Resume buzz words for creative producers

September 28, 2010

I’m on the hunt for financing for LIS, and I’m on the hunt for work.
My husband has a nagging, chronic health issue that’s affecting his livelihood; my toddler is getting older and more independent; and the financial prospects for creative producers are as challenging as ever.  So, in addition to continuing to produce Lost in [...]

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Meet the Producer Stu Pollard

September 14, 2010

I had the pleasure of briefly meeting and chatting with Stu Pollard during IFP MN’s annual Producers Conference this Spring.  Happily, he agreed to respond to my questionnaire, and here it is.  Thanks, Stu!
Louisville native Stu Pollard has been making films for more than a decade. His producing credits include Bass Ackwards, which [...]

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How do I find new material? Faith & Rewrites

September 6, 2010

I’ve been meeting with writer Kellen Berg periodically over the last 18 months+ to review and discuss drafts of his adventure script, “The Crown of Osiris.”  I first met Kellen during the annual IFP MN Producers Conference three years ago, where I was honored to be a panelist.  On the second day of the conference, [...]

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Meet the Producer Julien Favre

August 2, 2010

I’m pleased to introduce to you Julien Favre, a Sundance Producing Lab 09-10 Fellow, and a partner of DViant Films, an independent production company based in Toronto and Los Angeles. DViant Films completed their first feature in 2007: NIGHT TRAIN (YE CHE), written and directed by Chinese filmmaker Diao Yinan, which premiered in Cannes in Un Certain [...]

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Jumping and Preparation

July 26, 2010

Today I knew I’d phone a Very Connected Person (VCP) about Lost in Sunshine.  A good friend had spoken to a good friend, and I got the go-ahead to contact said VCP.  Omigod, excellent, thanks!!
So, what did I do before making the call?
I jumped up and down in my kitchen.
Seriously, I had so much adrenaline [...]

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Meet the Producer Maggie Hadleigh-West

June 23, 2010

Meet Maggie Hadleigh-West, an internationally recognized independent filmmaker, activist and an inspirational public speaker. She has been writing, directing and producing in film, television and for corporations since 1991. Her work is often considered to be controversial, provocative, radical and irreverent.  I came across a comment Maggie made on one of [...]

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Meet the Producer Mynette Louie

June 4, 2010

Meet Mynette Louie, a New York-based independent film producer. She produced Tze Chun’s award-winning CHILDREN OF INVENTION, which premiered at Sundance 2009, played over 45 film festivals, and won 16 festival awards. She co-produced Andrew Bujalski’s MUTUAL APPRECIATION, which was named one of the top ten films of 2006 by Entertainment [...]

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Then again…

June 2, 2010

Tonight, I’m of the mind to take $500K and make a good movie, dammit.
Just get me out of my head, already!
BTW – I had a chat today with an unnamed acquisitions guy with whom I’ve been playing phone tag for three weeks.  He phoned this afternoon, awakening me and my toddler, both, from naps on [...]

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To my future investors

June 1, 2010

I’ve been awash in numbers today.  And, yesterday.  And, last Friday.  I’ve also been knee-deep re-reading saved links and bookmarks to blogs, subscription sites, industry news sites, and more, reviewing all the info and data and anecdotes that folks have been pontificating, opining, and sharing with each other about how to fund, make, and distribute [...]

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Meet the Producer John Paul Rice

May 31, 2010

Meet John Paul Rice of No Restrictions Entertainment (formerly with Mandate Pictures/Senator International), producer of Three Stages of Stan in 2002 and One Hour Fantasy Girl in 2008.  The latter tells the story of a 20 year old girl who ran away from an abusive alcoholic mother at the age of 15 only to find [...]

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