Filmmaker is a quarterly publication magazine covering issues relating to independent film. The magazine was founded in 1992 by Karol Martesko-Fenster, Scott Macaulay and Holly Willis. The magazine is now published by the IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project), which acts in the independent film community.[1]

Filmmaker
EditorScott Macaulay
CategoriesCinema
FrequencyQuarterly
Circulation60,000
First issueOctober 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)
CompanyIndependent Filmmaker Project
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitefilmmakermagazine.com
ISSN1063-8954

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With a readership of more than 60,000, the magazine includes interviews, case studies, financing and distribution information, festival reports, technical and production updates, legal pointers, and filmmakers on filmmaking in their own words.[citation needed]

The magazine used to be available outside the US in London but has not been on sale in the UK since early 2009.[citation needed]

Annual features edit

25 New Faces of Independent Film: Each year (typically in the Summer issue), Filmmaker publishes its list of independent film's emerging talent. The list typically contains directors, producers, actors and animators. Past lists have featured Ryan Gosling, Andrew Bujalski, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Greg Pak, Oren Peli, Miranda July, Tze Chun, Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass, Zoe Kazan, Lena Dunham, Rooney Mara, Azazel Jacobs, Craig Zobel, Elliot Page, and Hilary Swank.[citation needed]

List of "25 New Faces of Indie Film" from 1998–2023 edit

Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

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2011 edit

2012 edit

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2014 edit

2015 edit

2016 edit

  • Sasha Lane
  • Tom Rosenberg
  • Ricardo Gaona
  • Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan
  • Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang
  • Amman Abbasi
  • T. W. Pittman and Kelly Daniela Norris
  • Jess dela Merced
  • Jerónimo Rodríguez
  • Graham Swon
  • Katy Grannan
  • Sonia Kennebeck
  • Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis
  • MEMORY
  • Connor Jessup
  • Shawn Peters
  • John Wilson
  • James N. Kienitz Wilkins
  • Macon Blair
  • New Media Ltd.
  • Brian McOmber
  • Destini Riley and Nicholas Pilarski
  • Ben Petrie

2017 edit

  • Laura Moss
  • Robin Comisar
  • Andrew Fitzgerald
  • Ricky D'Ambrose
  • Sam Kuhn
  • Carmine Grimaldi
  • Nellie Kluz
  • Nilja Mu'min
  • Chase Whiteside and Erick Stoll
  • Elan and Jonathan Bogarin
  • Alexa Lim Haas
  • Celine Held and Logan George
  • Liza Mandleup
  • Cirocco Dunlap
  • Ana Maria Vijdea
  • Beth de Araújo
  • Jonathan Olshefski
  • Nabil Elderkin
  • Jessica Kingdon
  • Ilana Coleman
  • Rachel Wolther and Alex H. Fischer
  • Sofía Subercaseaux
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr.
  • Ja'Tovia Gary

2018 edit

  • Charlotte Wells
  • Mariama Diallo
  • Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei
  • Helena Howard
  • Kamau Bilal
  • Richard Van
  • Means of Production
  • Paloma Martinez
  • Carey Williams
  • Aymar Jean Christian
  • Marnie Ellen Hertzler
  • Assia Boundaoui
  • Miko Revereza
  • Brad Bischoff
  • Hannah Peterson
  • Sebastián Pinzón Silva
  • Jomo Fray
  • Andrew Bruntel
  • Alison Nguyen
  • Sky Hopinka
  • Z Behl
  • Crystal Kayiza
  • Melika Bass
  • Meredith Zielke & Yoni Goldstein
  • Channing Godfrey Peoples

2019 edit

  • Micaela Durand and Daniel Chew
  • Sephora Woldu
  • Andrew Patterson
  • Deniz Tortum
  • Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan
  • Alison O'Daniel
  • Diana Peralta
  • Lance Oppenheim
  • Matthew Puccini
  • Meghan Fredrich
  • A.V. Rockwell
  • Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
  • Bo McGuire
  • Courtney Stephens
  • Sudarshan Suresh
  • Norbert Shieh
  • Michaela Olsen
  • Todd Chandler
  • Jessica Dunn Rovinelli
  • Haley Elizabeth Anderson
  • Barbara Cigarroa
  • Carlo Mirabella-Davis
  • Courtney and Hillary Andujar
  • Faren Humes
  • Billy Chew

2020 edit

2021 edit

  • Fox Maxy
  • Rebecca Adorno
  • Daniel Garber
  • Faye Ruiz
  • Jude Chehab
  • Omnes Films
  • Jason Park
  • Frederic Da
  • Suneil Sanzgiri
  • Annalise Lockhart
  • Nate Dorr & Nathan Kensinger
  • Anthony Banua-Simon
  • Karishma Dube
  • Michelle Uranowitz & Daniel Jaffe
  • Naz Riahi
  • Meg Smaker
  • Ramzi Bashour
  • Wang Qiong
  • Andrew Norman Wilson
  • Isabel Castro
  • Sushma Khadepaun
  • Jordan Lord
  • Nira Burstein
  • Kate Gondwe
  • Jazmin Jones

2022 edit

  • Xenia Matthews
  • Erin Johnson
  • Ellie Foumbi
  • Ariela Barer
  • Elizabeth Nichols
  • Sam Max
  • Chenliang Zhu
  • Gabriela Ortega
  • Antonio Marziale
  • Tina Satter
  • Jorge Sistos
  • Lucy Kerr
  • Alec Moeller
  • Michele Mansoor
  • Ash Goh Hua
  • Darol Olu Kae
  • Georden West
  • Edy Modica
  • Walter Thompson-Hernández
  • Tij D'oyen
  • Franklin Ritch
  • Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan
  • Zandashé Brown
  • Alex Morelli
  • Jordan Strafer

2023 edit

  • Dwayne LeBlanc
  • Abby Harri
  • Zachary Epcar
  • John Rosman
  • Nyala Moon
  • Sue Ding & Sarah Garrahan
  • Craig Quintero
  • Wes Goodrich
  • Sarah Friedland
  • Jess X. Snow
  • Alex Prager
  • Daniel Chein
  • Maegan Houang
  • Faye Tsakas
  • Philip Thompson
  • Kayla Abuda Galang
  • Dustin Waldman
  • Jane M. Wagner
  • Samm Hodges
  • Rachel Walden
  • Aurora Brachman
  • Ben Brewer
  • Juliana Barreto Barreto
  • Mackie Mallison
  • Rashad Frett

References edit

  1. ^ McNary, Dave (2016-05-23). "Independent Filmmaker Project Selects 10 Projects". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ Guerrasio, Jason (July 22, 2008) "25 New Faces Alumni". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Knegt, Peter (July 19, 2012) "Here's Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film for 2012". Indiewire. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Macaulay, Scott (July 20, 2011) "25 New Faces of Independent Film – 2011" Archived February 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "25 New Faces" (July 20, 2010). Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film" (Summer 2009). Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Bernstein, Paula. (July 18, 2013) "Filmmaker Magazine Names 2013's '25 New Faces of Independent Film'". Indiewire. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2017 | Series |".
  9. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2018 | Series |".
  10. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2019 | Series |".
  11. ^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2020 | Series |".

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