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Ten Easy and Cheap Steps Towards a Greener Film Production

by Jenny Deller on April 13, 2012

When I first decided to make Future Weather I thought the gods would condemn me to a life of shame and hypocrisy if I did not produce the most sustainable film possible. This was 2007. Al Gore had spoken. Peak oil was a hot topic. And ‘green’, ‘sustainability’, ‘local’ and …

TV_Blog

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 …

Film Independent's Fast Track project market

Film Project Markets, Dissected

by Mynette Louie on April 2, 2012

Film Independent's Fast Track project market

Sometimes I feel like a traveling salesman, going from festival to festival selling my finished films, and from market to market pitching my new projects.  I recently participated in my ninth project market on the “filmmaker” side, and I’ve done four of them on …

TV_Blog

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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Packing For Your Spring Festival Run? Bring This With You.

by hollyherrick on March 26, 2012

(A Primer For Your Festival Tour, In Three Parts.)

Tribeca, Florida, Nashville, Atlanta, Sarasota, IFFBoston, Maryland, River Run, Ashland, HotDocs, BamCinemaFest, etc etc etc…

If you made a film that’s on the US festival circuit this year, chances are that over the next two months, you’ll be headed to one of these …

TV_Blog

The Reality of Writing for Television: Scripts Are Kinda Important

by Bob Lowry on March 21, 2012

I was graciously invited to write this blog for IFP and was told I should focus on my experience of writing for television.  I was actually asked to write about writing.  What a fantastic idea!  So I gladly accepted.   One problem.  I forgot that I’d actually have to sit down …

BAMcinematek Presents The Susan Sarandon Picture Show Closing Night & Conversation

A Quick Chat with LES Film Festival Judge Susan Sarandon

by lesfilmfestival on March 13, 2012

LES Film Festival 2012 is WELL UNDERWAY at this point (if you’re reading this between March 6 – 18, 2012) and, as you can imagine, we have been working round the clock taking care of every detail. We have to remind ourselves to pause, breathe (above all BREATHE for God’s …

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Keys to a Successful Film Launch Pt 1

by Jon Reiss on March 13, 2012

Written with Sheri Candler

For the past six months, my company, Hybrid Cinema, has been working on the release of Bob Hercules’s new documentary film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance,about the history of the Joffrey ballet. This is a capsule post to explain the highlights of launching a documentary into the …

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