Podcast Episodes

057 Director Gulcin Gilbert Sees Pink Skies Smiling at Her

November 9, 2011

Like the press release reads 181 Women, 1 World Record, 1 Big Cause – “Pink Skies” is an amazing documentary from producer/director Gulcin Gilbert that inspires as it demonstrates the empowerment of women showing their inner strength and courage as they face the challenges of breast cancer.  Filmmakers Notebook was pleased to catch up with Gulcin and [...]

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056 VIFF! Showcases Independence in Vegas Film Festival

October 30, 2011

The 2nd VIFF! Vegas Independent Film Festival will be here in Las Vegas from November 17th through the 20th at Theatre7 and the Orleans Hotel and Founder Derek Stonebarger joined John Donovan and I on Filmmakers Notebook to give you a special preview.  In a gesture that may be a pre-holiday gift or true independent spirit, Derek also gave [...]

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055 Filmmaker Kimberly Allen is Not “The Average American”

October 23, 2011

During Vegas Cine Fest my colleague John Donovan was generous enough to interview some of the filmmakers who had selections in the festival for his show Las Vegas is Talking since I was so busy with my marketing duties.  Still, I thought it might be nice to share a few of these podcasts here on Filmmakers Notebook, [...]

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054 Ross H. Martin Kicks Off the Social Media Film Festival

October 15, 2011

Ross H. Martin came by Theatre7 to speak with Filmmakers Notebook about the new Social Media Film Festival, which had its official launch along with the Indie Film Factory on October 14th at the Royal House in Las Vegas.  Ross’s plan is to focus on social media, social change and technology as the major themes [...]

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053 Exec Producer Chris Battle & Actor Stu Chaiken Are “Accused”

October 3, 2011

In honor of our screening of “Accused” during the PollyGrind Film Festival on October 16th at 7pm, it was with great pleasure that John Donovan and I welcomed executive producer & screenwriter Chris Battle and actor Stu Chaiken to Theatre7  for a special Filmmakers Notebook interview.  “Accused” was a long time in the making and Chris and I [...]

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052 Costume Designer Diana Eden Dresses Up Any Film

September 26, 2011

One of the most important elements in moviemaking that we don’t often hear enough about is costume design, so Filmmakers Notebook was particularly happy to have the opportunity of speaking with the amazing Diana Eden.  Starting off years ago as an actress before discovering her love for costume design, Diana worked on sitcoms, episodic dramas [...]

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051 PollyGrind Prequel with Chad Clinton Freeman & Sean Cain

September 23, 2011

On October 1, the week before PollyGrind, all through the house (Theatre7 that is) you’ll find a zombie instead of a mouse!  That Saturday evening Pacific Entertainment will offer the following triple feature: Silent Night, Zombie Night (Sean Cain); Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (Ryan Thompson) and The Hagstone Demon (Jon Springer), which is a perfect prequel for [...]

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050 Sheri Candler Has a Special Gift For Indie Filmmakers

September 14, 2011

  Independent Film Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler is joining with The Film Collaborative and Jon Reiss in order to provide a special gift to Indie Filmmakers.  It’s a book called “Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul” featuring information and case studies in hybrid, DIY and P2P independent distribution and it just became available today.  The material covers specific details [...]

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049 Fearophilia Brings Suspense to Theatre7 in Time for Halloween

August 30, 2011

Dave Surratt and Breon Jenay from the stage collaborative Brave Theatrics told Filmmakers Notebook that they are in the midst of partnering with Pollygrind this year to produce Fearophalia just in time for Halloween at Theatre7.  The new venture will feature live theatre originals during the festival and the duo will be accepting submissions including [...]

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048 Plus Size Model Inbal Dresses Up Vegas Cine Fest

August 25, 2011

Adding to the glitz and glamour this week at Vegas Cine Fest, which runs from August 25 – 27 at the Tropicana Las Vegas Resort and Casino, will be Plus Size Model Inbal Simhayoff, who will be taking on the role of ambassadress at the festival.  She told Filmmakers Notebook that this will her first [...]

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