A Step-By-Step Guide to Indie Film: From Labs to Sundance to Theaters

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The Art of Asking for Money for Indie Films feat. Madhouse Films

Madhouse Films co-founders Katherine Romans and Charlie Traisman join GG Hawkins to explain how they built an independent production company from the ground up. They discuss using short films as their version of film school, raising project financing through relationship-building ...  Show more

How Microbudget ‘Sour Party’ Became a Steven Soderbergh Presents

After an earlier feature project collapsed, filmmakers Amanda Drexton, Michael A. Drexton, and Samantha Westervelt decided to stop waiting for permission and make Sour Party with the people, locations, equipment, and lived experiences already available to them. They discuss finan ...  Show more

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