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August 2016

Seed&Spark Updates Lessons from SeriesFest: Crowdfunding is for Introverts, Too Education Whose Film is This, Anyway? Crowdfunding 10 Harsh (Sometimes Disturbing) Realities of the Indie Lifestyle (Pt 2)

July 2016

Crowdfunding The 7 Things We Look for When We Review Crowdfunding Projects Production 10 Harsh (Sometimes Disturbing) Realities of The Indie Lifestyle (Pt 1) Seed&Spark Updates Lessons From SeriesFest: Make It Your Way Legal Questions Development: 6 Ways to Finance Your Film Legal Questions Development: Tips for Protecting Your Intellectual Property

June 2016

Setting Yourself Up for Crowdfunding Success Space Out of Time, part II: An intro to VR philosophy Space Out of Time, part I: An intro to VR technology

May 2016

3 Ways To Turn Your Fundraisers Into Fans Rock & Roll, Bitches.

April 2016

Development: Breaking Down the Option Agreement Here, there, and everywhere.

March 2016

It's A Nice Day To Start Again Exploring the Dark Side (of Animation) with Custodian Giddy up, partner. Turning a Childhood Dream into a Filmmaking Reality Magic Pills: Finding the Perfect Incentive By Asking Your Crowd Will My Mom Like This? AKA Fear Blows All in.

February 2016

Make A Big Splash Reclaiming Narratives Creative Calls What Turns an Actor Into a Filmmaker? We Hit Our Crowdfunding Goal on Day 1: What Now? You Know You Need a Lawyer When: A Filmmakers Guide to Navigating the Legal Landscape A Feminist Way to Work? Using Film To Bring Outsiders In Hold Onto Your Butts Innovators' Brunch Panels, Sundance 2016 Puzzle Pieces

January 2016

Emily Best at Art House Convergence Moving Forward With Mentors The Ride of Your Life Eye of the Beholder A Quick Look Back Before We Move Forward

December 2015

What color is Electric Bleau? Identity & beyond. Electric Exposition

October 2015

Indie Line Producing 101 - The Dos, The Don'ts, and the Oh Hell Nos

September 2015

Production May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor: 8 Tips to Make the Most of Film Festival Submissions Production Giving Cancer the Middle Finger: Quality Problems in Fundraising

August 2015

Ten Digital Tips For Filmmakers with Throwing Fruit Six Tech Tools For Filmmakers

July 2015

Seed&Spark Updates Caitlin FitzGerald: What is the space you want to make for your artistry? 9 tips to break crowdfunding records. Seed&Spark Updates How Michelle Kantor’s Cinefemme is Changing the Script for Women Directors What to Do with Your Data My Secret Past as the Writer/Producer of an Indie Film That Absolutely, Positively Did Not Get into Film Festivals.

June 2015

Production 4 tactics for talking to your audience when you run out of things to say A Collective Vision for Distribution Production 10 Things A Filmmaker Should Do At A Festival Towards a Poor Cinema, Part II

May 2015

Production Baby Got Back (Up): Managing Your Digital Footage Workflow Distribution Getting into Bed Production The Big “Crossover” Question: The best way to assess your film’s international appeal

April 2015

Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week A New Empowered Mythology Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Production Foreign Markets: Expanding the web and connecting the dots Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week

March 2015

Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Towards a Poor Cinema, Part 1 Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week

February 2015

Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Production Top 5 Misunderstandings about Self Distribution Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Festivals Independent Does Not Mean Alone. Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates Tales From The List Production Shooting a No-budget Feature in Winter Weather Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week

January 2015

Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates Strength in Union: The Rise of Film Collectives Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Seed&Spark Updates A look waaaaay back at 2014 Distribution Inside the Fishbowl: Wisdom on Windowing Seed&Spark Updates Film of the Week Distribution The Most Important Person on Your Set You Don't Even Know About Production What Sony Can Teach Indies Our New Year's Resolutions!

December 2014

Film of the Week We have some questions about Sony Hack Film of the Week

November 2014

#StayIndieTour Diaries: 3 Lessons, Many Strong Opinions

October 2014

Rethinking Indie Film The Legendary Texas Theatre Activist Film Journalism and the Vitality of Cinema The Plight of the Mid-Career Filmmaker

September 2014

Be Free Where You Are Blackmagic Stirs the Cauldron Production The Writer's Objective The Elusive Filmmaking Entrepreneur

August 2014

8 Tips to Take Away The Crowdfunding Night Terrors Tips and Tricks or Things Not to Do: Your Editor is Your Best Friend Quit Your Bitching and Get to Pitching From Crowdfunding to Community Building Rubber-Necker Special: Diary of a Crowdfunder Adieu, adieu, to you and you and you Crowdfunding is a Scary Thing

July 2014

An Introvert’s Guide to Crowdfunding More Tech Tools for Filmmakers A New Golden Age of Cinema

June 2014

What We Talk About When We Talk About Sharing Be a Social Media Star: 10 Tips for Filmmakers

May 2014

Crowdfunding from a Distributor's Perspective "How to Take a Hollywood Meeting" Applies to You, Too

March 2014

Six Tech Tools to Help Filmmakers Succeed

February 2014

An Open Letter to the SEC on the JOBS Act Rules

January 2014

Selling at Sundance The Print Magazine Impends

December 2013

The Top 20 (+10) Films of 2013 Raising Awareness, One Vagina at a Time. We HAVE What We Need to Create

November 2013

To Win Your Film Audience, Think Like a Content Marketer

October 2013

Help us choose a poster designer! Little House in the Big Woods: Flyway Film Festival Keynote Speech The Best Film of 1964 Sparking a New Film Festival: WestFest Follow Up! How to Crowdfund When You're Not Zach Braff or Spike Lee: The First Time Filmmakers Guide To A Brave New World Princess of the 22 Clark Bus and Why I Made The Dreamers

September 2013

THE IMMEDIACY OF DISTANCE MILLENNIALS THESE DAYS.

August 2013

Long Wait for Short Term 12 How to Navigate a Film Festival The Answer Is in the Questions Like the Water SAY YOU KNEW THEM WHEN

July 2013

FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM! The Hero's Journey with Puppets When Opportunity Knocks Making Lemonade Part 1: Filmmaking as Communal Entrepreneurship Why and When We Pay for Content Online

June 2013

Filmmakers: It’s like a trust fall into a dark hole. Try it. I SEND YOU THIS PLAYLIST ...along with some thoughts on audience outreach and the day-and-date release The Price of Participation

May 2013

The Pitch Part 2: The Results! The Pitch Everybody Needs Music

April 2013

Metrics of Success #2 How to Start a Film Festival Mixing Business and Pleasure: Making a movie and staying together

March 2013

Introducing the Seed & Spark Social Media Handbook 5 Steps to Unlocking The True Value of Your Creative Content The Art of the Q&A

February 2013

Our Very First Metrics of Success(es)!

January 2013

Live from Sundance: The Innovators' Brunch Amplify the Message: Social Media at Your Festival Debut Facebook? Twitter? Help! - Social Media Tips&Tricks for Filmmakers Festival Survival Guide for Filmmakers Going Viral With Your Crowdfunding Campaign

December 2012

A Round Up of Bright Ideas 2012 What does independent cinema mean to you? Welcome to Bright Ideas!

November 2012

Campaign Like You Mean It: 8 Ways to Crowdfund Hard Keep it Clean: Chain of Title Documents for Film Getting the Actors You Want: Navigating SAG-AFTRA Connecting Audio with Audience: Expert Tips from a Sound Engineer Ask not "Do I need insurance?" Only: "What kind?"