Sadly, Friday finally came, and with it our last day of films. We extended our trip two days precisely so we could see a certain film on Friday night. Before that, however, we saw the Short Cuts 3 program, one of several collections of Canadian short films screened by the festival. This collection entitled, “The Making Of…” was of particular interest to us because is...
We are pleased to announce that our 6th annual Short Film Festival will open and close with short films by Don McKellar, acclaimed Canadian director/writer/actor. Most recently screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Monday October 3, 2005 showing at the Coolidge Corner Theatre will mark the shorts’ U.S. premiere, and will be shown out of competition...
Chlotrudis member! The 2019 eligible films page has been loaded! Please review this page for any eligible films released before May 31, 2019 and let me know if you see anything missing. We will try to keep this page as up-to-date as possible, but it takes some work, so we my fall behind. We’re almost halfway through the year! Hope you’re watching some movies...
Every year the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film selects a category and asks its membership to submit their favorite top films. The group’s previous year-end topics have included Best Musicals, Best Sequels and Remakes, and Best Black and White Films. This year, for 2020, members selected their top films for the second decade of the 21st century, 2011 to...
The 27th annual Chlotrudis Awards, the signature event of the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, held its first virtual edition this past weekend, welcoming special guest filmmakers and announcing multiple winners in several of its categories. The top winner. NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS took away 3 Trudies, including two for Eliza Hittman as Best Director...
Bruce McDonald’s PONTYPOOL comes in at #2! Just in time for Halloween, the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film is adding a new twist to its annual tradition of year-end top film lists. For 2021, the society has updated its list of FAVORITE SCARY MOVIES (originally created in 2003), to include the cream of the crop since then. As usual, members were given...
Girl Talk Chlotrudis members are very excited for the return of in-person film festivals, and the Independent Film Festival Boston is one of our favorites, and a great partner for our organization. This year’s festival boasts some really great films, and a particularly strong collection of new docs that are sure to please the many Chlotrudis members who attend. Among...
by Peg Aloi In recent years as “blockbuster” when applied to a film increasingly means “superhero genre” (a genre I’m not particularly interested in), I find myself gravitating more and more towards, well, smaller films. Films that don’t bust the block. Not necessarily low budget films, or films but lesser-known filmmakers, but films that are usually independently...