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GOATS - TRAILER AND INTERVIEWS

Wed, 2012-02-22 20:10 — Filmcourage

The Flyway Film Fest Phenomenon

Fri, 2012-01-13 01:11 — T.Reed

There have been a lot of conversations and debates about the value of film festivals for filmmakers, especially in this current era of instability and change in the entertainment industry. Flyway has been bringing it from the heart for filmmakers since 2008.

TIPS ON FINDING PRESS FOR YOUR PROJECT

Wed, 2012-01-11 16:11 — Filmcourage

Here at Film Courage we’ll soon be looking for press for our film that’s been in post for over two years. Since most of our days consist of responding to e-mails, Tweets and Facebook requests from filmmakers/content creators asking for a press, we want to explore the best ways to seek press (both for ourselves and our readers).

GOING INDIE TAKES COURAGE

Fri, 2012-01-06 14:18 — Filmcourage

ANNE LOWER
PLAYWRIGHT/SCREENWRITER

CROSS-EXAMINING A CREATIVE MIND

Fri, 2012-01-06 09:30 — Filmcourage

JOE CHILDRESS
DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR

WHO NEEDS HOLLYWOOD? MAKING A TRUE MICROBUDGET FILM IN ANYWHERE, USA

Thu, 2012-01-05 14:58 — Filmcourage

JOSH HOPE
WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS FROM A FILMMAKER WHO SHOULDN'T GIVE ADVICE

Tue, 2012-01-03 17:27 — Filmcourage

KEITH MILLER
DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR

THE COURAGE TO MAKE A FILM

Tue, 2012-01-03 12:12 — Filmcourage

JANET VAN EEDEN
WRITER/FILMMAKER

THE INNKEEPERS BY TI WEST - TRAILER AND INTERVIEWS

Mon, 2012-01-02 19:29 — Filmcourage

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Mon, 2012-01-02 15:41 — Filmcourage

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The Mystery of Marie Jocelyne
by Martha Shane & Dan Nuxoll

For the past two years, my co-director Dan Nuxoll and I have been shooting a feature documentary called The Mystery of Marie Jocelyne about alleged con artist, convicted criminal and proprietor of allegedly fraudulent film festivals, Marie Castaldo.

HollyShorts Co-Founder Theo Dumont Talks Film Festival Strategy, Technology, & Hustle

What To Do When Your Big Break Isn't That Big
by Eric Havens

I really thought I’d made it. It was 2006 and I was up there at the podium, giving that acceptant speech every screenwriter imagines. It had happened, I made it, this was it. Getting on the plane, leaving the California Independent Film Festival, I was sure that all that was in my way was a few meetings with some executives.

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Time vs Technology and the Frailty of Digital Media
by T. Reed

Long term storage of digital media is a complex problem that has not yet been resolved. At its core: “bit preservation” and the ability to monitor for “bit loss”. Currently, the most reliable digital archiving relies on a complex system of multiple back-ups on multiple systems which need to be repeated regularly to prevent bit loss and to keep adjusting for new digital storage media and formats.

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Chad Lindberg Tells Us Why MY BIG BREAK
Will Always Be A Part Of His Life

GWAPA (BEAUTIFUL) The Story Behind an Inspirational Documentary
by Meg Pinsonneault

I was excited, to say the least. But I was a little overwhelmed too. I was offered the project with only a couple weeks to prepare. Not to mention, it was my first documentary ever and I was completely on my own. I knew it was going to be difficult, both physically and emotionally, but I wasn’t expecting this experience to have the tremendous life changing effect that it did.

Mike Ott on Test Screenings, Film Festivals, and a Theatrical Run

Final Film Courage
by Tony Zierra

In 1995 I moved to Hollywood with the intention of making movies. Despite the typical and endless obstacles I managed to make a low-budget feature, but it ended up being a disaster. I naively trusted a predatory distributor (unfortunately there are plenty of those in L. A.) and quickly lost everything. I wound up living on the street.

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Making a Friend of Horror
by Ashley Thorpe

Being an independent filmmaker can be a terrifying business. It has its highs, its unrivalled sense of achievement, the recognition of your peers... and it has its lows. Whilst making THE HAIRY HANDS I simultaneously managed to animate my way out of a full time job and into hospital. There’s little comfort to be had from an award collecting dust on the mantel when you’re struggling to pay the rent. To believe in something from conception to delivery takes courage.

Kickstarter - Reaching Beyond Friends and Family
by Andrew Flynn Soltys

Independent filmmakers are at a cross-roads, they must determine the best way to evolve this promising “crowdfunding” model. Its survival depends on expanding “crowdfunding” to a definition beyond a convenient way to indirectly ask friends and family for money.

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