Amazon Studios’ TRANSPARENT Premiere
SAGindie was lucky enough to attend the premiere of the new Amazon Original Series TRANSPARENT at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles, where we got […]
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Filmmaker Interview: JILL SOLOWAY, creator of TRANSPARENT
JILL SOLOWAY has had an enviable career: Nominated for three Emmys as writer/executive producer of HBO’s Six Feet Under; a writer/producer on the ABC
Filmmaker Interview: CHRIS LOWELL and MO NARANG of BESIDE STILL WATERS
CHRIS LOWELL is a successful actor known for his roles on the gone-too-soon television series Veronica Mars and Enlisted, as well as in the
DOs and DON’Ts on AUDITIONING from DIRECTOR JARED DRAKE
Director JARED DRAKE is no stranger to bringing unique characters to life, and he will be the first to tell you casting the right
FILMMAKER UPDATE: FIGHT CHURCH Producers EBEN KOSTBAR & JOSEPH MCKELHEER
A few years ago we interviewed indie Producers EBEN KOSTBAR & JOSEPH MCKELHEER about their critically-acclaimed film THE HAMMER— the true story of deaf
10 TIPS FOR DIRECTING A MICRO BUDGET MOVIE from FILMMAKER PAUL OSBORNE
If you haven’t already heard of, or run into, filmmaker PAUL OSBORNE somewhere along the way, don’t sweat it because the odds are you
12 TIPS FOR INDIE PRODUCERS from M. ELIZABETH HUGHES
Since earning her M.F.A. in 2008, M. ELIZABETH HUGHES has quickly made a name for herself as a no-nonsense producer who can stretch a
Industry Interview: FRANKLIN LEONARD, founder of THE BLACK LIST
FRANKLIN LEONARD spent the majority of his early years as a development executive reading some pretty awful screenplays. Such awful screenplays, in fact, that
Filmmaker Interview: MATTHEW LILLARD, director of FAT KID RULES THE WORLD
MATTHEW LILLARD has portrayed some of the more memorable film characters from the last couple decades– Cereal Killer in Hackers, Stu Macher in Scream,
Guest Post: WILLIAM MAPOTHER on acting in ANOTHER EARTH
When SAGIndie’s Director, Darrien Gipson, asked me to write about working on the micro-budgeted ANOTHER EARTH, I immediately agreed, partly because she’s not an
Filmmaker Interview: EBEN KOSTBAR and JOSEPH McKELHEER, writers/producers of THE HAMMER (a.k.a. HAMILL)
UPDATE – 10/24/11: I’m pleased to report that THE HAMMER (a.k.a. HAMILL) has acquired distribution and will be playing in select theaters starting October
Filmmaker Interview: K. LORREL MANNING and MICHAEL CUOMO of HAPPY NEW YEAR
For a writer the genesis of a story can come from a number of different places, inspirations or experiences—some real, some manufactured, but most,