Tag Archives: Slamdance

PARK CITY: Exploring the Solutions, Part 3

SABI filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah pick up with Ted Hope where he left off in the last episode to further explore the solutions that are emerging for independent filmmakers. He is joined by Mynette Louie (Children of Invention) and new interviews with Sultan Sharrief (Bilal’s Stand), Lance Weiler (HiM), and Scilla Andreen [...]

PARK CITY: Exploring the Solutions, Part 2

SABI filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah speak with Dan Mirvish, Brian Newman, Ira Deutchman and Ted Hope to further explore the solutions that are emerging for independent filmmakers – featuring a proposal for a new relationship between filmmakers and festivals as outlined by Peter Baxter at the 2010 Filmmaker Summit.

PARK CITY: Exploring the Solutions, Part 1

SABI filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah speak with Ted Hope, Jon Reiss, Mynette Louie (Children of Invention) and Linas Phillips (Bass Ackwards) to explore the solutions that are emerging for independent filmmakers – featuring some of the insights and actions that came from the 2010 Filmmaker Summit.

The SABI Festival Strategy

STEP ZERO: ASK YOURSELF WHY
Be honest with yourself and ask why you want to do this. It will be a financial, emotional and physical drain to be sure. So you must define your goals and the reason why they are goals. For us, we have solidified our plans to release HEART OF [...]

A Little Mouth to Feed - Slamdance Day One

Ok. So here’s the day 1 experience of the “A Little Mouth to Feed” cast and crew experience at Slamdance.
So far this is the little fest that could. Meaning it operates within minimal resources and succeeds in creating a great experience for the filmmakers.
This is basically a look at a first day at the fest [...]

Emerging Filmmaker with Slamdance Short Ponders DIY Marketing, Distro, Guitar Chords in the Woods and Butt Acting

NEW BREED presents guest contributer and filmmaker, Jack Daniel Stanley. Called an internet “pioneer” of “original, independent content”, director/writer Jack accompanies his short film “A Little Mouth To Feed” to Slamdance 09.

On the topic of DIY distribution, Cassavetes-esque horror iconoclast and one of my role models / filmmaking heroes, Larry Fessenden (The Habit, Wendigo, [...]