'Disaster Capitalism' has proved a hit on the film festival circuit so far. We at Film Daily were lucky enough to catch up with director Thor Neureiter to find out more about the film, his background, and the documentary filmmaking process in the era of
If you’re a female filmmaker in need of some funding, below you’ll find details on the best grants for women looking to fund their on-screen projects.
Life as an indie filmmaker is not easy. With precious little time to waste and your bank account already looking sad, here are some creative ways to cut checkbook corners.
You want to make money making films – there’s nothing wrong with that. But while you’re waiting for the big bucks to start rolling in from that ever-so keen eye you have for cinematic detail, you might want to get a good side hustle on
When making a movie you can use two types of people to portray your characters – actors or non-actors. With this in mind, let’s take a look at the pros and cons of using non-actors in your films.
Sometimes you can get lucky when making short films and you can somehow come up with an idea that doesn’t cost any money and doesn’t take a lot of people or a lot of time. But more often than not, you’re going to need at
If you haven’t done commercial work before, why would someone hire you? You’re going to have to make something first and then hope that it gets your foot in the door.
So you want to get into making short films – after all, it’s where many of the greatest directors started. Here are five essential books for any budding short film writer.
The National Film Board has proven to be such a well of creative output that it’s inspired filmmakers the world over, not to mention that a Scottish ambient-experimental duo was so consistently blown away by the organization’s films that it named itself Boards of Canada
With an eclectic career stacked full of acerbic and audacious films, Bruce LaBruce is one of the boldest independent filmmakers of all time. Unafraid to push boundaries (and buttons) and to provoke and scandalize, the Toronto based filmmaker has a rich portfolio of features, shorts,