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"We Have a Progressive Philosophy:" Spotlight on Route One Producer Russell Levine (Landline, Colossal)
How can producers make socially conscious films that also make money? That question is the core...
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Directors Without Borders: The Producers of Lion give the Lowdown on International Co-Production
by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder When international co-productions work well, one plus one...
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Swing States: With the Ups and Downs of Tax Incentives Across America, Lives and Movies Hang in the Balance
There’s still a spirited debate going on in the U.S. about film tax incentives. Moviemakers and...
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Can an Algorithm Really Produce a Useful Movie Budget? Film Budgeteers More or Less Hits the Target
A new online app that promises to create a budget for your independent film in a...
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The Most Beautiful Scenery in North America? Perhaps. Welcome to the Canadian Northwest Territories
A long, relaxed magic hour—say what? It’s true: Deep into the summer in Canada’s diverse, gorgeous...
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Getting Financed, The Lowdown: What Works and What Doesn’t, From the Producer of Swiss Army Man
Is financing an indie film more difficult than ever? There’s so much content out there and...
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From Proof of Concept to Praise From King: How “Within the Woods” Gave The Evil Dead Creative and Financial Life
On October 15, 1981, director Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert and actor Bruce Campbell unveiled their...
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Pot, Hooky and Acts of God: Your Stories of Losing and Replacing Cast or Crew in an Emergency
As an addendum to our story on An American in Texas, we asked MovieMaker readers to...
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Expanding the Doc Universe: Producing Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time, and the Business of IMAX
Those of you who are familiar with film markets—either those happening in conjunction with a festival...
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Buried Ghosts: Producer Olga Szymanska on Marcin Wrona’s Demon and Polish-Jewish Legend
Each country bears its own cross. There is no history without turbulent passages. For Poland, one...
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Better Safe Than Sorry: Nine Basics Moviemakers Should Cover For On-Set Safety
The industry is fraught with potential hazards for accidents. A select few on-set tragedies receive attention...
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Lost a Crewmember? Tell Us About it For a Chance to Be Featured in Our Fall 2016 Issue
It sucks, and often it’s nobody’s fault… but it happens. If you’ve ever been in the...
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The Business of Web Series: What are the Returns on Online Episodic Content — Monetary or Otherwise?
In early 2016, comedian Louis C.K. released his original series Horace & Pete exclusively on his...
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The Ripple Effects of Shooting Film: Why Using 35mm for Outlaws and Angels Made Unexpected Financial Sense
For my first feature film, I had a number of scripts ready, but the one I...
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Moveable Feast: What is Shooting in Cuba Like? We Asked the Makers of Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
Cuba looms large in the imagination of Yanquis. With legendary cigars, rum and music, Cuba’s like...
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Reaching for the Stars: How to Get a “Name” Actor in Your Film
As I sat in the production office of my latest film, Gridlocked, putting out hourly fires,...
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The Other Side of the Fence: What Writing and Producing Indies Taught The Invitation‘s Phil Hay
My partner, Matt Manfredi, and I are writers and producers. We have made nine movies of radically...
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Slate Up: Five Things to Prepare Before Starting Your Film
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice...
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Takeaways from Producing an Indie Sensation: Six Lessons One Krisha Producer Learned
We’ve heard case after case of hungry independent filmmakers who shoot their first films on a...
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It Took a Village: How Camino Made Its Last Shooting Day in Stormy Tepoztlan
In October of 2014, Daniel Noah, my screenwriter and producing partner, and I officially decided that...
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Anatomy of a Call Sheet: Watch a 1st Assistant Director Describe Her Checklist
Call sheets: You know they’re important for keeping your production in order every day. But before...
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Family on the Brink of Disaster: Theo Rossi and Mark Kemble Bring Audiences Some Bad Hurt
“Bad Hurt is my family over 20 years condensed into Christmas week,” says Mark Kemble, co-writer and...
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Box-Office Prophets: The Rise of the Faith-Based Film Industry
Call them what you will. “Christian,” or “faith-based” or “inspirational/spiritual/ministry” films are good business in 2016....
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Harnessing the Hydra: How to Be a Better Collaborator, by Southbound Director Roxanne Benjamin
Good collaboration happens when a film’s creative heads move in unison. We hear over and over...
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