Leslye Headland on Theater vs. Film
by Jacob Appet on September 12, 2012[flv:https://s3.amazonaws.com/Video_2012_Misc/2012_Leslye+Headland+on+Theater+vs.+Film-H.264+LAN+Streaming.mov 580 240]
Leslye Headland on the difficulty of making the jump.
Alrick Brown on Being a Black Filmmaker
by Jacob Appet on August 7, 2012[flv:https://s3.amazonaws.com/Video_2012_Misc/2012_Alrick+Brown+on+Being+a+Black+FilmmakerStreaming.mov 580 240]
Alrick Brown discusses unique challenges that face minority filmmakers.
From the IFP’s recent Industry Connect Event with DCTV and the NYTVF
Film Project Markets, Dissected
by Mynette Louie on April 2, 2012Film Independent's Fast Track project market
Sometimes I feel like a traveling salesman, going from festival to festival selling my finished films, and from market to market pitching my new projects. I recently participated in my ninth project market on the “filmmaker” side, and I’ve done four of them …
Music for Film: Utilizing ASCAP as a Filmmaker
by Jordan Passman on January 19, 2012Jordan Passman (scoreAscore.com) interviews Sue Devine, Senior Director, Creative Services, Film/TV for ASCAP in NYC.
Passman: What is ASCAP? What do they do and how can they be a resource to filmmakers?
Devine: ASCAP is America’s leading performing rights organization. We’re a membership association owned and run by our more than 420,000 …
Finding the Right Composer for Your Project: Easy as 1, 2, 3.
by Jordan Passman on October 11, 20111. Hire a professional, and choose carefully! If you have the budget, call a top agency and hire John Williams…I mean, he really is the best! He did the theme for Star Wars! Unfortunately, for 99.9% of filmmakers today, (and those who aren’t Steven Spielberg) this is not …
HBO, A Major Player in Niche Cultural Festivals
by Dolly Turner on September 16, 2011If you’re evaluating key festivals for submissions, or looking for emerging talent, there are a handful of festivals that are leaders in their space, attracting home entertainment companies, television networks, digital distributors and studios. If that’s not enough to peak your interest, many filmmakers also walk away with meaningful prize …
More Festival Submission Dos & Don’ts
by Basil Tsiokos on October 13, 2010Dear Filmmakers:
In my last blog post, I took a page out of my own blog and discussed a few things filmmakers should and shouldn’t do when dealing with film festivals. This post continues that general topic, focusing on the submission screener, press kits and promotional materials, and the best (and …
What NOT to do for Film Festivals
by Basil Tsiokos on October 8, 2010Dear Filmmakers:
I recently launched a documentary focused blog entitled what (not) to doc where, among other topics, I discuss things filmmakers should (and shouldn’t) do in their documentaries, from my subjective viewpoint of course. For this month’s IFP blog post, I thought I’d take a similar approach, and address some …