John Sayles at the TCM Film Festival
Last week, John Sayles attended the TCM Film Festival in Los Angeles. While at the festival, John presented two films: ONCE UPON A TIME...
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- May 30, 2014
John and Maggie in Michigan for U-M Symposium and Cinetopia
John 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, 2014
John Wins Lifetime Achievement PROGIE Award
We recently learned that John has won the 2013 Lifetime Achievement PROGIE Award from The Progressive. John shares this award with...
- Mar 3, 2014
The 54th FICCI in Colombia
This March, John and Maggie will be attending the 54th FICCI film festival in Colombia. The FICCI will be presenting a retrospective of...
- Feb 26, 2014
News from Bohol
We have had an update on the goings-on in Bohol, Philippines, from Cooper Resabal (our Second Second Assistant Director and John’s...
- Feb 22, 2014
An Update from Hawaii
John 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, 2014
John in Residency as 2014 Inouye Chair in Democratic Ideals at UHawaii at Manoa
John 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, 2014
129th MLA Annual Convention in Chicago
John 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, 2013
AMIGO for Bohol: Benefit Screenings
You 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, 2013
Amigo for Bohol Update
As 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, 2013
GO 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, 2013
John and Maggie to Be Honored with Williams College Bicentennial Medals
Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts is the alma mater of both John Sayles and Maggie Renzi. In 1993, on the college’s 200th...
- Jul 13, 2013
Upcoming Amigo Screening in Plymouth
Chris 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, 2013
John 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, 2013
AMIGO and the Baryo Living Museum
All 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, 2013
Video and Photos from Troubled Ocean Event at USC
Back in April, John was part of an event at The Center for Transpacific Studies at USC called Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the...
- Jun 13, 2013
Upcoming Four Way Books Pig Roast and Reading
On 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, 2013
Upcoming Amigo Screening and Panel at USC
The Center for Transpacific Studies presents a Visions and Voices event, Troubled Ocean: Filmmakers Imagine the Pacific, with directors...
- Feb 12, 2013
The 20th Anniversary of Passion Fish
Happy Mardi Gras, everyone! It seems like a fitting day to tell you about a very special happening in Louisiana that recently reminded a...