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Financing

Twenty Development Grants Of $25,000 USD To Documentary Filmmakers

The deadline for documentary development grants is on the 13th of February 2023

Film Class

New Film Class: Making A Film Proposal For Investors

In this class, you'll learn how to craft a compelling and professional document to present your film project to investors. I share the tools for making a Film Proposal that has helped me finance twelve feature films.

Industry Tips

"How Do I Get A Manager/Agent?"

My tips and thoughts on how to get a manager are as follows. Put your electric pickup truck in rear gear and stack it with a grain of salt.

Free Film Seminar on Zoom - Saturday 10th December 2022

Dear Film Students, the next Free Film Seminar will take place on the 10th of December 2022. The Seminar is free and open for all subscribers (free and paid) of this website. To register, please find the Zoom link at the bottom of this page. In this seminar, I will

Writing Tools

How To Write A Book

I've often wondered how best to explain to myself how to write a book in a visual simplicity. And then I can across this nifty little drawing from the book: "Show Your Work," by Austin Kleon. Over the last few years, I've been focusing

Writing Tools

Are You Stuck Creatively? Try This Simple Method

The technique that is used here is a form of clean language, that is, you use a form of neutral questions with yourself to dissolve creative obstacles. The most important thing here is to avoid judgment or shaming and have a calm conversation with yourself.

Writing Blog

THE SUPERMARKET: The Moment That Changed My Life

I'm stuck in my car and I've managed to remove the seatbelt. My mind attempts to invite my body to get out of the vehicle. I've not been in an accident and my car isn't upside down. I'm parked outside a supermarket in my home city of Reykjavik, Iceland.

Documentary

KING OF THE BUTTERFLIES: Review

Olaf de Fleur’s new documentary is an intimate, endearing portrait of a man who tries to reclaim his life after 20 years of incarceration

Writing

My Chitchat Before A Writing Session

I was about to go into a writing session just now and I thought it would be an excellent idea write a bit about it before I start. The shadow side of me suspects that this is a camouflaged procrastination, but in all honesty, most things can be defined as

Creative Gadgets

Knit, Count, Breathe - Protecting Your Creative Mood

My mother used to knit like there was no tomorrow. There was always something peaceful and harmonious about watching her click the pins through the wool.

Documentary

"King of The Butterflies" Nominated For Best Nordic Documentary

Our documentary King of the Butterflies has been nominated for best documentary competition at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.

Writing Blog

Novel Work This Summer; A Brief Check-in

Dear students, I hope you're having a good summer. This summer, I decided to take a little break from teaching and have been working on a novel that I've been breadcrumbing, inch by inch, over the last few years. I'd been writing a chapter

Writing

On Writing And Being A Bee

If you sting, you die. If you make honey, you nurture. That is if you're a bee. I sometimes think about being a beekeeper and find it a helpful metaphor for writing. I have to go slow not to get stung by the inner critic.

Interview

Beverly Tanedo: Slow living with art and dogs in Cebu, Philippines

Beverly Tañedo is not one of many things if one at all. She writes, takes photos, and makes films while focusing on slow living in sunny Cebu, Philippines. I got to know Beverly when I was working on my film Queen Raquela back in 2006 in the Philippines. She recently