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Festival Diary: Bringing “Hide Your Smiling Faces” to Berlin

by Daniel Carbone on April 4, 2013

My first feature, Hide You Smiling Faces, went into production in July of 2011 after over a year of script drafts. It’s been three years of work on a constantly evolving idea – a comfortable daily ritual – molding and chipping away at it in hopes it would one day …

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Start Production Already!

by Ibrahim Mahdi on March 14, 2013

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Filmmakers in Television

by Justin Ferrato on March 7, 2013

In this new golden age of television, drama is no longer the d-word, and the small screen is leading to big paydays. How do you get in, and what opportunities are there for talented storytellers?

Featuring: Rose Troche, Writer/Director of “L-Word” and Daniel Minahan, Director of “True Blood”, “Game of Thrones”, …

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Members Only- Master Class on How to Avoid the Big Self Distribution Mistakes from IFW Conference 2012

by Justin Ferrato on February 21, 2013

More and more filmmakers and producers are choosing to circumvent the traditional distribution system for a more dynamic, economical, and creative approach to getting their films seen. Call it Direct-to-Fan, Creative Distribution, D.I.Y. or Self-Release — what matters most is that before you head down this road, you better watch …

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Indie film distribution in a digital world: A master class w/Dylan Marcetti & Josh Braun

by Justin Ferrato on February 14, 2013

Short interviews with the heads of some of the most exciting new companies such as Dylan Marchetti (Variance Films) and Josh Braun (Submarine Entertainment) working in independent film & media today. Hear about their work, and the ways they are working to make change for independent media makers. The panel …

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Beasts of the Southern Wild Case Study

by Ibrahim Mahdi on February 7, 2013

Benh Zeitlin’s fantastic allegory “Beasts of the Southern Wild” started as a play, was grounded in a short film, cast with non-actors, filmed on the bayou, and was produced by a bunch of friends from college and before. It premiered at Sundance, won the Grand Jury Prize and got picked …

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Ted Hope on Quality vs. Quantity

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 13, 2011

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Case Study: Buck

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 13, 2011

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