By Jonathan Keane

The video that greets you on your first day on the job at The Moneitree Foundation makes very little sense.

A blurred image coalesces stubbornly, revealing a coal-eyed stranger who gazes directly into the camera and grins impishly, his shaved head reflecting a dull blue glow caught from somewhere in the cave-like [...]

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Starting out as a product and graphic designer before moving to motion graphics and directing, Lucas Zanotto fuses classic stop-motion animation with digital motion graphics to produce a beautiful blend of whimsy and gravity. He recently signed with FilmTecknarna, the Stockholm & NY based [...]

by Don Burton

We’re fielding comments and questions for director and motion graphics artist, Lucas Zanotto of FilmTecknarna, the Stockholm & NY based design company known for fusing live action, 2D and 3D animation.  Lucas will be sitting down to record a podcast with us on Thursday 8/19 at 10 am EST.

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By Jennifer Raxter

Recently, I had the opportunity to not only visit one of the best creative resources in downtown New Bedford, MA but I also had the privilege of being let into the psyche of a local filmmaker who has a unique flair for humor and human insight.  Throughout the month of June

The Mass based team behind the feature film UNDERGROUND had their film’s west coast premiere in the Action On Film International Film Festival in Pasadena, California on July 27th.  Writer, director and star, Will Berthaud Jr. along with producer, Jenny Lima, director of photography, Jeremy Traub and actor, Emanuel Ward were present to [...]

By Leila Kaas

Artistic Expression Lives Forever…

Hello, BridgeThinkers. I recently returned from Sweden and now I am back to the US. I had a precious year of experience and studies in Europe. I learned a lot being close to so many different cultures and I am really happy to have embarked on this challenging journey. But [...]

by Lee Minh Sloca

Hi, my name is Lee, and I’m a poetry junkie. I want to talk to you about my poetic addiction

Whether I was speed-reading, rapping, slamming, or free versing, those rhymes pounded straight to the right side of my brain. Those pulses and beats altered my senses of consciousness, giving me an out-of-body [...]

Young filmmakers, now’s your chance to submit your videos to The Rio International Film Festival 2010 in Brazil!  The festival section, Mostra Geração (Generation Exhibit) of videos made by youth, is accepting international submissions until August 6th.

As a section of the Rio International Film Festival Mostra Geração (Generation Exhibit) is [...]

photo courtesy of www.filmnewbedford.com

A series of creative economy roundtables in the “gateway” cities of Massachusetts is demonstrating how an arts, culture and business collaboration can transform a community by building on the creative and social capital unique to a region. The first roundtable took place in New Bedford, MA in February [...]