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An independent film site with reviews, filmmaker interviews, festival coverage and DIY how-tos. Useful for readers who follow low-budget and small-studio releases.
Reviews and interviews centered on independent and festival films.
A feature on an independent AI-animated film heading to theaters, covering the creator's view of where cinema is going and a studio partnership for international distribution. The piece also describes domestic self-distribution through a direct-to-audience grassroots network.
Visit linkAn essay that uses a small Irish credit union robbery from a festival entry to argue that the strongest small heist films focus on the mess rather than the plan. It sits in the features section, alongside a separate piece on why casino heist movies belong to a different era.
Visit linkThe about page traces the site to a xeroxed fanzine first handed out on a university campus, and sets out its aim to champion up-and-coming independent filmmakers. It names the fanzine's founders, Chris Gore and Andre Seewood.
Visit linkFilm Threat covers low-budget and small-studio releases rather than the studio slate, through reviews, filmmaker interviews and festival coverage. Its features range across casino heist movies, gambling films, the social side of cult movie nights, franchises in social gaming and AI in 3D animation. A submit-project page lets independent makers pitch their own work to the site, which keeps the coverage tied to the people making films outside the studios.
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