The Film Fund

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February 12, 2019

10 reasons filmmaking and entrepreneurship require the same skills

Gone are the days where you could be the crazed and isolated artistic genius driven solely by artistic vision and achieve success….

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February 3, 2019

How to create digital storytelling that matters (or seemingly doesn’t matter)

Visual storytelling must captivate for today’s audiences to maintain engagement. People say that millennials have short attention spans. I’m not sure if…

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How we got free services and a boat to make an independent film

Hey, it’s me, Tom, founder of The Film Fund. In addition to being a film producer and a financier with The Film…

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January 31, 2019

6 Filmmaking Drills You Wish You Had in Film School

Okay, so I didn’t go to film school. I still might. Who knows. But I have spoken with many filmmakers who’ve attended…

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January 29, 2019

5 ways writing prose will improve your screenwriting

This post won’t just help you become a better screenwriter. It will show you techniques that will make you a better all-around…

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January 23, 2019

How to make a short film with these 7 resources

In this post, we list some resources that will help you learn how to make a short film from pre-production through post-production….

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January 22, 2019

Why you should ignore trends to receive short film grants

It’s interesting data that tells a story, but it probably won’t help you tell your story. This infographic, created by Bo McCready…

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January 11, 2019

7 advantages screenwriting has over literary fiction

Many literary writers say that screenwriting does’t represent real writing. Television carries even less merit in their eyes. I had a creative…

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January 6, 2019

5 storytelling tips from an award-winning producer

Everything starts with a concept. A story. Like, where did this guy get his hat? Has he always smoked? What’s with the…

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November 12, 2018

Your Pitch Could Support The Stan Lee Foundation

TLDR: If your entry to The Film Fund pitches anything about a new superhero story, 50% of the proceeds from your entry…

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October 3, 2018

How you can get jobs from our film funding community

TLDR: When we post a project in the network, think of it like a producer coming to you with a basic concept…

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September 26, 2018

11 Netflix genres that independent filmmakers will love

At the time of this writing, there are 5,579 movies on Netflix and $7,285 TV shows. Some are indie films, and some…

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