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14 Trends for Filmmakers to Look Out for in 2014


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2013 has been a vibrant year: this summer was one of the most merciless ones for movies in years, crowdfunding reached its all time high with “Veronica Mars”, Netflix original series became the first ever to receive Primetime Emmy nominations, and the list goes on. That does trigger curiosity – what’s gonna happen next year? […]

What An Ampersand Means In Screenwriting Credits


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I bet not many of you have noticed this little typographical detail in the film credits (I‘m not even questioning if you actually stay for the credits). I am talking about the writing credits and the fact that some of the names are separated with the word “and” or an ampersand (“&”). What’s the difference? […]

In Memoriam: 5 Things that Filmmakers can Learn from Lou Reed


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It is not the right occasion to write this article. One of the most extraordinary songwriters and the lead singer of the Velvet Underground – Lou Reed – has passed away at the age of 71. Not many of you may know, but Mr. Reed was also a juror at the 14th Raindance Film Festival […]

Let Twitter Be Your Helper: 7 Ways Film Festivals Can Benefit from Twitter


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I suppose it does not require an introduction. It has been the most rapidly adopted communication tool since its creation in 2006. From 400,000 tweets posted per quarter in 2007 to over 400 million tweets daily in 2013. And if you’d like to know the value of these numbers – Ironfire Capital LLC and Gamco Investors Inc. […]

VOD to the Rescue: 7 Reasons for Indies to Trust Video-on-Demand


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In 2008 Mark Gill, former president of Miramax and Warner Independent, gave a speech at L.A‘s Film Festival listing quite a few reasons why independent film was in serious trouble. From closing of Miramax and Warner Independent to the fact that only five films out of 5000 submitted to Sundance get US theatrical release. In short- the picture wasn’t […]

Me, My Robot and I


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Robots have been a major source of inspiration (and revenue) from the dawn of filmmaking. Some see them as a way to express concerns about the daunting cyber-dominated future or as means to observe humans as opposition to the artificial machines. Either way, most of the time underlining concept behind the story is an expression of […]

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