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Braff tells THR that he turned to Kickstarter over financiers because, "When you’re trying to make these smaller personal art films, the idea of giving final cut away to someone else, it doesn’t make any sense for me." Zach Braff is hoping the internet will kickstart his writing/directing career back to life.

Critic Roger Ebert is receiving an award from Robert Redford's Sundance Institute for his support of independent cinema. Sundance leaders said Thursday that Ebert will receive their Vanguard Leadership Award at a benefit for the institute June 5 in Los Angeles.

Some tell British theater staff they didn't know film lacked dialogue, was in black-and-white.

Six independent filmmakers have been detained in Iran, the BBC said Monday, describing it as an attempt to pressure the international broadcaster over its coverage of the country's clerical regime.

Walt Disney Co.'s $660 million sale of Miramax Films to a group of investors closed Friday, finally ending the drama in which the entertainment giant struggled to find a buyer for the art-house studio.

'Snow and Ashes' takes grand jury prize -- Slamdance's 16th annual fest wrapped Thursday night with the announcement of the fest's winners.

The Miramax offices in New York and Los Angeles will close their doors today.

Viacom's Paramount Pictures is looking at a sequel to current hit release "Paranormal Activity."

The MPAA has previously been critical of the negative effect it says BitTorrent has on the movie industry, but a recent experiment in a Norwegian movie theater shows that it might actually be of use to them.

A budding British director is enjoying success on a shoestring at Cannes with "Colin," a new zombie feature that cost a scarcely believable $70 to make.