Here’s a sampling of film’s at Tribeca so far this week.

A case of bad screenwriting…

There’s Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and now there’s those on steroids

“It’s not ‘what goes around will come around,’ it’s, ‘what you put in is what you get out.’ We want to have it be a meritocracy. If you’re good, it happens organically that people notice and things get made.” – Co-Founder of We Make Movies, Sam Mestman

Meredith Danluck’s “North of South, West of East” Puts You There

Slamdance premiere showcases a sweet cyber-love story.

Q&A with IT FELT LIKE LOVE writer-director Eliza Hittman

“What was it that lead the group of you to start Slamdance? On what basic, independent principles did you found it,” I ask.

“Rejection,” he says.

Happy holidays. Happy reflections. For an indie filmmaker reflection can sometimes be completely and utterly depressing. Especially when they’re the type of filmmaker that looks back and sees six shorts under their belt, four credit cards maxed out and one feature in a MacBook.

This past week, Sundance 2013 announced their festival lineup in all categories. Check out my picks for ‘Most Anticipated Sundance Films.’

Hitchcock is a quirky meditation on madness and the genius that often can spring forth from it.

Up-and-coming writer-director Bruno Miotto navigates the filmmaking world Hollywood-style after making the leap across the pond from Italy four years ago.

AFI Fest’s second night highlighted Tinsle Town’s newer generation with the “Young Hollywood Roundtable,” featuring actors Bella Heathcoate, Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Light Iron has grown exponentially in the last three years since its birth. CEO Michael Cioni gives us a peak inside their success.

As Toronto International Film Festival ramps up for its final weekend and draws to a close on the 16th, some films get applause (“Frances Ha”), some get boos (“To the Wonder”), but most… get sold.

Writer-director Jim Hemphill brings charm, wit, McFly’s mother, and a whole library of extraneous cinephile knowledge to the screen in his newest low-budget film – The Trouble with the Truth.

Melanie Lynskey (“Ever After,” “Up in the Air,” “Heavenly Creatures”) talks awkward kisses, acting rituals and the fear of the unknown in Indie Spotlight’s Q&A.

Film is NOT dead, it’s just changing it’s hairdo.

Rockin’ Reverend is an indie comedy about an agnostic actor turned priest. Brilliant sounding plot? I think yes…

Madeleine Olnek gives her audience an odd and endearing look into the often hazy world of falling in and out of love. And she does so from another world, literally – the planet Zots.

Web content is becoming more audience immersive with shows like “Prank Lab,” “Dirty Work,” and “Squabblers”

Oscar-winning documentarian Gibney brings us pedophilia in the church with SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

The Sundance award-winning documentary premieres tomorrow in select cities and on IFC Films InTheaters.

A little detour from the usual indie-spirited column – check out what Comic-Con 2012 had to offer this year.

Coppola’s indie flick (if you can call an $8 million film backed by the kind of clout that she has an indie at all), Somewhere (2010) was about feeling nothing in a world of so much something.

There’s a new trailer in town, and for a film all about phone sex.

In honor of the oh-so-American holiday and independence at its very core (chasing after your dream, the pursuit of happiness, and all that mush), here is a list the best indies of the year, released between the last two July 4ths in the United States.

Ryan Philander takes the creative process very seriously, which is why he doesn’t ever stop, even when he’s not getting paid. He’s embarked on his biggest task to date – writing, producing and directing a pilot – UNDERBELLY.

Unrequited love leads some men to write beautiful poetry. It leads others to…

Last weekend’s Produced By Conference, held at Sony Studios, presented a valuable panel discussion on what it means to be a producer, why and how.