Here’s our latest interview with Brian Russell. Backstory and why I got into filmmaking AND why Breckenridge Growing up, I was a creative kid and always loved comic books, the movies, and TV, especially sci-fi. I drew, painted, and took photos. There were no artists anywhere in the family, so the marching orders were to … Read more
Meet the Filmmaker of the Month: Andrew Adams about Andrew Adams Andrew Adams is an accomplished independent writer, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. He feature film, AMERICAN MELTDOWN, premiered at Chattanooga Film Festival, where it took home the “Best Feature” award. It has since played nearly twenty additional festivals, won “Best Feature” four … Read more
Here’s our latest interview with 2026 Oscar-winner Joshua Seftel. 1) Tell Breck Film your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? I grew up in upstate New York and experienced antisemitism at a young age. That included name-calling, kids throwing pennies at me, and even someone throwing a rock through the front window … Read more
Interview Questions Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? My father, T.C. Christensen, has been a cinematographer for most of his career, so I was exposed to filmmaking at a very early age. He also was one of the few people in Utah who owned an Avid. (At the time, … Read more
I started out as an actor from a pretty young age, and got my first professional theater gig when I was 8. So right from the jump, I knew I wanted to be in entertainment. I was always trying to convince the other kids on my block to put on shows in the backyard. So … Read more
Chasing Time Filmmaker Questions: Jeff Orlowski-Yang I got into filmmaking through photography. My dad had a dark room in our house and gave me a Nikon FM camera when I was in elementary school. I loved getting our National Geographic magazine every month and saw photography as a great way to see the world. In … Read more
Meet the filmmaker: Isaac Hirotsu Woofter Filmmaker Interview Questions: Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? I started as an actor, got my masters at Columbia University in acting. Some TV, Film, Commercials, tons of stage. I love Shakespeare, but my specialty was physical theater in the style of Vaudeville, … Read more
Meet the filmmaker: Wendy Bednarz Filmmaker Interview Questions: What are the specific qualities that, in your opinion, make a film great? This is a slippery but awesome question because what is great to one person isunwatchable to another. Still to me, a great film has emotional resonance – it can befelt by the viewer whether … Read more
Meet the filmmaker, Marius Anderson Director of 40 BELOW: THE TOUGHEST RACE IN THE WORLD. Filmmaker Bio: Emmy nominated filmmaker Marius Anderson was born in Germany, met his wife in Sweden and moved to her hometown of Duluth, MN. His work as a cinematographer, producer and editor has been featured on Amazon Originals, PBS, CNN, … Read more
Meet the filmmakers, Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev Co-Directors of PORCELAIN WAR. Filmmaker Interview Questions: Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? Neither of us had made a documentary film before. We were collaborating on a projectthat involved animating the art on Slava and Anya’s porcelain figurines. When Russiainvaded Ukraine … Read more
SEPT 17-20, 2026
