Filmmaker Interview: ZOE LISTER-JONES and DARYL WEIN of HOW IT ENDS
Actors/filmmakers/spouses ZOE LISTER-JONES and DARYL WEIN did what a lot of people said they would do during the early lockdown days of the COVID
Filmmaker Interview: STELLA MEGHIE, writer/director/producer of THE WEEKEND
Toronto-born, L.A.-based screenwriter/director STELLA MEGHIE didn’t necessarily set out to become a filmmaking “overnight sensation.” Meghie already had a career in fashion PR before
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 10)
There’s a heatwave approaching on the West Coast, which means taking shelter in air-conditioned movie theaters might be your best course of action. But
8 Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[4/14/16 UPDATED figures and resources.] Helming a big-budget studio tentpole may be some filmmakers’ dreams, but it also comes with unfathomable responsibility and pressure
NOTICE: To Low Budget Producers (2015 rate changes)
UPDATE: Sample copies of the new contracts have been uploaded to our Resources page – take a look to familiarize yourself with the changes.
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of February 23)
Did you hear about the Oscars? They happened this past week. The Independent Spirit Awards also took place this past weekend, and you can
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
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
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: SAG Offers Indie Filmmakers Low-Budget Advice
The Hollywood Reporter on the “BIG NAMES, SMALL BUDGETS” panel we did at the Produced By Conference. Read the article HERE.
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,