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There wasn’t anyone walking on sidewalks despite it only being eleven in the morning. It might have to do with the pandemic, or it could...

Here's all the well wishes and positive vibes for 2020 cuz #itsouryear After another hiatus (I love doing these!) of me just working on...

You've submitted to your first festival choice and they decided to go with another film. It hurts, but some festivals submissions later,...

Did we even have such a thing? I remember caribana as a kid watching everyone with these big ass colourful elaborate metal contraptions...

The final draft is now completed and you are about to work on the shooting script. What is a shooting script you ask? A shooting script...

As the first post of the year after many conversations with friends and other filmmakers, one thing became clear with the passing of...

As the last post of the year, and after a much needed hiatus I've decided to make this about all the drafts associated with scriptwriting....

Whenever the words "Festival Strategy" comes up in a conversation with a filmmaker, the first thought is what I do is work with TIFF or...

Festivals That Don't Have FILM FESTIVAL In The Name. When looking for film festivals, don't pass on those that don't have "Film Festival"...

Being Part Of The Official Selection and Why It's Important A great moment in a filmmakers career is being apart of a film festival, it...

Materials Needed for a Festival When it comes to what to send to a film festival, you can pretty much find the information right on the...

I was recently in a discussion about TV series and their pilot episodes when the topic of a "Bible" came up. There seems to be a lot of...

This isn't really related to script reading; however, it's something I'm asked all the time. What To Do With A Polished Completed Script!...

Post-Festival Follow-Up It's the end of the festival and regardless of having a film screen or not, you still need to do some follow-up....

What Is Script Reading? Script reading is something that everyone needs to be on board with, if big Hollywood producers can't survive...

Do You Know What You Want Out Of Your Film? There are many filmmakers who believe they have the next big blockbuster hit. They haven't...

What is an Organized Festival Submissions Spreadsheet? At this point you should have a list of all the festivals you want to submit to...

So you're at an industry party, it's full of industry people and you happen to stumble across a festival programmer. You hit it off and...

Remember that guy who shot his entire (if not most) feature film on an iPhone and was able to sell it to Netflix for a bunch of thousands...

Who Is Attending The Festival "How am I supposed to know who's attending?" said person who doesn't realize that filmmaking is a business...