One of our favorite film festivals to cover in New York City is the First Time Fest, a festival that is devoted to giving first-time filmmakers a chance to exhibit their debut movies. For th... Read more
Like last year, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the closing night awards ceremony for the First Time Fest, which was held at the New York City nightclub 42West. The ceremony continue... Read more
Though there are plenty of notable film festivals based in New York City, I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed last year’s inaugural First Time Fest. Based on the concept that... Read more
One of my favorite film events I have ever covered was this year’s inaugural First Time Fest, which was a film festival made up of films from first-time writers and directors. It also... Read more
My favorite film of the inaugural First Time Fest was Junction, written and directed by Tony Glazer. I had the opportunity to interview Glazer at the prestigious Players Club in New York Ci... Read more
Directing one’s first feature film must be challenging enough. However, apparently that wasn’t enough of a challenge for Seth Fisher — not only has he directed his first f... Read more
A group of four meth addicts — David (Tom Pelphrey), Donald (Neal Bledsoe), Kari (Summer Corckett Moore), and Spot (Harris Doran) are broke and in need to score. David approaches thei... Read more
I think one of the hardest types of films to make are vignette ensemble films, the type of storytelling that Robert Altman perfected in films like Nashville and Short Cuts. More recent take... Read more
Films about relationships are a natural fit for first time filmmakers. Australian writer/director Sophie O’Connor‘s first film, Submerge, focuses on the various relationships co... Read more
Every great director has a first film, and next month the First Time Fest in New York City will hope to discover the next great filmmaker by screening first films by directors from around th... Read more
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