Filmmakers Notebook brings you the second part of our Q&A with Film Distribution Expert Jerome Courshon, who is also the creator of the 3-Day Program “THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION: Get Your Movie Distributed Now!” ...

It is a pleasure for me to either introduce or better acquaint you with Film Producer & Distribution Expert Jerome Courshon, who knows the ‘game’ of distribution as a Producer in the trenches. In this 3 part Filmmakers Notebook Q &A he’s sharing invaluable information regarding film distribution that he’s learned from his experiences ranging from the...

Welcome Back!  It’s great to have Filmmakers Notebook online again with its cool new look.  I had no idea that the technical issues facing me in April would keep the blog down for so long and I want to thank all of you for your patience and for sticking with me.  travel-kauai-hawaii.net I especially want...

I thought it was time to catch up with one of the first people in the film industry I met on Twitter, who I actually have had the pleasure of meeting in person, so here is a Filmmakers Notebook Qamp;A with one of my favorite individuals in the entertainment industry Marvin V. Acuna.  Aside from...

Part 2 of the Filmmakers Notebook Q&A with Filmmaker David Spaltro discussing more about his career and “Things I Don’t Understand.” Now that the film has won several awards on the festival circuit, has that changed the way you look at it?  I always wanted the best from the film and the great work of...

Perhaps best known for their film festivals featuring shorts and animation which is now entering its 15th season, Hollywood Shorts launched the Emerging Filmmakers Program (EFP) in 2001 with the intention of extending support and production education, services and mentoring resources beyond its monthly events and annual Spotlight festivals.  All filmmakers and animators, whose films...

The first Filmmakers Notebook Q&A of 2013 is with a young, exciting filmmaker named David Spaltro, who has written and directed the drama “Things I Don’t Understand”, which has screened at the Philadelphia Independent, Northwest Ohio Independent and Whiskey Blue Independent Film Festivals and has won awards at the Laughlin International and Indie Spirit Film Festivals,...

With Awards Season in full swing most eyes turn to Film Independent because of the Independent Spirit Awards, which will be held this year on Sunday, February 23rd and televised on IFC. However, this is also when their Directors Close-Up Panelists are announced and the group lined up for the Series beginning in February and...

Filmmakers Notebook had the pleasure of posting the first 25 of our 50 Indie Film Tweeters Worth Following on Twitter in 2013 just after Christmas and the response was been wonderful, so now I’m thrilled to publish the rest of the group.  In fact, since I didn’t have room to include so many amazing people,...

With the end of 2012 coming up bringing a bright, shiny new year to celebrate next week I couldn’t help but think about how I started Filmmakers Notebook and joined Twitter as a result of that just a few short years ago.  Back then there weren’t as many independent filmmakers using social media and crowdfunding...