JEFFERSON BEAVERS President "Birdman" — A film student's dream movie, this imaginative black comedy from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is edited to look like one long, bleary take. I [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Kristy Page
December 2014 volunteer in the spotlight: Kristy Page Occupation: Kristy works as an elementary school substitute teacher, and she's studying at National University online to become a special [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer spotlight: Olga Verkhotina
November 2014 volunteer in the spotlight: Olga Verkhotina Occupation: Olga lives in Los Angeles where she works in nonprofit marketing and event planning. "'Communications,' you can say. I work at [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer Spotlight: Rita Bell
October 2014 volunteer in the spotlight: Rita Bell Occupation: For 12 years, Rita has worked as a paralegal at Dowling Aaron Inc. in north Fresno. "I do legal research. I do a wide variety of stuff. [...] Continue Reading
Intern spotlight: Rebecca Horwitz
Summer 2014 intern: Rebecca Horwitz Where did you go to school and what did you study? "I went to UC San Diego. I majored in theater and I minored in earth science." Where does your interest in film [...] Continue Reading
An introduction (in music videos) to Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade likes to mess with your expectations. The British filmmaker directs our July 11 movie, "The Double" to look like a shadowy, gritty film noir built on psychological anxiety, but he [...] Continue Reading
Featured video: An animated discovery
Our featured video this month for "Ernest & Celestine" draws inspiration for its animated stars -- a mouse and a bear, both out on the town for a night at the movies -- not only from the [...] Continue Reading
Meet our 2014 festival short film competition winners
One month has now passed since the 2014 Fresno Film Festival. Here's one last look at this year's award winners in our annual juried short film competition, as well as our audience awards. JOHN [...] Continue Reading