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THIS IS HOME: An Interview With Documentary Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva, Part I

THIS IS HOME: An Interview With Documentary Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva, Part I

by Alexandra Shiva | Interviews

This Is Home: A Refugee Story is a portrait of four Syrian families resettling in Baltimore after fleeing their war-torn homeland. This moving documentary chronicles their struggles to assimilate and rebuild their lives in America. Winner of the audience award at the...
PITCH IMPERFECT: 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Pitching a Project

PITCH IMPERFECT: 5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Pitching a Project

by Lunacy Staff | Five For Filming

Whenever you are pitching a project, be it to a production company, an investor, or a collaborator, you are not only selling the project, you’re selling yourself. After taking the time to prep your script, treatments, and other physical documents, the most important...
UNDER-PROMISE, OVER-DELIVER: 5 Indispensable Tips For Raising Equity On An Indie Feature

UNDER-PROMISE, OVER-DELIVER: 5 Indispensable Tips For Raising Equity On An Indie Feature

by Stu Pollard | Five For Filming

Acquiring financing for an independent feature film can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. It’s a high risk investment in a product that might stall or collapse at any moment due to incompetence or misfortune. Yet it can also be very rewarding, both financially and...
CHECK YOUR EMOTIONS AT THE DOOR: 5 Tips to Help You Embrace Harsh Criticism

CHECK YOUR EMOTIONS AT THE DOOR: 5 Tips to Help You Embrace Harsh Criticism

by Lunacy Staff | Five For Filming

We’ve talked before about the importance of receiving criticism with an open mind. But that’s easier said than done. Nobody enjoys having their work analyzed and picked apart. Yet it’s an essential tool in growing and becoming better at your craft. Not only will it...
THERE IS NO MAP: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend AD and independent producer Meta Valentic on the challenges of indie filmmaking

THERE IS NO MAP: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend AD and independent producer Meta Valentic on the challenges of indie filmmaking

by Meta Valentic | Interviews

About Meta Valentic Meta Valentic has worked as an Assistant Director on films like Avatar and on television shows like Bones, Castle, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She was nominated for two Directors Guild Awards for her work on Lost. Meta has also produced multiple...
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