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3 Tips to Get Your First Draft Done
I’ve been lucky enough over the past few years to write movies for Netflix and Disney, and recently I found myself thinking back to the very first screenplay I ever wrote 14 years ago. Specifically because it was unbelievably bad.
I was 19...
AMI VORA: "Building a system for the rest of us"
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We’re here to separate from a broken corporate film industry. This is actually only half of the title for today. So we all agree that everything’s broken. I think, and by the way, what a joy to be in a space like this and to...
SARA MOZERSKY: "COMMUNICATION IS KEY: SEIZE THE MOMENT, BUILD THE INDUSTRY YOU WANT VIA COLLABORATION”
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I’m here to talk to you about something Courtney mentioned earlier: the idea of collaboration over competition. Of course, Donny just pointed out that we all compete anyway, which is true. There’s always nuance to everything....
DONNY BROUSSARD: "Punk Rock Producing: Choosing Micro Micro over the Hollywood Machine"
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I’m Donny Broussard. So, I wrote a speech for this, and then at the last minute, I decided to just wing it. So today I’m going to talk about change and chances.
I started out making traditional movies – just like mo...
LELA MEADOW-CONNER "Don't Get Played: Own Your Own Big Screen Energy"
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I’m Lela Meadow-Conner. My background is in film festivals. I worked in the film festival world for over twenty years as a co-founder of the Tallgrass Film Festival. I worked at the Bentonville Film Festival, the Woods Hole F...
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The official Substack of the Slamdance Film Festival reporting on the future of filmmaking
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.
Marketing @ Kinema, Co-founder @ GOLD Comedy, romcom enthusiast, always carrying Aquaphor
Writing, directing, & producing NonDē films. Organizing the NonDē 50 Films Project, contributing to FilmStack Daily Digest, and making my feature directorial debut in 2026.
Columnist, The Ankler.
Showrunner assistant + screenwriter, on the 2022 blacklist of the most popular unproduced scripts. Social media marketing + pitch decks for film and TV. Next up - selling a script / getting staffed!
I am an educator and filmmaker from Lafayette, Louisiana. I write about micro-budget filmmaking and the independent film industry.
Dân Mirvish is a filmmaker, author and educator - upcoming Atomic Fondue. Directed 18½, Bernard and Huey, Between Us, Open House and Omaha (the movie). Written books, co-founded Slamdance, teaches at Chapman and was US Senate speechwriter. DGA
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Expect lots of FilmStack and then random thoughts on tv, movies, theater, books, and life
Art House Convergence (AHC) is a 501(c)3 arts service organization that connects, amplifies and advocates for mission-driven, community-focused independent cinemas and exhibitors.
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