Posts by Filmtrepreneur
Secrets on How to Submit to Film Festivals
Secrets on How to Submit to Film Festivals This is it! The inaugural episode of Film Festival Hacks, the podcast that explores the festival circuit “from both sides of the badge.” Alex Ferrari is an award-winning filmmaker with nearly 600 international film festivals under his belt. He’s joined by Chris Holland, author of Film Festival…
Read MoreHow to Build a Website for Your Indie Film
Creating an Image for Your Project: Design a Website! Most filmmakers and artist do not even think about marketing or distribution when creating a new project. This is where many projects fail. The first line of defense in creating a brand or image around your project is YOUR WEBSITE. Now how do you Design a Website? Designing a…
Read MoreWhat Negative Filmmaking Story Are You Telling Yourself?
What Negative Filmmaking Story Are You Telling Yourself? We all tell ourselves negative stories. I’m not good enough. I can’t write that. I can’t direct a feature film. These stories are killing us day in and day out. It took me 20+ years to finally change the story I was telling myself about being able…
Read MoreHow to Break Through Your Filmmaking Fear!
What Are You Afraid Of? How to Break Through Your Filmmaking Fear! In this video, I want to tackle the thing that stops many filmmakers and screenwriters dead in their tracks on the journey to follow their dreams…FEAR! Fear is a disease that is not only plaguing the filmmaking community but people around the world from…
Read MoreFilmtrepreneur Breakdown: Wakaliwood – Budget $200
Filmtrepreneur Breakdown: Wakaliwood – Budget $200 Writer, editor, visual effect artist, producer, and director Isaac Nabwana plus his team have created over 40 feature films in the past 8 years, with their most popular and successful film being “Who Killed Captain Alex.” Their passion oozes out of their films in a way you couldn’t manufacture even if…
Read MoreHow to Find Distribution for Your Genre Indie Film
How to Find Distribution for Your Genre Indie Film You need names and the “right” genre to sell a movie. Those are the rules. You may think it’d be as simple as that, but it’s not. Dramas and comedies are too broad to be considered genres: they don’t sell. Leaving the porn industry out of…
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