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Hey guys, if you're a filmmaker with residency status in Brooklyn, NY or Washington, D.C. you should consider applying for a JT3 Artist Award grant. Two award recipients from last year are NYU MFA candidates, so you've definitely got a chance!JT3 Art is taking applications from aspiring screenwrite...read more
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- Tags: fundraising, grants, JT3 Art
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Often times indie filmmakers glean whatever techniques they find useful from traditional producing. Well, in times when producing and distribution have gone topsy turby, one always needs to be open to new ideas. Well I just want to share some innovative methods that have been getting some attention ...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: film festival, fundraising, Producing, Rotterdam
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I don’t care if you want to make documentaries about cleft palates in Sierra Leon, or B-rated horror movies, you still have to have a business demeanor when talking to people in your industry. The superficiality of Hollywood is applicable across the board. Without beating around the bush, the ult...read more
- Anthony
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- Tags: business cards, business casual, fundraising
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Film is such a collaborative effort. The needier you are the more you rely on people helping you out, and as indie filmmakers we can really push the envelope of neediness.It was in a similar vein, I suppose, that Paramount lent James Cameron a hand with marketing and tech help for his new behemo-fil...read more
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- Tags: Avatar, fundraising, James Cameron
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On the next Double Down Film Show it’s all about the M-O-N-E-Y.We all have a story to tell, but none of us has the money. Using Co-host Pete Chatmon’s indie film, “Premium”, as a case-study, we’ll go through some of the most elusive aspects of the fundraising process and share practical ti...read more
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- Tags: fundraising, Pete Chatmon
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There are plenty of sources out there that will tell you the what's and how's of putting together a budget and an investor package, but Premium director, Pete Chatmon, breaks down alot of the less tangible aspects of fundraising such as the mental and social aspects that are also required to convinc...read more
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Here's a longer printed excerpt from my iTunes podcast Episode #10 and #11 interview with Premium director, Pete Chatmon:Fundraising For Your First Feature:Pete Chatmon Writer/Producer/Director of "Premium" Breaks It Down (*This article was originally printed in the January 2007 print edition of Stu...read more
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So after a veeeery long absence on the podcast scene to complete and promote The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide, the Down and Dirty DV Podcast is back in full effect with all-new video episodes featuring more of the purely practical straight-up guerrilla tips and advice you've come to expec...read more