Crowdfunder Pick: "Thou Shall Not Tailgate"
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here...
Crowdfunder Pick: Stuck.
This week’s Crowdfunder Pick is Stuck., a fresh and funny take on personal growth and relationships from award-winning director Jillian Armenante, and...
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 and musings. New articles, written by...
Crowdfunder Pick: Perfect Song
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here...
The Case for Donations: Why I am Distributing My Next Film, Tex Montana Will Survive!, Via Creative Commons
It is possible to make a living as a filmmaker. You would be wise, however, to read that sentence as the reluctant...
Cinema Law: Why Moviemakers Should be Very, Very Careful About Equity Crowdfunding
Just days before the American Film Market began last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally promulgated regulations (after a two-year...
The Cardinal Rules of Crowdfunding:The Five Basic Tenets You Need to Follow for a Successful Campaign
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last seven years, you or someone you know has ventured into the depths...
How They Did It: The Myriad Sources of Financing for Ethiopian Drama Difret
Financing the feature Difret, an unapologetic narrative about two Ethiopian women who had altered that country’s legal history, was a piecemeal struggle...
Crowdfunder Pick: Look at Us Now, Mother!
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here...
Crowdfunder Pick: Hawk the Hunter
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an...8Inside the Issue: Cinematography
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an...Inside the Issue: Directing
Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about...