July 2013 – INDIE FLURRY

How to design a movie poster – top ten tips to grab the eye of a sales agent, distributor or audience member

July 30, 2013

From http://www.ChrisJonesBlog.com Given poster pop art is all around us and everyone has access to photo / graphics software, I am often amazed how some filmmakers turn in polished films, will also deliver terrible posters and key artwork. So bad that often sales agents and distributors will throw it away and start from scratch. And … More How to design a movie poster – top ten tips to grab the eye of a sales agent, distributor or audience member

The Film Investors Check List – Answers to tough questions your investors will ask

July 29, 2013

Why would anyone invest in your film? A producer and entrepreneur I know (who I won’t name) recently shared with me her views on film investment at the lower budget end, with specific regard to private investment. What’s interesting about this person is that she has had an extremely successful career in business before changing … More The Film Investors Check List – Answers to tough questions your investors will ask

A Plea to Save Indie Cinema in India

July 22, 2013

By Sher Khan, The Tribune Express LAHORE: As Bollywood continues to dominate the film industry in India, independent film-makers feel they need the government’s support to come at par with Bollywood, or at least survive. As a plea to save this parallel cinema, 39 independent film-makers in India, with over 29 of them being National Award … More A Plea to Save Indie Cinema in India

Independent Arab Cinemas: Against All Odds

July 16, 2013

From The CPA Guardian / The Worker’s Weekly There’s a wealth of diverse Arabic films out there, if you know where to find them. Giedre Steikunaite unearths some gems. Planting the flag of Palestine on the moon in her 2009 short film A Space Exodus, artist and filmmaker Larissa Sansour says: “That’s one small step … More Independent Arab Cinemas: Against All Odds

The Personality Spectrum of Independent Filmmaking

July 15, 2013

Independent film making is one of the most difficult tasks one can engage in. You could know everything there is to know about telling a story on film or video, but somehow someway, things don’t always go according to plan. If I put my mind to it, I’m sure I could mathematically figure out exactly … More The Personality Spectrum of Independent Filmmaking

Why Are Female Directors Having (Relative) Success in Independent Film, but Not in Hollywood?

July 10, 2013

Reblogged from V Renee, NoFilmSchool.com Filmmaking has gone through many great evolutionary events in its over 130 years of existence. It has seen technological advances: from Edison’s Kinetograph, (arguably) the first motion picture camera to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, from exhibiting films on a Kinetoscope, to exhibiting them on smartphones. However, one change that has … More Why Are Female Directors Having (Relative) Success in Independent Film, but Not in Hollywood?