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9 Routes to Breaking In As A Film Director

I wrote this way back in 2012 when Breaking In As A Film Director was very different from the apocalyptic future we now face. My point is this: Some of these are no longer valid. The old systems have fallen away. View this as a wonderful opportunity to reivent the ‘wheel’. And if you want […]

7 Things Filmmakers Should Eat For Breakfast

Have you ever had a serious case of the blahs about 3:00pm? Have you ever watched the typing swim on the page? Have you missed a deadline because you crumpled with fatigue at the last barrier to completing a crucial project? Have you analysed your filmmakers breakfast? Could it be that you are starting the […]

8 Mistakes Filmmakers Make That Kill Their Careers

When I wrote this post about the mistakes filmmakers make way back in 2009 I had no idea how many would comment. I also thought today, in May 2019, that many of these points would have changed. But no. Here we all are ten years later. If anything I think the political, sociological and ecological […]

How 5 Award Winning Directors Got Where They Are

Every director once had the dream to make movies when they were younger, and decided to go and chase after it. Starting out as a filmmaker can be terrifying and difficult. Getting your name out can be a long process that takes a lot of effort and patience to get your big break. Every award […]

Here’s How This Year’s Cannes Winners Started Working in Indie Cinema

The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival ended last month, awarding a lot of brilliant actors and filmmakers. Many of them began their career by making or acting in indie films. Some of them still enjoy short films and make them a part of their current work. Among these talented people, we have chosen four of […]

[BOOK REVIEW] The Comic Hero’s Journey by Steve Kaplan

After the success of The Hidden Tools of Comedy, Kaplan follows this up with an equally insightful book, The Comic Hero’s Journey. This time, Kaplan veers away from the more general successful tools and techniques of comedy (although he does incorporate several of the familiar tools learnt such as the non-hero, winning and positive action) and instead […]

A New Generation of Emerging Polish Film Talent

A new generation of emerging Polish film talent has recently come to the fore. As Michał Oleszczyk, Polish Film Festival’s former artistic director comments: “This is a generation incredibly aware of film language in all its variety. They have absorbed large chunks of both arthouse and mainstream world cinema. No earlier generation of Polish filmmakers […]

10 Ways To Further Your Filmmaking Career

For our last venture into Filmmaking Tips, the ever so resourceful and smart Kathryn Butt and I have decided to finish off this era of films and joy by sharing what we think are the things that make a strong and successful filmmaking career. When you are making films, think about the things that go […]

How to support Time’s Up and #MeToo When Directing Indie Films

Last week BAFTA’s were full of moments of solidarity for the Time’s Up movement. As part of this long-time due reckoning against sexual harassment and towards more diversity in the film industry, Emma Watson announced the launch of a Set of Principles from the BFI and other major UK film organisations to tackle and prevent bullying and […]

5 Reasons to Study Film at University

There are pros and cons to go to film school, as Baptiste explains in his article. Indeed, Col says you should not go to film school at all, but rather use that money to make your own film. But what about Film Studies? Throughout my undergraduate and postgraduate degree, I’ve had people getting super interested […]

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