by Ate de Jong | 6 June, 2017 | Directing, Filmmaking Career
The most glamorous job in the film industry is that of a film director. Everyone wants to direct. There are seven deadly sins film directors make (even the experienced ones). Avoid these and you stand an excellent chance of launching your career. Seven Deadly Sins...
by Elliot Grove | 28 May, 2017 | Directing, In Our Opinion
Our greatest cult film directors often don’t get the recognition they deserve. Most top director lists contain only a few directors who could legitimately be described as “cult.” With the assistance of Judy Berman over at Flavourwire we are making an attempt to...
by Raindance | 7 October, 2015 | Directing, News, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey – the taut pyschological thriller writtern by Mark Rogers and directed by Ate De Jong (Drop Dead Fred) has hit the UK charts and is currently at #12 on iTunes. Watch the trailer here If you are in the UK you can buy the film on a...
by Ate de Jong | 5 August, 2015 | Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
My birthday. I speed in my old vintage Jaguar towards a small dinner party and hastily turn from Doheny onto Sunset Boulevard. A motorcycle cop pulls me over. He has no clemency with the date and issues me a ticket. In California you can redeem certain traffic...
by Ate de Jong | 12 May, 2015 | Directing, In Our Opinion
My daughter Mea just won best European student film in Berlin plus the audience award. My other daughter Lois received a congratulatory letter that she got admitted to the Film academy. (some fatherly pride here) We’re now a dynasty. And while celebrating in a lavish...
