It’s interesting data that tells a story, but it probably won’t help you tell your story. This infographic, created by Bo McCready (@BoKNowsData), shows the respective rise and decline of film genres over the past one-hundred years, and our friends at No Film School did a nice job of pointing […]
Many literary writers say that screenwriting does’t represent real writing. Television carries even less merit in their eyes. I had a creative writing professor in college who would cringe every time I brought up The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, or even The Wire. She represented an anomaly in the creative […]
We’ve been busy here at The Film Fund in the past year, and we’re finally ramping up to produce even more films to help independent filmmakers get their passion projects off the ground. With our newly-launched funding network, filmmakers will be able to submit to ongoing funding opportunities after entering […]
Everything starts with a concept. A story. Like, where did this guy get his hat? Has he always smoked? What’s with the feather? And when a great story gets you nowhere, it’s all about who you know, right? But what they don’t tell us is that it isn’t just who […]
TLDR: If your entry to The Film Fund pitches anything about a new superhero story, 50% of the proceeds from your entry will be donated to The Stan Lee Foundation to promote literacy and the arts. We’re putting out a call. A call to create new superheroes. If you’ve been on […]
TLDR: When we post a project in the network, think of it like a producer coming to you with a basic concept for a film and asking you to develop it. You should think of it that way, well, because that’s exactly what it is. Except that you’ll likely be […]
At the time of this writing, there are 5,579 movies on Netflix and $7,285 TV shows. Some are indie films, and some are just content you’d put on in the background while having a good time with friends. You probably wouldn’t put on a black and white film about the […]
UPDATE: “AMERICANO” has won Best Editing at FirstGlance Film Festival, a premier independent film festival in Philadelphia. “AMERICANO”—a short film written and directed by The Film Fund’s first winner, Tim Viola—has not only been selected to screen at FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia, it has also garnered FIVE award nominations! […]
First things first: you and your friend are the two crew members. Second, there were no sponsors for this post. Okay, now for the rest of the post: Knowing how to budget a film on a shoestring budget will help you develop practical budgeting skills for the future, when you […]
A dentist once told me about this amazing idea he had for a movie… about a dentist. The scene went something like this: INT. BANQUET HALL – DAY DENTIST: I’ve got a great idea for a screenplay. It’s about a dentist. It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you cry… The […]
“I had a producer asking me about international sales, and he hadn’t even heard the logline yet.” For our third Community Spotlight, we reached out to director Mike Thompson, one of our first filmmakers to upload his director’s reel for free to our new Auteurs page. Thompson lives in Louisville, […]
“For me, The Film Fund is one word—simplicity. It is all about asking you for one thing, and that’s basically a sentence—what your film is about and why you need it.” For our second community spotlight, I reached out to The Film Fund’s first winner—Tim Viola, who used the funds […]