This Week in Indies – 1/8/16

A weekly collection of articles, interviews, and filmmaker tips to keep you in the know.

VOD News

David Fincher, Charlize Theron Team for Mindhunter Netflix Series

The Man in the High Castle Is Amazon’s Most-Watched Original

Longtime Film Diarist Caveh Zahedi Is Trying a Fresh Approach.

Controversy Continues to Build Buzz for Netflix Series Making a Murderer

Filmmaker Tips & Tricks

Top 10 Social Media Mistakes Filmmakers Make

An Indie Producer’s Foray into Distribution

Interview: Emily Best – Seed and Spark

Lessons from the Social Posts around Star Wars for Indie Filmmakers

What to Watch

15 International TV Shows to Binge-Watch

Critics Pick the Best Films and Performances of 2015 in Indiewire’s Annual Poll

Short of the Week Selects Best Short Films of 2015

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2016 According to Indiewire’s Year-End Critics Poll

Industry by the Numbers

2015 Indie Distributor Scorecard

Top 10 Day and Date Films of 2015

Tax Incentives Return to California

Masterclass – Master Filmmakers

Haskell Wexler on His 1969 masterpiece – Medium Cool

Brett Ratner on Why He Makes Big Movies and His Advice to First-Time Filmmakers

Crowdfunding Update

All Earthly Constraints

Awards and Festivals

Schleiff to Top Investigation Discovery

Palm Springs Film Fest: Directors of Oscar-Shortlisted Foreign Language Films to Participate in Panel

2016 Tribeca Film Festival Unveils New Storytellers Program

Funny Stuff

Matt Damon Must Be an Important Guy

Tarantino Death Toll