At first I felt like I had to be the sole activist and travel with my BODY TYPED series– hosting screenings and leading workshops. But I soon realized that this might not be the only way to go – and my goal now is to …
I recently had the privilege of moderating an empowerment-themed panel at the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. The panel, “Getting Indie Films Funded; A Dying Art Form?” featured star Indie producers Frida Torresblanco (Braven Films) and Lisa Cortes (Cortes Films), production company execs Morris Levy (M.E.G.A. Films), Jamin O’Brien …
During last month’s Independent Film Week, we met with many filmmakers – both new and experienced – who wanted to know: “What can I do now [in pre-pro or during production] to help market my film when it’s done?”
Given that this question came up so often, we thought it might …
We launched our marketing and distribution services company, CrowdStarter, because the rug had been pulled out from under us. The company where we were working, B-Side Entertainment, ran out of funding and had to close. We both had done the corporate thing before, we’d done the traditional distribution thing before, …