DIY Filmmaker (1 - DIY/indie/arthouse Filmmaker Sujewa Blog - 53 FILMS IN 53 MONTHS PROJECT)

That's a good place to draw the line I think - at this point in time, in the US. - $0 - $100,000 budget TOTAL for both production & distribution (that $100K is for production & the first 6 months - 1 year of distribution related expenses, after that, less than $100K a year in distribution & related expenses could work as a good dividing line for what's indie and what's not) (self-distribution by the filmmaker is ALWAYS more indie than selling the distribution rights and work to another entity) - not made/produced by a Hollywood studio, or a TV network, or cable, etc (but let's say a large company - from entertainment world or otherwise - could have a 40% or less interest in the project - that much invested in the project $s wise, but all final production & distribution decisions resting w/ the filmmaker/director - as long as the above two criteria are met, the films could star known actors (if they wish to work at the above mentioned budget level...

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A blog by an Italian political reformer.   Check it out . - S :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Check out the list at this ABC News page . Official website for the event here . IFC is showing the awards show tonight. - S :: :: ADVERTISEMENT :: Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco blogs project http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2012/03/farzad-rostami-delaware-tobacco-blogs.html :: Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco blog http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 2 blog http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco2.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 3 blog http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco3.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 4 blog http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco4.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 5 blog http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco5.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami – Delaware Small Business Grants page http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco.blogspot.com/2013/02/delaware-small-business-grants-page.html Farzad Rostami – Delaware Small Business...

The indie film Buffalo Boys has a new Kickstarter project happening to help with distribution related expenses.  Check out the trailer below & support the project! :: :: IndieGoGo - Breakthrough Weekend ::

Check out James Belfer's I'mAnEP blog - about his adventures as an indie film executive producer. - S ::

From Salon : "On one level “No” is an inspiring tale of peaceful liberation, self-determination and the fundamental clash between optimism and pessimism. On another, it’s a darker and more complex fable about the birth of the media age and the rise of the neoliberal consensus that conceived of all humanity as a market, which swept up Chileans on all sides along with everybody else." Read the rest here . NO trailer: :: ADVERTISING Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 2 http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco2.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 3 http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco3.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 4 http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco4.blogspot.com Farzad Rostami Delaware Tobacco 5 http://farzadrostamidelawaretobacco5.blogspot.com ::

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I miss the old indieWIRE blogs pages (2006 - 2008 or so) - where there was a bigger focus on indie films, created through a collection of indie film focused blogs.  And Facebook doesn't quite work as a replacement.  Twitter is too short (individual tweets) and too large (at the moment, I need to search for best indie film focused Twitter pages) and also most of the info is not on one page (requires clicking on a link from one account, then going to another account/page for another link, etc - maybe there is a way around that, will look).  So something new has to be created for me to get a ton of indie film news daily.  This might be a starting point, a list of 100+ indie film related blogs that I created for my doc Indie Film Blogger Road Trip back in 2009.  Let's see how many of these blogs are still active, and let's see what new blogs need to be added to this list.  If you write an indie film focused blog, leave a link in comments.  I may create a ...

Interesting essay by Tom Tenney, check it out:   The Influence of Art and Performance on the Rise of American Independent Cinema - S ::

Here's the press release re: the new fest The Lumbee River Independent Film Festival . Fest is accepting submissions now, early deadline is March 18, get all of the info at the press release. Also check out the fest's Facebook page & Twitter page for more info & updates. - S ::

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Check out the post here , at Breakthrough Weekend's blog . - S :: :: ADVERTISEMENT Alfonse Maiorino  - Italian Genealogy, Public Strategy Group, & more! -  http://alfonsemaiorino1.blogspot.com/ Blogger: User Profile: alfonse maiorino http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029 Alfonse Maiorino / Al Maiorino blog  -  almaiorino .blogspot.com/ Alfonse Maiorino -  Linkedin http://almaiorino.blogspot.com/2012/04/al-maiorino-linkedin.html New Projects COMING SOON at: Alfonse Maiorino blog 2 http://alfonsemaiorino2.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 3 http://alfonsemaiorino3.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorino.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 4 http://alfonsemaiorino4.blogspot.com/2012/04/alfonse-maiorino-blogger-profile.html Alfonse Maiorino blog 5 http://alfonsemaiorino5.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-user-profile-alfonse-maiorin...

BREAKTHROUGH WEEKEND - Teaser Trailer from Sujewa Ekanayake on Vimeo . :: Trailer is also available on YouTube . - S

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See 40 short films Jonas Mekas created as an introduction to his work, for the new generation, at site jonasmekasfilms.com .  The intro to the project: "The cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my new, Internet audience. All of them are based on my earlier films but slightly, sometimes more than slightly, changed. I consider them works complete in themselves, seperate from the main body of my film work." Visit the page here . - S :: ADVERTISEMENT Alfonse Maiorino  - Italian Genealogy, Public Strategy Group, & more! -  http://alfonsemaiorino1.blogspot.com/ Blogger: User Profile: alfonse maiorino http://www.blogger.com/profile/01850766319936497029 Alfonse Maiorino / Al Maiorino blog  -  almaiorino .blogspot.com/ Alfonse Maiorino -  Linkedin http://almaiorino.blogspot.com/2012/04/al-maiorino-linkedin.html New Projects COMING SOON at: Alfonse Maiorino blog 2 http://alfonsemaiorino2.blogsp...