by Elliot Grove | 22 March, 2021 | Festivals, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Today I am going to be dwelling on the famous Seth Godin quote: The persons (or filmmakers) who fail the most, wins. It might sound like an oxymoron – but it is true. Let me explain why failure is the best teacher and mentor that an independent filmmaker or...
by Raindance | 21 February, 2021 | Directing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
Want to make a movie and want to know how to start? This Independent Filmmaker’s Toolkit will give you some of the essential tools you need in order to compete with the big boys. Step one: Get a script You can make an average film from a great script, but you...
by Steve Conway | 7 January, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
If you’re an individual with a passion for film, you may have considered trying your hand at becoming a filmmaker. Whether you’ve just graduated from film school or are coming at this from a different background, you’ll have to make your first project will be making a...
by Ginger Abbot | 10 December, 2020 | Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
The film industry isn’t immune to hostile work environments. That’s evident in how 2017’s Me Too movement exposed countless sexual assault allegations against Hollywood figures. These situations have started to change for the better in many ways. But there’s still...
by Elliot Grove | 26 January, 2020 | Filmmaking Career, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
There are many ways a filmmaker or screenwriter can mess up. But have you considered the social media mistakes filmmakers make? Well, welcome to the ’20’s! Social media has become a key element in a film’s life cycle and in most filmmaker’s...