You are a writer/director either about to shoot or have just finished shooting your latest short film, and you want it to get on the Oscar shortlist or into Sundance. Well first of all, to even get on the Academy Awards shortlist or in a major festival you need to...
What Filmmakers Can Learn From The Duplass Brothers
Versatility and innovation are the keys to success. Photo courtesy of HBO. Ever since the premiere of The Puffy Chair at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Mark and Jay Duplass have been one of the most prominent filmmaking team on the independent circuit, turning out...
AudNews List of the Best Film Festivals To Submit To Based on Your Film’s Genre
This list of film festivals is broken down by the best fit for your film's genre. Check out the best festivals to submit to for your Short Films, Documentaries, Animation Films, Women Films, Comedy Film, Experimental Films, Adventure Films, Music Films and Horror...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015: Top Five Towns
We decided to republish this Movie Maker Article because it features Missoula, MT, where The Audience Awards lives! All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker list, in three parts: the Top Five...
Create Your Own Essential DSLR Video Kit
This post was originally published as a 3 part series on the PBS Station Products & Innovation blog by Slavik Boyechko. The Station Products & Innovation Team collaborates with stations in the development of products and services that enable stations to better...
ITVS Seeks Applicants for Open Call Funding Initiative
Open Call provides completion funds for single nonfiction public television programs on any subject, and from any viewpoint. Projects must have begun production as evidenced by a work-in-progress video. Open Call funding is only available to independent producers who...
A Massive List of Grants Part 4: Winter Deadlines Filmmakers Should Know About
This might just be the best time of year to apply for grants: not only will you find yourself daydreaming about your next projects over the holidays, but there are also a slew of grant opportunities opening up that can make those daydreams a reality. The following...
Which Southern State is Best For Filmmaking, Y’all?
[dil dil = 4089] Looking to shoot your next film in the heated swamps, vast croplands or gulf shores of the American South? Maybe you see the foundations of a futuristic sci-fi setting in the bustling streets of New Orleans, or a Great Depression farce amongst...
Jon Stewart’s 5 Tips for First-Time Filmmakers
Although he has decades of production experience, Jon Stewart came to the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as a first-time feature director. And while Stewart is the first to admit that his path to filmmaking gave him a unique advantage — "It's content...
How do I monetize my short film?
Short film monetization is tough. Filmmakers want to know, can I monetize my short film? What is the best platform for my short film? We created he Audience Awards to bring you a new short film distribution platform in a unique way. We are disrupting the system and...