by Colin McCormack | Nov 13, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
By the time NIJLA MU’MIN was ready to finance her feature film debut, she delved into a world where many filmmakers had tread before: crowdfunding. But it was hardly the first area of moviemaking Mu’min had experienced. She was a film student (at Howard... 
by Colin McCormack | Oct 30, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
The feature dramedy UNLOVABLE came to fruition – as all films do – via collaboration. Derived from the real life of writer/actor CHARLENE DeGUZMAN, Unlovable boasts a screenplay by deGuzman, Sarah Adina Smith, and Mark Duplass (who also executive produced... 
by Colin McCormack | Apr 16, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
The entrepreneurial spirit is evident in practically all independent filmmakers. Each film project can feel a little bit like starting your own small business in which you’re the CEO. In the case of filmmaker RYAN KOO, he actually did start his own company and... 
by Colin McCormack | Oct 7, 2016 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews, Spotlight
After writing, directing, producing, and editing back-to-back film festival hits Modern Love is Automatic and Vacation! in 2009 and 2010, filmmaker ZACH CLARK turned to crowdfunding to launch his next film, White Reindeer, an indie Christmas movie that became a... by SAGindie | May 20, 2016 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
The big news stories this week came – unsurprisingly – from the Cannes Film Festival, with high-profile film acquisitions, contradictory movie receptions, and a Blake Lively Instagram butt scandal. SAGindie continued our own Cannes tradition with our Karaoke Night at...