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Sheri Chandler on Setting Goals

by Cait Carvalho on April 10, 2012

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Sheri Chandler speaks realistically about the importance of understanding what you want from a project.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Four Steps Towards Crafting an Effective Television Pitch

by Cindy Caponera on April 9, 2012

Let me start by saying everything is NOT a TV Show.  Some things just are what they are, and should not be televised.

A Pitch is much more than just an idea you have.  The idea may be the starting point but the pitch is much, much more.  And the pitch …

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Deatra L. Harris on Producing Kinyarwanda

by Cait Carvalho on April 6, 2012

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Deatra L. Harris (Co-Producer, Kinyarwanda) discusses the tools learned during their time in IFP’s Narrative Lab and applying them to their marketing strategy.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Director Alrick Brown on Making Kinyarwanda

by Cait Carvalho on April 5, 2012

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Alrick Brown(Director, Kinyarwanda) discusses the intense journey that both the American and Rwandan crew went through during the production of the film.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Writer’s Roundtable

by Cait Carvalho on March 30, 2012

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Producer Antonio Campos on Being an Independent Filmmaker

by Cait Carvalho on March 29, 2012

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Antonio Campos (Producer,Martha Marcy May Marlene) discusses the hardships of working in the creative field.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Keynote – Bennett Miller

by Cait Carvalho on March 28, 2012

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Why Independent Filmmakers Shouldn’t Rule Out TV

by Kam Miller on March 27, 2012

Independent filmmakers transitioning into television makes perfect sense. Indie filmmakers share a passion for singular characters, earned character development, and edgy storytelling. Television allows you to focus on your characters at least a dozen hours a season. Sometimes – if you’re lucky – you’re living with your characters for hundreds …

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