You made the film. You spent months — maybe years — getting the story right. It’s a passion project, and now it’s finally done! But now it’s sitting on a hard drive. Meanwhile, you scroll through film festival submission pages, wondering if submitting your film might be worth the effort. Here’s the thing: it is. … Read more
I started out as an actor from a pretty young age, and got my first professional theater gig when I was 8. So right from the jump, I knew I wanted to be in entertainment. I was always trying to convince the other kids on my block to put on shows in the backyard. So … Read more
Chasing Time Filmmaker Questions: Jeff Orlowski-Yang I got into filmmaking through photography. My dad had a dark room in our house and gave me a Nikon FM camera when I was in elementary school. I loved getting our National Geographic magazine every month and saw photography as a great way to see the world. In … Read more
Meet the filmmaker: Isaac Hirotsu Woofter Filmmaker Interview Questions: Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? I started as an actor, got my masters at Columbia University in acting. Some TV, Film, Commercials, tons of stage. I love Shakespeare, but my specialty was physical theater in the style of Vaudeville, … Read more
Meet the filmmaker: Wendy Bednarz Filmmaker Interview Questions: What are the specific qualities that, in your opinion, make a film great? This is a slippery but awesome question because what is great to one person isunwatchable to another. Still to me, a great film has emotional resonance – it can befelt by the viewer whether … Read more
Meet the filmmaker, Marius Anderson Director of 40 BELOW: THE TOUGHEST RACE IN THE WORLD. Filmmaker Bio: Emmy nominated filmmaker Marius Anderson was born in Germany, met his wife in Sweden and moved to her hometown of Duluth, MN. His work as a cinematographer, producer and editor has been featured on Amazon Originals, PBS, CNN, … Read more
Meet the filmmakers, Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev Co-Directors of PORCELAIN WAR. Filmmaker Interview Questions: Tell us your backstory. How and why did you get into filmmaking? Neither of us had made a documentary film before. We were collaborating on a projectthat involved animating the art on Slava and Anya’s porcelain figurines. When Russiainvaded Ukraine … Read more
How do you know when your story’s finished, when to walk away? I suppose it’s finished when you are ready to put it out into the world. I usually write multiple things at once, and then wait till something feels like the right thing to make into a film. A good script to shoot isn’t … Read more
Steve and Chad have been working on various projects together for over 4 years. They both moved to Colorado in 2019, and proceeded to make a music video together (Verbal Deluxe – Audible). From there, they brainstormed and collaborated on an outdoor sports passion project which turned into a feature documentary (Dreama Team). They’ve worked … Read more
Meet the Filmmaker of the Month: Sandra Mitrović Sandra Mitrović is an award winning writer/director from Belgrade, Serbia. Born and raised in Belgrade, she moved to London, UK at the age of 17 and graduated from London School of Film, Media and Performance in England. After that she lived in New York City for 6 … Read more