Financing

Independent Filmmaker Project
campos

Sundance Diary: Wednesday

by Richard Sheehan on January 26, 2012

It always amazes me how quickly Main Street in Park City starts shutting down in the middle of the festival. All of the big parties take place around the first weekend, and by today many of the storefronts that have been reimagined as festival party rooms, interview rooms/swag stops for …

Just look at these poor bastards.

Why Filmmakers Don’t Need Money

by Adam Bowers on January 25, 2012

I’m hearing a lot of talk about how independent filmmakers need to be paid for their work, whether it’s regarding distribution deals, online piracy, or their tip percentage at Fuddruckers.

Well, as a young filmmaker, let me give it to you straight from the horse’s mouth (which is currently the only …

In a Dream_KeikoDeguchi_stratpostpod

Strategies for Documentary Post-Production

by Dan Schoenbrun on January 20, 2012

This content is for IFP members. Please login to view.

Members
sundance-film-festival

Getting Ready for Sundance

by Richard Sheehan on January 19, 2012

Well, my Delta app just reminded me to check in for tomorrow morning’s flight to Salt Lake City. My Sundance app is supposedly going to assist me in making sure all of my events and films are on my schedule, but I am sure once we get settled in Park …

children-of-invention-pic-1

The Hot Button: Is Indie Filmmaking a Career

by Dan Schoenbrun on December 21, 2011

This content is for IFP members. Please login to view.

Members
This little girl is constantly checking her inbox.

‘THE WAITING GAMES’: NOT NEARLY AS EXCITING AS ‘THE HUNGER GAMES’

by Adam Bowers on December 16, 2011

Ask anyone to describe me and they’ll say “Adam Bowers is a man-of-action.” If they say anything different, or talk about how I owe them three hundred dollars, they’re dirty liars.

Why am I a man-of-action? Because I “T.C.B.” all day long, which stands for “take care business,” because I don’t …

jonfinn

Q&A With John Finn, CEO and Founder of IndiePay

by Dan Schoenbrun on November 29, 2011

The below is a sponsored post.  Interview conducted by Kathleen Finn.

In this interview, John Finn, CEO and founder of IndiePay, an entertainment payroll company and JFA, a production accounting firm, talks about first-time filmmakers’ budgets and his aversion to triplicate carbon-copy timecards.

Q: A first-time filmmaker is focused on the big …

FlowMovieFrame2

Paying the Bills

by Dan Schoenbrun on November 18, 2011

This content is for IFP members. Please login to view.

Members

Page 3 of 11

  • Next page →
  • ← Previous
  • Show all
  • Blogs
  • Videos
  • Audio

Which of these emerging industry trends do you find most exciting for indie filmmakers?

Vote or View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Filmmaker Magazine Blog

  • About
  • Programs
    • Labs
    • Fiscal Sponsorship
    • Gotham Independent Film Awards
    • Independent Film Week
    • Emerging Visions
    • International
    • At Rerun
  • Conferences
    • Script to Screen
    • Filmmaker Conference
    • Envision Film
    • Cross-Media Forum
  • Events
  • Resources
    • Industry Buzz
    • Distribution
    • Cinematography
    • Festival Strategy
    • Financing
    • Legal
    • Marketing
    • Post-production
    • Production
    • Sales
    • Writing
  • Membership
  • Members only
  • Search Site
  • ifp.org
  • Filmmaker Magazine
  • Gotham Awards
  • Made In New York IFP Media Center
  • Join
  • Renew membership
  • RSVP to Events
  • Log in

Independent Filmmaker Project

The Independent Filmmaker Project fosters the development, production and promotion of hundreds of feature and documentary films a year. Learn more about us or become a member

  • About
  • Programs
  • Conferences
  • Events
  • Resources
  • Membership
  • Members only
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Download logos
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
  • YouTube
  • RSS Feed
  • ©2011 IFP. All Rights Reserved.
  • Photo by Irwin Seow.
  • Site by AREA 17

The IFP Wishes to Thank The Following Major Supporters:

  • RBC
  • HBO
  • The New York Times
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • NYSCA