Mesa International Film Festival

12/04/2025

Check out this delightful video of an artist experimenting with animation on his iPad and later directly on film. Think about techniques like this for your title sequence and other possibilities.

11/18/2025

Robert Rodriguez started with kids and a garage. No one could stop him. No one can stop you either.

Robert Rodriguez

11/09/2025

Are you difficult or just want to be your best?

10/28/2025

19 years old and picked up by Starz!

10/19/2025

Harsh, but true. Mingle, circulate, get in there, and make your presence known, or stay home.

10/13/2025

While the big theaters struggle, some indie cinemas find a way to thrive, and others try new ways to form fan communities and provide something that the big ones can't offer.

Movie-going has been a tradition for a century, but amid threats to the industry, independently-operated theaters are fighting to survive. Michelle Miller re...

10/06/2025

Frances McDormand dropping knowledge on editing.

10/05/2025

The great Barry Sonnenfeld () has some advice you’ve probably never heard before.

08/29/2025

"McConadilla," a slasher comedy directed by and starring Layton Matthews wins for MIFF 2025 Best Narrative Feature! With promoters Cliff Galbraith and Indian Antao.
Special thanks to Visit Mesa

08/29/2025

Red carpet time at Mesa International Film Festival 2025 with Arizona Film Commissioner Matthew Earl Jones (brother of James Earl Jones), promoters Indian Antao and Cliff Galbraith, an industry makeup artist, and the mighty Kevin Altieri.

08/08/2025

Brandon Sanderson on plot twists.

This is a short segment from my 2021 Creative Writing Lectures at BYU. If you want to watch my lectures in their entirety, you can watch all of my 2020 lectu...

08/04/2025

Tickets now available for the Mesa International Film Festival in Mesa, Arizona. https://mesainternationalfilmfestival.com/