by Rachel Lambert, Editorial Staff Writer Shelley Page is an awe-inspiring woman with an extraordinary career in the animation industry. She was one of the original Dreamworks Animation team members and is now Dreamworks’ Head of International Outreach. In addition to working in the field herself, she reaches out to young artists in search of […]
by Amanda Saiewitz, PR Head This year’s Fusion Film Festival was jam-packed with amazing panels, incredible conversations with industry professionals, and impressive displays of student work. From our Woman of the Year Reed Morano and the Showrunner Superstars panel with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Janet Tamaro to the Student Showcase and Awards Ceremony, the three-day festival […]
By AlHanouf Al Tamimi, PR Staff Writer The 2015 Fusion Film Festival is here and all I can think about is my excitement for my first Fusion Festival. We, as the Fusion family, can’t mask how thrilled we are about this year’s panels and events, but personally, I can’t wait to be […]
by Siena Richardson, Editorial Staff Writer We had the opportunity to interview Liz Lapadula, Fusion Film Festival sponsor and owner of Kopi Kopi, a Greenwich Village cafe and craft coffee bar specializing in Indonesian coffee and food. Starting March 2nd, Kopi Kopi will be open from 6am-10pm Monday-Thursday, 6am-11pm Friday, 8am-11pm Saturday, and 8am-10pm Sunday. 8 […]
By Amanda Saiewitz and Ben Eisen, PR and Editorial Heads In many ways, 2014 was a great year for female filmmakers. Audiences adored Gillian Robespierre’s hilarious and progressive Obvious Child, Jennifer Kent’s terrifyingly visceral The Babadook, and Ava Duvernay’s authentic and complex Selma. Beyond these few names, however, women were again hugely underrepresented in the industry. According to […]