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Awesome new photo book NEW YORK CITY & BREAKTHROUGH WEEKEND - check out the most excellent digital preview below!

:: I created this 8 x 10, 74 pages, Limited Edition (it won't be made or sold after 1/1/14) photo book to raise funds for post-production & distribution expenses for my new film Breakthrough Weekend.  This book will be a reward in the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for the movie, & it can also be purchased at Blurb .  All profit from the sales go towards BW post & distro expenses.  I have big plans for the movie, & it'll take some money (my goal is to raise $30K at least) to do it right (a well made film - color, sound, etc top notch, festival submissions, getting the film ready for VOD, setting up DVD sales, doing at least a 1 week run of the film in NYC, festival play (hopefully, & lots of it :), release in all available platforms, then market, market, market & distribute the film for 1 whole year, entire 12 months after the first official public screening, to get a lot of people in America & the world to hear about the movie, to buy the movi

New project for 2014 - DIY Film Distributor blog

Check it out here -  http://diyfilmdistributor.blogspot.com . - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend :: :: ADVERTISEMENT Brooklyn Fitness, Brooklyn Personal Trainer - Sharissa Reichert - A Brooklyn Fitness Blog -  http://brooklynfitnesssharissa.blogspot.com ::

Trailer for The Peddler - doc about a DIY filmmaker in Argentina

Looks cool: More about the movie here . Distributor's page for the doc here . From Network's page linked above: "   Captivating and inspirational, this remarkable documentary by Argentinian film-makers Lucas Marcheggiano, Eduardo de la Serna and Adriana Yurcovich focuses on veteran DIY filmmaker Daniel Burmeister. Armed with one of several ready-to-use scripts, Burmeister arrives at a remote Argentinian village in his rickety car. He asks the village authorities for permission to shoot his latest feature film there, using residents of the village as cast and crew; he asks only for lodging and meals until his film’s release a month later. The offer accepted, the making of the film becomes the most important event to take place in the village during that month – and a testament to the power of art to draw together a community.  The winner of several international awards, The Peddler continues to garner huge acclaim for its honest portrayal of the enthusiasm, optim

New perks added to A Perfect Weapon IndieGoGo campaign - lots of movies!

From A Perfect Weapon IndieGoGo campaign : - "$20+ - Weapon Collection new perk You'll get a digital download of TWO films by Angelo Bell: "Resurrection of Serious Rogers" and "Broken Hearts Club." Email with link will be delivered within 72 hours. Become a card-carrying "Perfect Weapon" with a personalized "business card" and receive a digital download of the movie when it's released. You also get a Badge, a PDF of the shooting script the day the movie is released. *This perk not included in any other package*" - "$40+ - Ultimate Weapon Collection Everything in the Weapon Collection plus downloads of Picture Perfect, Sex Shoes & Unicorns, Renounced, Valerie & Sid, Love is for Democrats, The First time, Nanny and the Professional and Get Spielberg. *This perk not included in any other package* More at the campaign , check it out, donate, get a bunch of indie films! - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrou

Vimeo offers 150 TIFF films $10K each for limited digital rights

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Filmmaker/author Rick Schmidt on Breakthrough Weekend

Filmmaker & author Rick Schmidt recently viewed the rough cut of Breakthrough Weekend.  Among other things, he said the following: “ Breakthrough Weekend by Brooklyn-based indie writer/director Sujewa Ekanayake is very funny, exceedingly interesting & entertaining. It’s amazing that the hilarious ‘spiritual’ advice offered in core scenes actually transcends itself, supplying effective solutions to our (often stuck) modern lives!”   – filmmaker/author Rick Schmidt :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Join Angelo Bell in making A PERFECT WEAPON - indie thriller featuring actors from Numb3rs & Argo!

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Interview with Anthology Film Archives programmer Jed Rapfogel re: Cine-Simenon series

From the interview : "FA: As an American, can you share with us your first encounter with Simenon? Did you know him for his detective novels or mainly  for the numerous film adaptions based on his books? JR: I’ve always been aware of Simenon as the author of the Maigrets (and unfairly dismissed him as such), but it was only when New York Review Books (NYRB) began re-printing a number of his roman durs that I discovered what an amazing (and dark) writer he is.  I started with “The Man Who Watched Trains Go By”, and was immediately hooked.  I think that may still be my favorite, but I’m also a huge fan of “The Strangers in the House”, “The Engagement”, “Dirty Snow”, “Red Lights”, and “The Act of Passion” (and really all of the roman durs).  I’ve only read a couple Maigrets, to be honest, and wasn’t so taken with them." Read the rest of the interview here . - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Hey we're on Facebook!

Yes, 50,000 years after rest of the American civilization got on the Facebook this blog now has an official Facebook presence :)  Go here to check out our Facebook page !  LIKE it, love it, follow it.  It'll have highlights from around 7 years of super-fantastic indie film blogging from this blog! - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Spike Lee's Kickstarter project

Check it out here . Here's the pitch: - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend :: :: ADVERTISEMENT Check out Alfonse Maiorino's blogs: Italian genealogy for Castellammare di Stabia – By Al Maiorino Alfonse Maiorino 4 Alfonse Maiorino 3 Italian genealogy for Pagani – By Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for Scafati – By Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for San Lorenzello - By Al Maiorino Al Maiorino Alfonse Maiorino 2 Italian Genealogy Amalfi Blog - By Al Maiorino Alfonse Maiorino Italian Genealogy - By Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for San’t Egidio – Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for Terlizzi – Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for city of Salerno – Al Maiorino Italian genealogy for Castellabate – By Al Maiorino Alfonse Maiorino 5 Italian genealogy for Sarno – By Al Maiorino  ::

Brooklyn Unemployed's IndieGoGo project

Click below & go contribute to James Arrabito's new indie film Brooklyn Unemployed! Brooklyn Unemployed Fundraising Video & Sneak Peek from James Arrabito on Vimeo . ::  :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Film Finance Guide by Jason Brubaker & Tom Malloy

Looks interesting, & possibly useful.  Check it out here . From the site: " “The System Covers The Following Strategies” Find the first step as far as making your dream a reality How to take the first step towards your goals Elements you need before you move forward Why “prepping” is more important than finding investors How to get your hands on The Killer Script How to find a script and option it How to make your script into a killer script Why The Number is essential to prepping you project How you get the correct budget number for your project Write and refine a script with a “producer’s mindset” Insanity versus liability and why this is essential The Vested Interest Approach to Finding Investors How to identify a Liability and turn it into an asset How to identify Insanity and fix it fast Why you need a Business Plan and how to do it right Necessary elements for your business plan How to make sure your business plan remains “organic” Ho

Full Movie - SNEAK PREVIEW - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers

NEW - COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE (2023) - TRAILER!

The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2022) - available to rent as a new release starting January 1

Werewolf Ninja Philosopher at Vimeo VOD

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