Just a few quick notes from around the web:
Gas Powered Games (Supreme Commander 2, Dungeon Siege Universe) founder has laid the company on the line with a Kickstarter campaign, and in this emotional update video explains why laying off part of his staff was something he needed to do. Watch the video, it’s NOT what you’d expect. (Some context for you.) (more…)
This week film journalist and filmmaker Amanda Mae Meyncke takes a look at the uphill battle women directors face in Hollywood through the lens of the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women and her own personal experience. In the third of three parts, Meyncke shares her own experiences as a director. [Read the first part of this series here.]
I never wanted to direct. Like many women I loved movies from a young age yet rarely saw films that spoke to my experiences. Which is fine, not every action film or romantic comedy speaks directly to our own personal experiences, but they often resonate because of some elements of truth that are shared by all stories. (more…)
