May 4, 2018John Sayles at the TCM Film FestivalLast week, John Sayles attended the TCM Film Festival in Los Angeles. While at the festival, John presented two films: ONCE UPON A TIME...
May 30, 2014John and Maggie in Michigan for U-M Symposium and CinetopiaJohn and Maggie are heading to Michigan for the public unveiling of the John Sayles Archive at the University of Michigan. Leading up to...
Mar 25, 2014John Wins Lifetime Achievement PROGIE AwardWe recently learned that John has won the 2013 Lifetime Achievement PROGIE Award from The Progressive. John shares this award with...
Mar 3, 2014The 54th FICCI in ColombiaThis March, John and Maggie will be attending the 54th FICCI film festival in Colombia. The FICCI will be presenting a retrospective of...
Feb 26, 2014News from BoholWe have had an update on the goings-on in Bohol, Philippines, from Cooper Resabal (our Second Second Assistant Director and John’s...
Feb 22, 2014An Update from HawaiiJohn and Maggie have spent February in Hawaii, teaching master classes and doing Q&As at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (where John...
Jan 28, 2014John in Residency as 2014 Inouye Chair in Democratic Ideals at UHawaii at ManoaJohn and Maggie will be spending most of the month of February at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. John will be in residency as the...
Jan 3, 2014129th MLA Annual Convention in ChicagoJohn and Maggie will be in attendance at the 2014 Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention in Chicago, January 9-12. If you’re in...
Nov 19, 2013AMIGO for Bohol: Benefit ScreeningsYou will remember that last month a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines, where AMIGO was filmed. Many of...
Oct 22, 2013Amigo for Bohol UpdateAs we told you yesterday, a recent massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines, where AMIGO was filmed. Many of the...
Oct 21, 2013#AmigoParaSaBohol (Amigo for Bohol)As you may have heard, a few days ago a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the Bohol Province of the Philippines, where AMIGO was filmed. Many...
Sep 23, 2013GO FOR SISTERS — Where to see it soon!As we told you last month, Variance Films has picked up John’s 18th feature film, GO FOR SISTERS, and the movie will be released on...
Aug 22, 2013John and Maggie to Be Honored with Williams College Bicentennial MedalsWilliams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts is the alma mater of both John Sayles and Maggie Renzi. In 1993, on the college’s 200th...
Jul 13, 2013Upcoming Amigo Screening in PlymouthChris Cooper and John on the set of “Amigo” On July 19th at 6:30pm, John, Maggie, and actor Chris Cooper will attend a special screening...
Jun 27, 2013John and Maggie and “100 Bloody Acres”Remember when John and Maggie went to Australia to be mentors for Film Victoria? They stayed in a lovely Victorian spa town called...
Jun 26, 2013AMIGO and the Baryo Living MuseumAll of you fans of AMIGO and particularly the AMIGO cast and crew will be glad to know that Baryo San Isidro lives. Under the direction...
Jun 20, 2013Video and Photos from Troubled Ocean Event at USCBack in April, John was part of an event at The Center for Transpacific Studies at USC called Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the...
Jun 13, 2013Upcoming Four Way Books Pig Roast and ReadingOn June 15th, John will be reading at the upcoming Four Way Books Pig Roast in Millbrook, NY. Four Way Books is a nonprofit literary...
Apr 23, 2013Upcoming Amigo Screening and Panel at USCThe Center for Transpacific Studies presents a Visions and Voices event, Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the Pacific, with directors...
Feb 12, 2013The 20th Anniversary of Passion FishHappy Mardi Gras, everyone! It seems like a fitting day to tell you about a very special happening in Louisiana that recently reminded a...