “non-professional devices such as one-time use...

Celtx has quickly become a much loved application in low-budget filmmaking circles. The fast adoption of the screenwriting software was probably due primarily to it’s price (it’s free). Early versions of the application were buggy and left a little to be desired. But, thanks to Celtx’s dedicated developers (and the open source com...

Pankoke is still accepting submissions for the issue with a deadline of July 20, 2008. MICRO-FILM 8 will be a 64-page opus (with our first-ever, full-color cover!) that takes a refreshed look at current and upcoming independent cinema. Many of your favorite writers will return for this go-round, such as L. Rob Hubbard and Anthony Zoubek, and will ...

However, with the latest redesign of MCS, the forums kind of got lost amidst everything else. They’ve still been humming along in the background, but we wanted to bring them front and center. You’ll now find the five most recent discussions listed in the sidebar on every page of the site. If you’re curious what it’s all ab...

Alex Ferrari is making quite a name for himself. In 2005 he directed the $8,000 short that could: Broken. Ferrari has continued to exploit digital technology to give his projects a very impressive scope and professional sheen. Nothing has changed with his latest offering, Red Princess Blues: The Book of Violence, an animated short, written and co-...

The Blue November MicroFilm Festival has announced it is seeking entries for its sixth annual festival. The festival is an intimate affair, held in a Coffee House in Seattle. Best of all, there is no entry fee. Here are the details straight from festival organizer Captain Chambers: The Sixth Annual Blue November MicroFilmFest is a totally free fe...

The short is a lot of fun to watch and the design and animation is quite simply - eye popping. Lucky for us, MK12 has made it available to watch online for free via Ventilate.ca. I’m not sure how long it will be up, so do yourself a favor and download the high-res MP4. It’s well worth the download time. [Via Josh Oakhurst] ...

One of the things that I love about the world of no-budget movie making is the poverty-inspired ingenuity. Resourceful filmmakers have devised ways to build D.I.Y. dollies, c-stands, car mounts and just about other piece of production technology. But here’s one I haven’t seen: a $3 mount for your boom mic. (more…) ...