A newsletter focusing on the evolving film festival circuit, new trends in distribution and keys to maximizing success. Create the ideal strategy for your film, and advance your career.
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The Current: Shifting the Balance
Industry access, grassroots distribution, and the changing relationship between creators and traditional media.
The independent film landscape is evolving, but not always in the ways we might expect. Getting into a major festival still dep...
This Friday! Alchemy in Venice - World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
After an incredible journey bringing Alchemy in Venice to life, we’re excited to celebrate our World Premiere this Friday, October 16 at 5 PM at the historic Lido Theater, as part of the Newport Beach Film Festival!
Set against the colorfu...
The Current: Many Ways Forward
The rules of independent filmmaking are changing, but the alternatives aren’t always obvious. Traditional financing remains difficult, new technologies raise questions about creative ownership, and filmmakers are increasingly reconsidering...
The Current: Finding Your People
Independent filmmakers have more ways than ever to reach people, but simply having access to an audience doesn’t mean that audience is paying attention, or willing to act.
On the Circuit is a reader-supported publication. To receive new po...
The Current: Getting Them There
Getting people to watch independent films has never been simple, but the relationship between filmmakers and audiences continues to change. Streaming has altered when and where people expect to see movies, while filmmakers increasingly have...
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Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald is the author of Filmmaking for Change: Make Films That Transform the World. And Founder of Cause Cinema & Cause Pictures.
Writer & Director. NonDē 50 Films Project, FilmStack Daily Digest, & other secret exploits. Deeply game to explore the meaning of life whenever. Making my feature debut with what's been called a "strange, tender" script with a "fresh comic charge". 👾
I’m Shawna Carroll, a Film and TV Post Producer. I help independent filmmakers avoid the post-production disasters that kill 97% of indie films—before they shoot AND after.
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