The independent filmmaker's film festival partnered with the Nickels Group to add the new medium during its July 22-30 run in Albuquerque, N.M. "The Duke City Shootout is a festival that celebrates the work of true independent visionaries, and past years have shown that our audiences have really responded to this style of filmmaking," Coppola said. The festival's group of mentors and judges includes Morgan Freeman, Spike Jonze, Peter Fonda, Allison Anders and Tom Waits.

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