FilmStack Deep Dive
Ted Hope, Richard Rushfield, Matt Stoller, Courtney Romano, Ivan Abreu Luciano, Tracey Baker-Simmons, Courtney Daniels, KLA Media Group, Anthony Kaufman, Taylor Lewis, Stephen Follows, Jon Stahl, Amanda Sweikow, Sam Widdoes, Tom Violett, Paige Feldman, Gitanjali Kapila, Fred Koschmann, Sam Gallen, jake S. weisman, David Thomson, Joshua SmithFilmStack Deep Dive curates the best writing across FilmStack for a comprehensive understanding of the state of cinema, one topic at a time. Ready to go beyond the surface? Subscribe and explore.
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just don’t tell me that I am going to lose some limbs in the process, please (TH)
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New Business Models for Cinemakers & Film Companies
this cactus of ours blooms large for one day and quickly dies, reminding me of more than one of the film business model alternatives I encounter regularly… (TH)
Each issue, FilmStack Deep Dive collects the community’s thinking around a sin...
On Lookbooks, Pitchdecks, Moodboards, and Image Decks
Every great film begins by helping someone imagine it.
Letterboxd 101 and Why We Must Save It
No one will ever be able to build a cinema-loving community as large as this ever again, so... what's next?
On Micro-Budget Films and How to Make Them
A treasure trove of advice from the filmmakers who have been there and done that.
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Authors
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A producer on over 70 films, studio exec on over 60, Ted launched Amazon’s foray into feature film production. His memoir/handbook "HopeForFilm" is available for your reading pleasure.
Columnist, The Ankler
Matt Stoller is Research Director for the American Economic Liberties Project. His first book Goliath, published by Simon and Schuster, was released in October.
Writing, directing, & producing NonDē films. Organizing the NonDē 50 Films Project, contributing to FilmStack Daily Digest, and making my feature directorial debut in 2026.
to infinity and beyond. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf8
25+ year Executive Producer/Showrunner (Being Bobby Brown),Artivist. Teaching aspiring producers and creatives about the television industry and all its nuances. Because controlling the narrative starts with understanding how it all works.
Filmmaker. What Other Couples Do. Bedroom Story. It’s Not You, It’s LA (aka This Fucking Town). Author of “Yes You Can - How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money.” Gen X at Midlife podcast, on Apple and Spotify.
I'm Kelli McNeil-Yellen. Working screenwriter/producer & 20+year marketing/PR pro who made the leap to filmmaking with my award-winning film DARUMA now on platforms. Founder Marketing & PR for Indie Film. DM to work w/me on your film's PR & marketing
Anthony Kaufman is a film programmer, film journalist, and film teacher.
one more time with feeling.
I'm a film industry analyst, passionate about understanding how the industry works and sharing insights to help filmmakers get their projects funded, made, and seen. I consult for Guinness World Records on film-related records.
Recovering TV Writer (Veep, HouseBroken), vertical comedy series producer and Filmstack author. Helping creative professionals navigate the opportunity ocean between traditional media and the creator economy.
Cinema-maker. Former Co-Executive Director of Filmmakers Alliance.
Publisher of Widdoespeak. Entertainment attorney and producer. LA native.
I'm making my first documentary at 62, Voices for Change, with my kid Ray, a talented filmmaker at 19. I'm writing about this journey here.
Writer and Filmmaker of coming-of-age-as-an-adult comedies and romantic comedies. Loves telling stories of Jews in Love
Chicago-based filmmaker with expertise in narrative, narrative structure, fairytale structure, archetype, myth, the hero's journey and world-building.
Exploring change in the film industry
Writing and producing in LA
Based in Los Angeles; filmjourn runs & connects alternative venues, produces feature films and a Youtube Channel. Champions experimental/alternative exhibition. Forever writing. Stream. Screen. Scene.
Writer/Director. Currently working on an adaptation of Ibsen’s Master Builder (imagine Fatal Attraction crossed with Bergman's Persona). Previously I made hitmen, zombies and grand theft auto look like good clean fun.
I'm Josh. This newsletter is where I think out loud about politics, class, race, gender, and the stories we tell ourselves to avoid the truth and more importantly art movies and philosophy. I don't have all the answers. I refuse to stop asking.
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