Founder of No Film School and Filmmaker Ryan B. Koo skypes into Film Courage to discuss the online release of Goodbye Promise.  This was recorded a week before we took the plunge.  This is the first time we talked publicly about our idea.  Some of the platforms and sites we talk about in the interview: Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Distrify, Distribber, Dynamo Player, VHX, Prescreen, The Humble Indie Bundle, and, of course, the MANCHILD Kickstarter campaign.

To watch the film, you can find Goodbye Promise on Indiegogo for just $1 (for the first hundred supporters), and $2 after that.

Bookmark and visit Koo’s site often - www.NoFilmSchool.com

Actors Andie MacDowell, Chazz Palminteri and Rainey Qualley talk about their work on MIGHTY FINE during the roundtable interviews at the press day for the film.

CONNECT WITH MIGHTY FINE

http://www.mightyfine-themovie.com

http://twitter.com/#!/MightyFineMovie

http://www.facebook.com/mightyfinethemovie

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http://www.mightyfine-themovie.com

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000510/

CONNECT WITH RAINEY

http://www.rainsfordmusic.com

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http://www.chazzpalminteri.net

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Filmmaker Pablo Pappano calls into Film Courage to tell us the life altering news he received while attending film school, common experiences he’s had from online dating, why he was committed to making Clickin’ For Love, and what he has learned from submitting his film to 80 film festivals.

Connect with Pablo at www.PabloPappano.com, www.clickinforlove.com and on Twitter @CancerMan28

Filmmaker Anne Renton skypes into Film Courage to share with us how she went from physiotherapy to filmmaking. She reveals the online platform where she found the script for “The Perfect Family” that she produced & directed. She tells us how the film came together, how she was able to attract stars Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter & Richard Chamberlain. We learn whether her sales agent came before or after the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and she shares her thoughts about The Perfect Family being released in Theaters and on VOD at the same time.

Connect with Anne at www.theperfectfamilymovie.com & @CertaintyFilms

Filmmaker Mike Stutz skypes into Film Courage to talk to us a subject most people do not want to talk about, suicide.  He shares how suicide entered his life, his thoughts on Junior Seau, why he was compelled to make his documentary film Don’t Change The Subject, why he is taking the film to colleges, and the impact it is having on audiences.

Connect with Mike at www.dontchangethesubject.org & @SuicideBlows

Filmmaker Lucas McNelly is on Film Courage to tell us why Film Festivals are the least efficient way for filmmakers to get their film seen, mistakes filmmakers make in their crowdfunding campaigns, how A Year Without Rent has impacted his views on independent film & life, the breaking point where he almost quit A Year Without Rent, and how he found the motivation to reach the finish line.

Connect with Lucas at www.LucasMcNelly.com, www.ayearwithoutrent.com, & @lmcnelly

Filmmaker Marty Lang is on Film Courage to talk about where he was in his life when he wrote his debut feature film Rising Star, how his film was the first narrative feature to shoot at the Mark Twain House, how he incorporated an economic development plan for Rising Star, and how he (as a Connecticut Filmmaker) sold out the upcoming World Premiere of his film at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival.

Connect with Marty at www.RisingStarMovie.com & @Marty_Lang

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Our finale Film Courage episode on LA Talk Radio features the return of Sheri Candler and Jon Reiss to tell us about their distribution efforts behind the film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance.  They also tell us what a day in their life is like, whether it matters if you have 15,000 Facebook fans, whether Film Festivals are the first place filmmakers should turn, and why we do not see more independent filmmakers release their film with a ‘day and date’ strategy.

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Connect with Sheri at www.SheriCandler.com & @SheriCandler

and with Jon at www.JonReiss.com & @Jon_Reiss

Paul Yosemite Bear Vasquez, the Double Rainbow Guy, calls into Film Courage to tell us his thoughts on whether one can brainstorm and succeed in creating a viral video, he tells us where he would be today without Jimmy Kimmel’s fateful tweet, how he intuitively feels how humanity views him since the rainbow video went viral, and whether struggling artists have the power to connect with their own success.

Watch his latest YouTube Videos www.youtube.com/user/Hungrybear9562/videos and Connect with him on Twitter @Yosemitebear62

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Filmmakers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz call into Film Courage to tell us why they are drawn to stories of poverty, violence, and education.  They also tell us the reservations they had making the 2011 Sundance, 2012 Film Independent Spirit Award winning film “The Interrupters,” how they were able to capture such intimate footage, how they were able to raise financing for the film, and what life was like for them over the course of they one-year production.

Connect with The Interrupters and learn how you can help http://interrupters.kartemquin.com

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Actor Kevin Chapman, Detective Lionel Fusco on the CBS hit-show Person of Interest, skypes into Film Courage to share his story of how acting found him, why he bypassed New York for Los Angeles, what separates those who make a living from those who don’t, how he spends that dead zone time when he is not acting, and he tells about his life on the set of POI.

Connect with Kevin - www.KevinChapman.com, @POIFUSCO, & on Facebook

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Franz Wisner and Kurt Wisner are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their New York Times Best Seller “Honeymoon With My Brother.”  They share their adventure of selling their homes, their cars, stock portfolios, walking away from their jobs and traveling to 53 countries in 2 years and the national best-selling book that resulted.  We learn why Hollywood bought the rights to the book, why the movie was not made, and who’s working on the script now.

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Connect with the brothers by visiting www.honeymoonwithmybrother.com & www.howtheworldmakeslove.com

Filmmakers Audrey Ewell & Aaron Aites call into Film Courage to talk about their latest film, 99% The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film.  They share with us why they have to make this film, how they got 99 filmmakers to join them on this collaboration, how they are keeping this film objective, and the challenges they have faced on the front lines.

Connect with Audrey & Aaron at www.indiegogo.com/99Film, www.99percentfilm.com, www.facebook.com/99percentfilm, Twitter at @99_Film

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Dustin Jansick, Founder of Way Too Indie calls into Film Courage to tell us why he launched the site, the indie film club he started in South Dakota, his advice to those who do not have money for website design, how filmmakers should approach press for film reviews, and his thoughts on how to drive traffic to your website.

Connect with Dustin at www.WayTooIndie.com & @AtSymbolDcity

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Filmmaker J.C. Khoury calls into Film Courage to share what he learned from studying under Spike Lee at NYU, why he waited 5 years to make his debut feature The Pill, how he casted lead actors Noah Bean & Rachel Boston, and his belief in Film Festivals.

Connect with J.C. at www.ShootFirstEnt.com & @ThePill_Movie

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Filmmaker Antonia Bogdanovich visits the Film Courage studio and tells us what it is like growing up around movie sets, that being a second generation filmmaker is not as easy as you think it may be, the struggles powerful women face in this business, how she financed her film My Left Hand Man, and the moment she realized that directing films is what she is meant to do.

Connect with Antonia at www.Station8Films.com & @Tonia2000

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Filmmaker Meg Pinsonneault of Thirsty Girl Films is in the Film Courage studio to tell us why every filmmaker should make at least one documentary in their life, her latest film Gwapa (Beautiful) & why it means so much to her, and the sacrifices independent filmmakers make.

Connect with Meg at www.gwapafilm.com, www.ThirstyGirlFilms.com & @ThirstyGirlFilm

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Director Matt Adams and Writer/Producer Andrew Flynn Soltys filmmaking team behind a feature-length doc Improv Everywhere call into Film Courage to tell us how much planning goes typically goes into each IE stunt, the pressure they feel to top their previous videos, how they have attracted the backing of Aubrey Plaza, Ben Folds & Nick Kroll, thoughts on how they raised $126,000 on Kickstarter and misconceptions people have about crowdfunding.

Connect with Matt & Andrew at http://improveverywhere.com/film & @IEFilm

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Filmmaker Tony Zierra and Actor Chad Lindberg of the documentary My Big Break join us on Film Courage to share with us their true and remarkable Hollywood story, that of three actor roommates who rose to stardom in the early 2000’s (Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe, & Wes Bentley).  We learn whether it was fate or not that brought them together, whether one can sustain a Hollywood career without a ‘big break,’ and why Hollywood doesn’t want you to see this film.

To watch My Big Break today visit - http://mybigbreakmovie.com

Connect with Chad on Twitter @ChadLindberg & Tony @MyBigBreak

The roles are reversed for Karen & David as they sit down with Los Angeles entertainment icon Sheena Metal at LA Talk Radio studios.  We talk about what brought us to Los Angeles, our independent filmmaking pursuit, what led us to Film Courage and what it’s like hosting a show each week.

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Sheena has anchored numerous radio shows for over ten years in Los Angeles–six of which were spent on top-rated talk station KLSX (97.1 the FM Talk Station) where she helmed five successful shows (“The Sheena Show”, “Late Night Booty Call”, “Sheena and The Princess”, “Sheena and Sam”). Her untouchable wit, unforgettable voice and unflinching fan base have proven Sheena to be an undeniable radio presence.

Connect with Sheena at www.sheenametalexperience.com, LA Talk Radio, & on Twitter @SheenaMetal

Filmmakers Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz aka The Vicious Brothers call into Film Courage to tell us why they hate film school, whether self-distribution was ever an option for their debut feature Grave Encounters, how they got 20 million views to their trailer, their story process from conception to post and why they elected to go with Tribeca Film as their distributor.

Share Connect with The Vicious Brothers at www.TheViciousBrothers.com and on Twitter @ViciousBros

Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky call in to Film Courage five days before their film Indie Game: The Movie premieres at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.  They tell how they heard the news, what life has been like since the Official Selection, the things they do to make themselves better filmmakers, and they give us their take on who has the better chance to sustain their careers, Indie Gamers or Indie Filmmakers.

Connect with Lisanne & James at www.indiegamethemovie.com & on Twitter @IndieGameMovie

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On a Sunday where things did not go as planned and we were forced to wing it, Filmmaker Marty Lang calls in from Connecticut to give us an update on his first feature film Rising Star, Filmmaker Lord Bronco calls in from Oregon to provide us a run-down of turning points he saw in independent film in 2011, and we receive a surprise visit from HollyShorts Co-Founder Theo Dumont who shares his thoughts on decisions filmmakers must make before submitting their films to film festivals.

Connect with Marty at http://risingstarmovie.com & @Marty_Lang

Connect with LB at http://moonwolves.wordpress.com & @LordBronco

Connect with Theo at www.HollyShorts.com & @TheoDumont

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Filmmaker Jake Stetler calls into Film Courage to tell us the flash moment when he knew he was to be a filmmaker, his near-death experience at age 30, why he began telling people he was going to film his first feature No Sanctuary before the script was complete, when we can expect to see the film and how he plans to release it.

For more on Jake’s work visit http://blognosanctuarymovie.com and connect with him on Twitter @JakeStetler

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Kevin Gant, World Guitar Poet and star of Jay Duplass’ documentary KEVIN joins us in the Film Courage studio to talk about his dream of making and sharing music and why he put the guitar down for 12 years, what led to his current rebirth, how the music game has changed and the impact Jay Duplass has had on him.

Buy Kevin Gant’s music here, Connect with him on Twitter

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Filmmaker Mike Ott is in the Film Courage studio to tell us what draws him to small towns, lessons he learns as a professor from his students, how his script for Littlerock was born out of improv rehearsals, and what life after the LA Film Festival and winning a Spirit Award has been like for him.

For more on Mike’s work, visit www.littlerock-movie.com

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Filmmaker Jeff Myers visits the Film Courage studio to tell us how he went from making music content for 30 Seconds to Mars, Black Sabbath, & Better Than Ezra to making the Christmas documentary Becoming Santa.  We learn why his film opens up to the history of Santa Claus and doesn’t focus only Jack Sanderson’s story, his distribution strategy along with how his film ended up on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

To connect with Jeff and watch this movie visit http://becomingsantathemovie.com

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Filmmaker Linas Phillips (Walking to Werner, Bass Ackwards) calls into Film Courage to tell us how working with special needs kids led to his filmmaking career, his advice to those who did not get into the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, whether or not he feels pressure as a Sundance alum, and whether he is focused on money or pursuing his dreams.

For more on Linas and his work please visit www.bassackwardsfilm.com

This episode was Guest-Hosted by Elizabeth Karr - http://elizabethkarr.com

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Filmmaker Jentri Chancey calls into Film Courage to talk about the benefits of film school, what she does everyday to make herself a better filmmaker, her quest to make her debut feature film, why she is drawn to ‘meaning of life’ stories and her current projects Lost in Sunshine & Born Good, and her work with Aether Paranormal.

Stay connected with Chancey - www.jentriquinn.com and @Jentrification

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Discover a Prescreen movie today - https://prescreen.com/movies?ui=nav

Filmmakers Patrick Shen and Brandon Vedder are in the Film Courage studio to tell us about their latest film La Source, a feature documentary about two brothers Chrismedonne and Josue Lajeunesse and their dream to bring clean water to their impoverished village in Haiti at whatever cost. Patrick and Brandon tell us how they acclimated to Haiti post-earthquake, how they developed trust and a comfort zone with their subjects, their goal to reach an audience of 100,000 people, and their social action campaign in which they hope to build 3000 wells for those who have no access to clean water.

This is more than movie, to find out how you can help visit www.LaSourceMovie.com

Twitter Connect: @PatShen @BrandonVedder @LaSourceMovie

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Actor / Producer Will Keenan (Politics of Love, Tromeo and Juliet) is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his legendary cult career.  He shares his thoughts on where independent film will be in 2016, why he favors the creative producer, and why ‘international’ is the new ‘independent.’

For more on Will please visit, www.PoliticsOfLoveTheMovie.com, www.MakerStudios.com and follow him on Twitter @NuclearMango

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Filmmaker Nick Lewis calls into Film Courage to share his story of a lawyer turned filmmaker in the making of Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story.  We learn why he was compelled to make a movie about Jay’s story, why he set a $215,000 Kickstarter goal, how he reached that goal, and the film’s resulting theatrical deal.  The film opens in over 100 theaters across the country 11/3/11, visit JayDeMeritStory.com to find a theater near you.

To learn more about this amazing story visit JayDeMeritStory.com

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Filmmaker Judy Irving and Author Mark Bittner call into Film Courage to talk about their documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Founder of HARO and Author, Peter Shankman calls into Film Courage to tell us the best time to begin building your audience, how he ended up on the Howard Stern show, the best way to get Facebook fans to your website, how to get others to evangelize your work, what he would do if he lost is audience overnight and where he sees distribution in 5 years.

Connect with Peter by visiting www.Shankman.com or on Twitter @PeterShankman

This episode was Guest-Hosted by Actor West Liang

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Creator of No Film School and Filmmaker Ryan B. Koo calls into Film Courage to tell us why he tracks the hours that he works, why he elected to put off filmmaking in order to build No Film School, how he has been able to build 600,000 page views a month, what gave him the confidence to go after $115,000 on Kickstarter for his debut feature film Man-Child, and whether or not he could have raised a higher sum of money.

Bookmark and visit Koo’s site often - www.NoFilmSchool.com

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Are you ready to launch your crowd-funding campaign? Are you sure? In an environment where we are seeing new campaigns launched everyday, how is your campaign going to rise above the noise?

Film Courage hosts Karen Worden and David Branin lead a comprehensive look at crowd-funding with panelists who have raised nearly $100,000 combined. Each with their own lessons and story to share.

Meg Pinsonneault (Feast of the Foolish), Lucas McNelly (Up Country, A Year Without Rent), Zak Forsman (Down and Dangerous), Victoria Westcott (Locked in a Garage Band) & Distribber CEO & Chief of Distribution at IndieGogo Adam Chapnick.

Crowdfunding for 2011 and Beyond is two hours and forty-five minutes of straight-talk about what it really takes to reach your crowd-funding goal. Nothing is sugar-coated. This audio series is loaded with practical ideas, insights, what works and what doesn’t work

Filmmaker Kenton Bartlett calls into Film Courage to tell us why an aspiring film critic became a filmmaker, how he was able to cast Mark Boone Junior & Melora Walters in his first feature film Missing Pieces, why nearly 600 people donated time and energy to the film, and why he elected to world premiere it on the new digital platform PreScreen.

Watch the film before November 21st here - https://prescreen.com/movie/Missing-Pieces

For more on Kenton’s work, please visit - www.findyourmissingpieces.com

Filmmaker/Author Vincent Rocca is in the Film Courage studio to talk about his story of dropping out of high school in the 9th grade, to becoming an entrepreneur, to making his first feature film Kisses and Caroms in 5 days on an $11,000 budget.  He also tells us how much Warner Brothers paid him to acquire the film along with how much he was paid on the back end, whether or not it was a mistake to go with Warner Brothers and how he would would distribute if he was entering the market today.

For more info on Vincent’s book, please visit www.RebelWithoutADeal.com

This episode was guest-hosted by Actor Rhomeyn Johnson.

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Filmmakers Michael Polish & Mark Polish along with Composer Kubilay Uner are on Film Courage to talk about their latest film For Lovers Only.  We learn how close they were to giving up on their careers, details on the SAG contract they used, which digital platform that has performed best, their decision to not do any press, and whether or not their success is duplicatable.

Watch For Lovers Only right now by visiting http://forloversonlymovie.com

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Filmmaker Katherine Brooks (Loving Annabelle, Waking Madison, The Osbournes) calls into Film Courage to tell us how she landed her first directing job, how the lowest point in her life led to her new documentary film Face 2 Face, why she was unfulfilled despite her success, and why she averaged $180 per person on her Face 2 Face Kickstarter campaign.

Join Katherine on her journey by visiting www.Face2FaceMovie.com & connect with her on Twitter @TheKatBrooks

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Once inside the interview room, photography was not allowed.  Ryan was gracious and interesting to speak with.  Although I did not get any questions in (as time was rushed), the information he provided was helpful.  Looking forward to the opening of DRIVE on September 16, 2011.  Please enjoy the roundtable interview.

Marketing Strategist Sheri Candler, Filmmaker / Author Jon Reiss, & Co-Executive Director of the Film Collaborative Jeffrey Winter are on Film Courage to tell us all about their book, Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul.  We learn about their collaboration, their mission to get numbers, why filmmakers should be paying attention to Kevin Smith and Ed Burns, whether VOD is a viable source of income for filmmakers, and whether they can sell the book without selling their souls or not.

Buy the book today - www.SellingYourFilm.com

Filmmaker / Musician Stephen Moramarco visits the FIlm Courage studio…

Filmmaker Doug Block skypes into Film Courage to tell us whether it is a realistic goal for independent filmmakers to think they can make a living off of their films, how his film 51 Birch Street got into the Toronto International Film Festival, how the path to distribution differed on his latest film The Kids Grow Up, and why he founded the community site The D-Word for documentary filmmakers.

For more on Doug’s work, please visit www.TheKidsGrowUp.com and to get involved in the documentary community join http://www.d-word.com/

Twitter Connect @DougBlock

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Director/Co-Producer Jack Perez and writer/producer Ryan Levin of the film SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE discuss the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, attaching John Landis to the film, MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS, wanting to believe in one’s creative work, and dealing with spiritual unfulfillment when a project is merely a paycheck.

For more on Jack & Ryan please visit www.SomeGuyWhoKillsPeople.com

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Filmmakers Elizabeth Karr and John Alan Simon are in the Film Courage studio to tell us how they acquired the rights to Philip K. Dick’s ‘Radio Free Albemuth’, why you never adapt a screenplay before you have the rights, the key factor in the development that led to production, how they cast Alainis Morrisette in the film, and how they got the film reviewed in Variety.

For more on Elizabeth and John please visit www.radiofreealbemuth.com

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Twitter Connect @ElizabethKarr and @RFAmovie

Filmmaker Alex Ferrari (Broken, Cyn, Red Princess Blues) visits the Film Courage studio to tell us whether moving from Miami to Los Angeles was the right decision, interest he drew from Hollywood in selling over 5000 DVD copies of Broken, whether or not it burns him up that other filmmakers of lesser talent have made feature films, and what his release strategy would be if he released a feature today.

See all of Alex’s work by visiting www.AlexFerrari.com

This episode was guest-hosted by Mark Matthews of the documentary feature TREE.

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Filmmaker Todd Hickey drops by the Film Courage studio to share with us how “underachieving” in wrestling has fueled his passion for filmmaking, how a story he pitched has become a new movie starring Nicholas Cage & Guy Pearce, how he managed his way through 500 hours of footage in the editorial process of Takedowns and Falls, and how he has used “co-ops” to help spread the word on the film.

For more on Todd and to find out how you can see Takedowns and Falls please visit www.TakedownsandFalls.com

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To connect with Wonder please visit www.WonderRussell.com & her Twitter

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Filmmakers Chloe Crespi and Jonas Elrod skype into Film Courage to share their experience of their documentary Wake Up.  We hear about their contact with spirits, how their collaboration began, lessons they learned from the spiritual leaders in the film, and how they are using word of mouth to distribute and share their story.

To rent and watch their movie right now, please visit www.WakeUpTheFilm.com

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Screenwriter and Filmmaker Mahogany J. Slide skypes into Film Courage to tell us the impact poetry has on her work, why she vlogs, where she sees herself in ten years, the message of her film The Saving, why she crowd-funded for her West Coast Premiere of the film, and she unveils her #supersecretfilmproject.

For more on MJ, please visit http://juntoinkfilms.blogspot.com/

Twitter Connect - @MJ_Slide

This episode was Guest Hosted by “A Year Without Rent’s” Lucas McNelly

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Filmmaker Leonard Zelig, Producer Roberto Alcazar, and cast members Lavrenti Lopes, Isabella Cascarano, Hwalan Shub, Brian Schlanger & Gayle DaCosta are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their improv feature film SubHysteria.

For more on Leonard and SubHysteria visit www.LeonardZelig.blogs.com

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Filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton is in the Film Courage studio how she got into producing (Whale Rider, Shipping News), why she decided to roll cameras on her latest documentary Somewhere Between, the issue of young girls being abandoned and left for adoption in China, and what she would have done had the film not gotten into HotDocs and the Los Angeles Film Festival.

For more on Linda please visit www.somewherebetweenmovie.com and connect on Facebook

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Screenwriter Davan Holt calls into Film Courage why every filmmaker should be a fan of comic books, how he learned the craft of filmmaking in the military, how he was able to get his first script for Jury Of Our Peers produced and the effort it took to make it happen.

Connect with Davan on Twitter @DavanHolt

Watch his film Jury Of Our Peers

This episode was Guest Hosted by fellow LA Talk Radio Host / Comedian David Waugh

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Publicist Jeremy Walker tells us why he got into movie publicity, the importance of a set photographer, how his job has changed in the last five years, and looks into the successes of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity.

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We’ve been hearing some great things about the first documentary KEVIN from filmmaker Jay Duplass about musician Kevin Gant.  Also grabbing our attention was the fact that Jay has decided to use Kickstarter, not for himself but to help launch a comeback tour for Kevin on the film festival circuit.

Jay was kind enough to sit down with us and tell us about why he had to make this film along with his experience in crowd-funding.

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Screenwriter Jeanne Veillette Bowerman and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Douglas A. Blackmon discuss their adaptation of Slavery By Another Name for the screen.  Douglas shares why he was compelled to write the book and why it went from a two year to a seven year project.  Jeanne shares how she convinced Douglas she was the one to adapt the book, how they have been able to collaborate from different parts of the country and how the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab was pivotal in completing the screenplay.

For more on Douglas please visit www.SlaveryByAnotherName.com and connect @DouglasBlackmon

For more on Jeanne please visit www.JeanneVB.com and connect @JeanneVB

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Cooking Channel sensation and Host of ‘Bitchin Kitchen‘ Nadia G calls into Film Courage to share her story of being the first ever online lifestyle entertainment brand to transition from the Web to TV, why she never stopped pitching her show to the networks, what it was like when Food Network Canada called, the importance Social Media has played in her success, and the story behind her Bitchin Kitchen Cookbook - Rock Your Kitchen and Let the Boys Clean Up the Mess.

Rock out with Nadia G at www.BitchinLifestyle.tv

Twitter Connect - @BitchinKitchen

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Author / Designer Craig Mod of Art Space Tokyo skypes into Film Courage to talk about his love for Tokyo, the practicality of living frugally in order to spend more time on creativity, how much time he spends on design versus content, and why he bought back the rights to his book in order to self publish.

To see Craig’s work visit www.CraigMod.com, connect @CraigMod

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Photographer / Filmmaker Laurel Nakadate calls into Film Courage to tell us about her video art with strangers, why she doesn’t read reviews (positive or negative), how her debut feature film Stay the Same Never Change premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and how she handled losing her entire budget days before production on her latest feature The Wolf Knife.

To connect with Laurel and her work, please visit www.Nakadate.net

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Filmmaker Sean Hackett is in the Film Courage studio to share with us his story of Sony Pictures calling the night before he was set to leave for a regular day job, lessons he has learned from the Studio world, how he has been able to cross-over onto his debut feature Homecoming, his connection to soldiers overseas, and whether or not social media presence played a role in casting lead actress Brea Grant.

Connect with Sean through his IMDB page and on Twitter @SHackett

This episode was guest hosted by Filmmaker Brian Durkin.

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Filmmakers and TV Producers Joke Fincioen & Biagio Messina of Joke Productions are in the Film Courage studio to share with us how they went from delivering pizzas and serving as assistant’s to Gale Ann Hurd & Harry Ufland to their own 7000 square foot production offices in Universal City, their thoughts on breaking into television production, how they became involved in the story of their friend comedian Steve Mazan’s life “Dying To Do Letterman,” and the emotional impact Steve & the film has had on their life.

For more on Joke and Biagio please visit www.jokeandbiagio.com

Be sure to connect with them on Twitter @jokeandbiagio

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Cinematographer Philip Bloom skypes into Film Courage to tell us how often he is satisfied with his work, why he left a safe and secure job for the unknown, how he has gone about building his website and his audience, and his thoughts on DSLR images in theatrical environments.

Connect with Philip through www.PhilipBloom.net and on Twitter @PhilipBloom

This episode was guest hosted by Filmmaker A.J. Rickert-Epstein

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VODO.net Founder Jamie King skypes into Film Courage tells us why he got into filmmaking, his thoughts on the iTunes store, the largest check that Netflix has an paid independent content creator, & how bit-torrent has impacted traditional distribution for his film Steal This Film.

For more on Jamie please visit www.VODO.net & www.StealThisFilm.com

This episode was guest hosted by Dennis Peters of Heavy Bag Media & Ross Pruden of Infinite Distribution

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Distribber CEO Adam Chapnick is in the Film Courage studio to with us how film distribution became his passion, distribution release strategies from his days at Doc Workers, 3 big reasons why Distribber was founded, and his thoughts on where Netflix is going.

This episode was guest hosted by Writer / Producer Nathan Cole of The Waterhole.

For more on Adam, please visit www.distribber.com

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Film Finance Expert Jeff Steele of Film Closings, Inc. is in the Film Courage studio tells us how he went from Production Assistant to CFO, how to deal with egos in Hollywood, how to increase your Financial IQ, the three pillars in film and the monumental shift occurring in the democratization of film.

For more on Jeff please visit www.FilmClosings.com

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Filmmakers Claire Wasmund & Fernando Noor are in the Film Courage studio to talk about the benefits of film school, how they met the challenge of their production budget more than tripling on their feature film The Grover Complex, why nothing was going to stop them from making the film and how their web series Partners in Pretension helps their marketing efforts.

For more on Claire and Fernando please visit www.TheGroverComplex.com & www.PartnersInPretension.com

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Filmmaker Nicolas Alcala of ‘The Cosmonaut’ Skypes into Film Courage from Madrid, Spain to discuss how he plans on using a Creative Commons License to distribute his film and give it away for free, gathering crowdsourced producers, and working with Riot Cinema Collective.

For more on Nicolas please visit www.thecosmonaut.org.

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Writer Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write) calls into Film Courage to discuss where she was in her life when she began writing ‘The Artist’s Way,’ keeping the drama on the page, stealing time to write, and tells us about Julia Cameron LIVE.

For more on Julia please visit www.theartistsway.com

This episode was guest hosted by Writer Debra Eckerling of Write On! Online

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Filmmakers Victor Ruano & Sarah Walko of El Cadaver Exquisito call into Film Courage to discuss the amount of work they have put in to have careers as artists, lessons they have learned from their artistic backgrounds that they apply to filmmaking, how their collaboration began, filmmaking in El Salvador, and the importance that MUBI Garage has played in gaining exposure for their film.

For more on Victor & Sarah please visit www.el-cadaver-exquisito.com, www.santasombra.com & www.sarahwalko.com

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Preview of Indie Jack & the Bamboo Stalk by Film Courage hosts Karen Worden and David Branin.

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Actress/Producer Andrea Shreeman is in the Film Courage studio to tell us about the things that stopped her from pursuing acting, about being a ‘standardized patient,’ how much she relies on her agent to get her work, and how she ended in a writing partnership with Gregor Collins on It’s A Good Day to Die.

For more on Andrea please visit www.Shree.tv

We were joined in studio by filmmaker Richard Purves who helped to Guest Host this episode.

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Filmmaker Elizabeth Lawrence and rappin cowboy Chris ‘Sandman’ Sand are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their feature documentary Roll Out Cowboy.  They talk about the intimacy of documentary filmmaking, life on the road touring, grass roots audience building and ‘house concerts.’  This episode also features our first LIVE performance.

For  more on Elizabeth & Sandman please visit www.rolloutcowboy.com & www.rolloutcowboy.com

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Filmmaker Lucas McNelly who inspired us all with the miraculous finish to his Kickstarter campaign for his project A Year Without Rent calls into Film Courage to tell us the first person he told about the idea, his thoughts on the importance of incentives in crowd-funding, what motivated him to commit to a year volunteering his time on indie film projects across the country, and the point he knew he was going to reach his $12,000 goal.

To follow Lucas on his journey, please visit www.ayearwithoutrent.com

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Producers Seth Caplan and Ralph Greco are in the Film Courage studio and Filmmaker Gregory Bayne skypes in for a round table discussion on the current state of independent film.  They share their thoughts on whether there is a goldmine of independent films waiting to be discovered, the current dependency on Film Festivals, whether or not independent filmmaking a suicide mission, and what they think of Kevin Smith and Ed Burns self-distributing their films.

For more on Seth please visit IMDB.

For more on Ralph please visit IMDB.

For more on Gregory please visit www.ThisLovelyMachine.com

Twitter Connect - @SethCaplan @RalphGreco1 @GregoryBayne

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Filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez is in the Film Courage studio to tell us his thoughts on luck and hard work, whether he fears never making another film, and how his life changed after being named ‘Someone to Watch’ at the 2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards for his film Easier With Practice.

For more on Kyle, please visit www.EasierWithPractice.com

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Filmmaker Travis Legge skypes into Film Courage to tell us how he has nurtured a team around his work, lessons he learned from Crowd-Funding and where he turned for money when he came up short.  He also gives us his thoughts on social media and why he is self-distributing his horror flick Raymond Did It.

For more on Travis, visit www.aegisstudios.com

We were joined in studio by comedian Vinny Wolf who helped to Guest Host this episode.

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Filmmaker Oklahoma Ward & Actress Nicole Alonso skype into Film Courage to share with us the most important part of the filmmaking process, their thoughts on working in Hollywood, the amount of work it takes to make it as an extreme indie filmmaker, & the impact of social media and documenting the entire journey of their upcoming feature film CRAWL.

For more on Oklahoma & Nikki, please visit www.OklahomaWard.com & follow their filmmaking journey on YouTube

We were joined in studio by Filmmaker Nick Murphy who helped ‘Guest Host’ the episode.

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Actress, Healer, & Author Dee Wallace calls into Film Courage to tell us about the positive and negative side of success, how acting is energy, how she went from victim to victory and her thoughts on whether she would be able to succeed if she had to start all over again today.

For more on Dee, please visit www.officialdeewallace.com

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Script Consultant Danny Manus of No Bullscript Consulting sits in Film Courage studio to tell us the endurance it takes to be a screenwriter, the American Idol side of consulting, practices that can help you be a better screenwriter, and advice on pursuing an agent.

For more on Danny, please visit www.NoBullscript.net

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Twitter Connect - @DannyManus

Television Host & Author David Siteman Garland of The Rise To The Top skypes into Film Courage to discuss the work that scares him, his persistence in booking such guests as Tim Ferriss and Seth Godin, principles of how he has built his show from 0 to 100,000 a monthly viewers, the benefits of free content, and how he leverages social media to build his community and his business.

Don’t stop here, visit David’s www.TheRiseToTheTop.com for more high quality content.

Twitter Connect - @TheRiseToTheTop

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Film Courage fans demanded Writer Jeanne Bowerman as their ‘Christmas Gift’ for this Holiday show.  Jeanne inspires us by sharing her experiences of giving up fear for Lent, her transition to becoming a full-time freelance writer, why she is known as the Twitter Pimp Angel, and she invests so much time in the ScriptChat community she has helped to build.

For more on Jeanne please visit www.JeanneVB.com & www.ScriptChat.com

Twitter Connect - @JeanneVB

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1) Host of Movie Buzz Peter Rallis (1486 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

2) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (782 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

3) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (733 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

4) Producer Paul J. Alessi (Knuckle Draggers) (671 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

5) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (480 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #6)

6) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (477 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

7) Filmmaker Troy Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (475 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #7)

8) Filmmakers Zak Forsman (Heart of Now) and Kevin K. Shah (White Knuckles) (456 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

9) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (444 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #9)

10) Director Doug Pray (Art & Copy) & Producer Paul J. Alessi (Knuckle Draggers) (425 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

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Producers John Paul Rice (One Hour Fantasy Girl) & Mark Stolaroff (No Budget Film School) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (393 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #10)

Filmmaker Mark Duplass (Baghead, The Puffy Chair) (381 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Filmmaker Ben Hicks (Fandependent Films) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (379 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Actor Samm Levine (Inglorious Basterds, Freaks & Geeks) (376 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

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Gary King & Christina Rose,, Steve Nguyen, Lance Weiler, Gregory Bayne, Barry Papick

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Actor/Comedian David Spates is in the Film Courage studio tells us about building an audience on the internet after being told he wasn’t big enough to star in his own film.  He gives us tips on how he has amassed over 160,000 subscribers and nearly 14 million views on YouTube, he shares how many of his videos don’t make it to the internet and provides advice on dealing with  burn-out.

Check out David’s channel www.YouTube.com/laughandpeealittle

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Producers Mike Dion & Joe Cantwell are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their inspiring endurance feature documentary Ride the Divide.  Mike talks about leaving his day job to compete in the Divide Race, the greater test of endurance: the race or distributing the film, how they partnered with Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG, releasing the movie for free on YouTube, and about having over 101 theatrical screenings in 68 cities.

Unable to beat the snowstorm in Minneapolis, Filmmaker Hunter Weeks contributes through pre-recorded sound clips.

To see this movie visit www.RideTheDivideMovie.com

Click HERE to support LIVESTRONG

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Filmmaker Hunter Weeks explains his predicament and offers his apologies and gratitude to the Film Courage Community.

Rob Hodge, sales manager of American Digital Media calls into Film Courage and tells us the difference between DVD replication and DVD duplication, his thoughts on piracy, how much longer DVD’s will be around, and mistakes he sees Filmmakers make as they self-distribute their films.

For more on Rob, please visit www.AmericanDigtialMediaInc.com

Mention Film Courage and receive a 5% discount off their services.

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Writer Andie Redwine & Director Storme Wood are in the Film Courage studio to expel the myth that you have to be in Los Angeles or New York to make movies. They discuss how they financed their first feature Paradise Recovered, the underworld of religious cults, the darkest moments of production and their path to distribution.

For more Andie & Storme visit www.ParadiseRecovered.com

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Filmmaker & Author Jon Reiss, PMD Adam Daniel Mezei, & PMD Stephen Dypiangco join us on Film Courage to discuss the role of the Producer of Marketing & Distribution.  This episode explores the challenges that PMD’s currently face, how much PMD’s should be paid, and how beneficial PMD’s can be for your film.

For more on Jon visit www.JonReiss.com & www.ThinkOutsideTheBoxOffice.com

For more on Adam visit www.AdamDanielMezei.com & www.PMDforHire.com

For more on Stephen visit www.StephenDypiangco.com

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Filmmakers Jamin & Kiowa Winans call into Film Courage for an in-depth case study of their film INK one year after it’s release and one year since it blew up on bit-torrent which saw the film reach #1 on Pirate Bay and rank as high as #14 on IMDB.

To give back to Jamin & Kiowa, please visit www.DoubleEdgeFilms.com

To hear our 1st interview with Jamin and Kiowa which covers more of their backstory please click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (May 31st, 2009)

To hear our 2nd interview with Jamin and Kiowa a week before their release and before it was pirated click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (November 1st, 2009)

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Entertainment Attorney, Author and Filmmaker Paul Battista is in the Film Courage studio to discuss some of the principles of his book Independent Film Producing: The Outsider’s Guide to Producing a First Low Budget Film, how filmmakers should plan for success, why legal issues arise when things are at there most prosperous, and answers some of the Film Courage listener’s legal questions.

For more on Paul, visit www.PaulBattista.biz

Filmmaker David Paul Baker calls into Film Courage from Scotland to give his view on how much money a filmmakers should put into their first feature film, why he looks up to James Dean, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino & Gary Oldman, he tells us why he made Mission X for almost nothing and why he has decided to remake it along with 10 hours of additional content beyond the film.

Filmmaker Craig Wilson joins in as guest host.

For more on David, please visit www.davidpaulbaker.com & www.missionx.co.uk

Filmmaker Ti West joins us in the Film Courage studio and shares his thoughts on what he dislikes about the horror genre, writing screenplays in 3-5 days, how filmmaking has become a lifestyle and the results of releasing his film The House of the Devil on VOD before it’s theatrical run.

Filmmaker Tony Elwood joins us in studio for the conversation.

For more on Ti, please visit www.houseofthedevilmovie.com/

Producer Thomas Woodrow is in the Film Courage studio to share what it was like when he found out his film Bass Ackwards was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival, along with how he met Filmmaker Linas Philips, his reasoning to ‘Day and Date’ the film the day after their Sundance Premiere and the lessons gained from taking the risk.

For more on Thomas visit www.BassAckwardsFilm.com

Connect with him @ThomasWoodrow

1) Jeff Grace and Blaise Miller (The Scenesters) - Outside the Film Courage Studio (5346 Views)

2) Actress Christina Rose (How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song) - Outside the Film Courage Studio (1409 Views)

3) INK Deserves a 2010 John Cassavetes Award Nomination (976 Views)

4) Filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez (Easier With Practice) Independent Spirit Awards 2010 (835 Views)

5) Actor Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) Independent Spirit Awards 2010 (686 Views)

6) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (640 Views)

7) Sacha Gervasi & Anvil (Anvil: The Story of Anvil) Independent Spirit Awards 2010 (531 Views)

8) Filmmaker Joseph F. Alexandre (Warriors of the Discotheque: Starck Club Documentary) (487 Views)

9) Filmmaker Gary King (What’s Up Lovely, New York Lately) (466 Views)

10) Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall (Road Reps) (456 Views)

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Filmmamkers Denis Hennelly and Casey Suchan join us in the LA Talk Radio studio to discuss their animal liberation film Bold Native. They share with us how they raised money for their film, how the shooting of this narrative resembled a documentary, their viewpoints toward PETA, and why this film took 10 years to make.

For more Denis and Casey, please visit www.BoldNative.com

Connect with them www.facebook.com/BoldNative

Filmmaker Alex Munoz is in the Film Courage studio to tell us how he began Films By Youth Inside, how he has built trust with incarcerated youth, why youth deserves a second chance, the cycle of incarceration, and stories of the program’s impact and success.

For more on Alex please visit www.AlexCMunoz.com and www.FYIfilms.org

Actor Matthew Prater visits the Film Courage studio to provide us insights into his 10+ years in Los Angeles, how important it is for actors to create their own work, why he has made the decision to join Twitter, and details regarding his latest film Shooting April.

For more on Matthew please visit www.ShootingApril.com Connect: www.facebook.com/matthewjohnprater

Filmmaker Miles Maker is in the Film Courage studio from New York City to share with us why he began Directing Actors, why he chose to produce fellow filmmaker’s Suzette Azariah Gunn’s feature Spare Change before his own project, and how he sees independent filmmakers monetizing their work in the future.

For more on Miles, visit www.MilesMaker.com Connect on Twitter @MilesMaker

Filmmaker Jeffrey Goodman calls into Film Courage to share his Plan B philosophy, how he raised over $1 million dollars privately for his film The Last Lullaby, how he was able to cast Tom Sizemore & Sasha Alexander, and where he has seen the most profits from ‘The Last Lullaby.’

For more on Jeffrey, please visit www.TheLastLullaby.com and on Twitter @chaillotfilms

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Filmmaker John Sayles calls into Film Courage two days before his latest movie AMIGO World Premiere’s at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14th, 2010.  John shares insights into his writing process, why he doesn’t like to rehearse with his actors, his idea for overcoming fear of networking, and how he has sustained his career as an independent filmmaker.

Actor Todd Cattell joins us in studio for the conversation.

For more on John, please visit www.JohnSayles.com and www.johnsaylesbaryo.blogspot.com

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10-year-old Film Critic Perry Chen and his Mom Zhu Shen, CEO of BioForesight are in the Film Courage studio to share the back story of how Perry’s Previews began, how Perry ended up on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and details of Perry’s latest animation project “Beyond the Forest” which features a partnership with Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton.

For more on Perry please visit www.PerrysPreviews.com

For more on Zhu please visit www.BioForesight.biz

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Nic Baisley, founder of FilmSnobbery.com and host of FilmSnobbery LIVE skypes into Film Courage and tells us why he is devoted to independent film, what keeps him from quitting, an overall assessment of the quality of the independent films he sees, why indie filmmakers fail, and he breaks news on a brand new partnership for FilmSnobbery.

For more on Nic, please visit www.FilmSnobbery.com

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1) Host of Movie Buzz Peter Rallis (1375 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

2) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (626 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

3) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (577 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

T4) Filmmakers Zak Forsman (Heart of Now) and Kevin K. Shah (White Knuckles) (387 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

T4) Producer Paul J. Alessi (Knuckle Draggers) (387 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #9)

6) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (378 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #6)

7) Filmmaker Troy Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (377 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

8) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (375 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #5)

9) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (356 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #7)

10) Producers John Paul Rice (One Hour Fantasy Girl) & Mark Stolaroff (No Budget Film School) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (323 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #10)

Others in the ‘300 Club’

Filmmaker Ben Hicks (Fandependent Films) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (310 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #NR)

Actor Samm Levine (Inglorious Basterds, Freaks & Geeks) (303 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

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Gary King & Christina Rose, Mark Duplass, Lance Weiler, Steve Nguyen, Gregory Bayne

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Bob Moczydlowsky, VP of Pro Services for Topspin Media is in the Film Courage studio to tell us how the Topspin service can help filmmakers, thoughts on the ‘middle class artist,’ and lots of discussion on audience building.  We are joined in studio by Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler who makes her third appearance on Film Courage.

For more on Bob Moczydlowksy visit www.TopspinMedia.net.  If you would like to sign up for the Topspin Demo, here is the direct link http://t.opsp.in/Ebzb

For more on Sheri Candler, please visit www.shericandler.com

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Filmmaker and Author Chris Jones skypes in from England to talk about his latest book The Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook. He also shares how he got a corporate sponsor to pay for his trip to the Rhode Island International Film Festival, learning to make films versus learning to make films in order to make money, and his take on the ‘middle class filmmaker.’

For more on Chris, please visit www.ChrisJonesBlog.com

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Filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg, of the SXSW documentary Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for Energy, calls into Film Courage to discuss what draws him to documentary filmmaking, how he earned the trust of the Haynesville locals, how making this film changed his viewpoint on Energy, and how he plans to reach his goal of one million people seeing this movie.

This show also features our first in studio International visit from Marcella Selbach.

For more on Gregory’s work, visit www.HaynesvilleMovie.com and www.EatingLevi.com

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Casting Director and Author Bonnie Gillespie drops in the Film Courage studio to talk about ‘Bitter Actor Syndrome,’ how to attract ‘Name Talent’ to your projects, mistakes directors make in casting, and why she advocates the self-producing actor.

Bonnie is the author of Casting Q’s: A Collection of Casting Director Interviews, Acting Q’s: Conversations with Working Actors, & Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business.

To see more of Bonnie’s work please visit http://www.cricketfeet.com/

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Filmmakers Jessica King & Julie Keck affectionately known as @kingisafink are in the Film Courage studio to discuss collaboration amongst indie filmmakers, their film education, their leap from short films to feature films, their crowd-funding efforts along with Phil Holbrook on their feature film TILT and the subsequent TILT the Town.

For more on Julie and Jessica, please visit www.KingIsAFink.com

To contribute to their Kickstarter campaign please go to TILT Kickstarter

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Producer John Paul Rice of No Restrictions Entertainment is in the Film Courage studio to discuss lessons learned from industry vet Joe Drake, qualities he looks for from his team members, $5.99 DVD’s, and why he has partnered with the Downtown Women’s Center for his upcoming screening of One Hour Fantasy Girl.

For more on John’s work, please visit www.NoRestrictionsEnt.com

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Actor/Producer Jeff Grace & Actor/Writer Blaise Miller of The Vacationeers are in studio one year later to provide us a case study of their movie The Scenesters.  We learn details of their film festival tour which includes selection to over 25 film festivals including Slamdance, the results of their X-Box 360 deal, and the plans they have for an upcoming theatrical run.

To see more of Blaise and Jeff’s work visit www.TheVacationeers.com & www.TheScenestersMovie.com

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Filmmaker Thomas Verrette is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his film I Am the Bluebird.  He tells us where he sees things going for indie film, why he doesn’t plan on submitting to any more film festivals, why he isn’t trying to sell his film right now, how he is going to carve out a career for himself, and how directing actors can be like a dance.

For more on Thomas, visit www.SkylightCinema.com & www.iamthebluebird.com

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If anyone knows Daryl Wein & Zoe Lister-Jones, we hope that they are okay.  Please let us know.  It has been 24 hours and we have not heard from them, so we went ahead and did our show without them.  Instead this is a fan appreciation show where we took our first ever skype phone calls from listeners S Lane Porter & Gregory Bayne, and interacted with our audience through twitter and talked indie film.

Thank you @GetStuck @MrWendellFilms @Trigonis @OliLewington @Mojave44 @ClaireLWasmund @Hollywood_Tweet @Kingisafink @davidpbaker @movieangel @LordPancreas @GregoryBayne @indpnt1 @ThreeTuxedos @FansOfFilm @filmlovernyc @CineKink @jentrification @robertshutter & @chendle

PS - Here is the FORTUNE that Karen got from a Fortune Cookie just before we went into studio.  It reads, “The wise thing to do is prepare for the unexpected.”

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1) Host of Movie Buzz Peter Rallis (1305 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

2) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (572 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

3) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (480 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

4) Filmmakers Zak Forsman (Heart of Now) and Kevin K. Shah (White Knuckles) (327 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #5)

5) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (324 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

6) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (314 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #9)

7) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (301 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #6)

8) Filmmaker Troy Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (294 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #7)

9) Producer Paul J. Alessi (Knuckle Draggers) (266 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

10) Producers John Paul Rice (One Hour Fantasy Girl) & Mark Stolaroff (No Budget Film School) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (263 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #10)

Others Receiving Votes

Filmmaker Ben Hicks (Fandependent Films) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (257 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

Filmmaker Mark Duplass (Baghead, Puffy Chair) (239 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Producer Steve Nguyen (I Love You’s Are For White People) (235 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Storyteller Lance Weiler (HIM, Head Trauma) (234 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Filmmaker Gary King & Actress Christina Rose (Death of the Dead, How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song) (233 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

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Roberta Munroe, Barry Papick, Gregory Bayne, Matthew Krentz

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Filmmaker Jerry Cavallaro skypes into Film Courage to share his experience in making his first feature film Stuck Like Chuck at the age of 19, whether or not he agrees with Kevin Smith’s opinion about film school, why he chose self-distribution, his crowd-funding efforts for his next film Stuck Like Chuck Too and how being a part of Film Snobbery LIVE has helped his career.

We are joined in studio by surprise guest Rex Sikes radio host of Rex Sikes Movie Beat.

For more on Jerry, visit www.OnMyOwnProductions.com & to support his IndieGogo Campaign visit Stuck Like Chuck Too

To listen to Jerry on Film Snobbery LIVE visit www.FilmSnobbery.com

To listen and subscribe to Rex Sikes Movie Beat visit http://www.rexsikes.com

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Filmmaker Arin Crumley skypes into Film Courage to provide marketing & distributing advice for our film Goodbye Promise.  Executive Producer Richard Jacob and Actor Gregor Collins join us in studio.  This consultation serves as a reward for contributing to Arin’s & Kieran Masterton’s Open Indie.

For more on Arin visit www.ArinCrumley.com and www.OpenIndie.com For more on Goodbye Promise visit www.GoodbyePromise.com For more on Richard visit www.GlimpseOfDreams.com For more on Gregor visit www.GregorGCollins.com

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Actress / Producer Brooke Lewis is in the Film Courage studio to share advice to actors having trouble booking their next role, her thoughts on theatrical distribution for independent film, how she engages her fan base, and how she asserts herself as a female filmmaker.

Brooke has six feature films being released this year, for more on her work please visit www.BrookeLewis.com, www.PhillyChickPictures.com, & www.MsVampy.net

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Filmmaker James Kerwin and Actress Chase Masterson call into Film Courage from Phoenix Comicon to discuss their movie Yesterday Was A Lie which is now available on DVD. They share insights and stories on how Peter Mayhew (Chewbaca) was cast, advice to Actors, their experience of 50+ film festivals, and how the classic Film Noir look was achieved.

For more on James and Chase please visit www.YesterdayWasALie.com

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Filmmaker and Marketing Specialist Marc Rosenbush is in the Film Courage studio to share his thoughts on the ‘Starving Artist’ versus ‘Artist/Entrepreneur,’ where we should be looking for distribution guidance, and insights from making $40,000 in the first 48 hours of his film Zen Noir being released online.

For more on Mark visit www.InternetMarketingForFilmmakers.com and www.ZenMovie.com

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Filmmaker Gregory Bayne flies in from Idaho to join us in the Film Courage studio to talk about his creative process, his distribution plan on his first feature Person of Interest, and more about his latest project Jens Pulver / Driven which includes insights from his successful Kickstarter Campaign where he raised $27,000 in 20 days.

For more on Gregory and his work, visit www.GregoryBayne.com

*We were joined by surprise guest ‘Goodbye Promise’ backer Paul Borgonia

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1) Host of Movie Buzz Peter Rallis (1263 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

2) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (544 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

3) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (421 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

4) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (301 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

5) Filmmakers Zak Forsman (Heart of Now) and Kevin K. Shah (White Knuckles) (290 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

6) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (269 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #5)

7) Filmmaker Troy Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (243 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #7)

8) Filmmaker Ben Hicks (Fandependent Films) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (223 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

9) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (221 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #10)

10) Producers John Paul Rice (One Hour Fantasy Girl) & Mark Stolaroff (No Budget Film School) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (220 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Others Receiving Votes

Producer Steve Nguyen (I Love You’s Are For White People) (213 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #6)

Filmmaker Mark Duplass (Baghead, Puffy Chair) (212 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

Producer Paul J. Alessi (Knuckle Draggers) (203 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

Filmmaker Gary King & Actress Christina Rose (Death of the Dead, How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song) (200 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

http://www.SnorgTees.com

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Filmmaker Craig Ouellette drops by the Film Courage studio and talks about his film The Closer She Gets premiering at Slamdance, why he is crowd-funding for his new horror feature Straight On Till Morning, and his thoughts on where indie film is going.

For more on Craig visit www.CraigOFilm.com.  To support his Kickstarter campaign visit www.SOTMmovie.com

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Director Patrick Hoelck is in the Film Courage studio to share his journey of going from music video director to photographer to feature filmmaker, along with what it’s like photographing Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, & Beyonce Knowles.  He also tells us what it was like directing Scott Caan and James Caan together in his film Mercy, which is now in theaters.

For more on Patrick’s work, please visit www.patrickhoelck.com

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Filmmakers Tony Elwood & Paul Barrett skype in from North Carolina to discuss their film Cold Storage which hits stores May 4th courtesy of Lionsgate. Tony and Paul share insights on how they cast Nick Searcy & Joelle Carter, how their distribution strategy has evolved, and how they got involved with Lionsgate.

For more on Cold Storage visit www.ColdStorageTheMovie.com, for more on Tony & Paul and to Pre-Order the DVD visit www.SyntheticFur.com

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Screenwriters and Directors Kieran & Michele Mulroney are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their movie Paperman which is in theaters this Friday 4/23/10. They also share insights on how the Sundance Writer’s & Director’s Lab has impacted their career, how they began script doctoring and writing for the Studios, and lessons learned from working with Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow and Ryan Reynolds.

For more on Kieran and Michele please visit www.PapermanTheMovie.com

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Our faithful Film Courage fans are aware of our Kickstarter Campaign for our next feature film, GOODBYE PROMISE (www.GoodbyePromise.com).  We are now down to our final 3 days.  We have raised $8450 due to the support of 145 Backers.  Our end goal is $15,000.  If we do not reach the goal, we will not see any of the money raised thus far.

Goodbye Promise is a story of pursuing our dreams and the question of when is it time to say goodbye to that dream. It’s a story of friendship and the people who have had a profound impact on our life.

Outside of this movie and in real life, our close friend Benjamin Pratt has been pursuing his dream of being an on-air radio host for 14 years.  He has been tireless in his pursuit and he has now seen a new opportunity open up for himself on XM Satellite Radio Extreme Talk (channel 152).  He is now the Co-Host of UNCOMMON GROUND with Sharp & Cappy on Sundays from 7-9pm.  His show debuted last night and he was kind enough to help spread the word on our Goodbye Promise Kickstarter Campaign.  Here is the short clip for your enjoyment.

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Filmmaker Archie Gips visits the Film Courage studio to discuss his distribution deal for Loveless in Los Angeles, how a YouTube clip he made has been seen over 70 million times, and how he has worked to parlay that success in monetizing his latest film Chloe and Keith’s Wedding.

For more on Archie’s work visit www.ChloeandKeithsWedding.com

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Filmmaker Gary King & Actress Christina Rose are our first guests to fly into Los Angeles (from New York) to appear on Film Courage.  Gary shares lessons learned from New York Lately’s film festival run and how that is impacting his film What’s Up Lovely.  Gary and Christina discuss their director / actor relationship, how Christina earned her role in Death of the Dead, and insights from their Kickstarter Campaign for their upcoming indie musical How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song.

For more on Gary, please visit www.grking.com

For more on Christina, please visit www.christina-rose.com

To support their indie musical Kickstarter campaign before April 18th, 2010 visit I Want to Pledge to How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song

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Filmmaker Matt Krentz calls into Film Courage from St. Louis, MO to talk about his film Streetballers. He shares insights on how he raised the film’s budget, how self-distribution has turned into hybrid distribution, how his movie got a 1 week run at the Mann’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, celebrity endorsement, and corporate sponsorship for their theatrical run.

For more on Matt’s work, please visit www.StreetballersTheMovie.com

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Peter Rallis, host of Movie Buzz, skypes into Film Courage to provide us insights on how he has amassed over 80,000 subscribers and over 20,000,000 video views on his YouTube Channel.  He provides us nuts & bolts information on titles, tagging, frequency, and gaining subscribers.

For more on Peter’s work, please visit www.youtube.com/RallisP

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1) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (476 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

2) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (313 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

3) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (264 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

4) Filmmakers Zak Forsman (Heart of Now) and Kevin K. Shah (White Knuckles) (235 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

5) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (189 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #5)

6) Producer Steve Nguyen (I Love You’s Are For White People) (177 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

7) Filmmaker Troy Duffy (Boondock Saints, Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (176 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

T-8) Filmmaker Ben Hicks (Fandependent Films) & Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler (174 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

T-8) Filmmaker Mark Duplass (Baghead, Puffy Chair) (174 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #9)

10) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints II - All Saints Day) (169 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

Marketing Specialist Sheri Canlder skypes into Film Courage while Producer John Paul Rice and Producer Mark Stolaroff are in studio to discuss ‘sustainability.’ Nuts and bolts information on how you can carve out a film career.

For more on Sheri Candler visit SheriCandler.Com. For more on Mark Stolaroff, visit NoBudgetFilmSchool.Com For more on John Paul Rice visit NoRestrictionsEnt.com

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Filmmaker Troy Duffy calls into Film Courage while in the midst of his Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Tour to discuss how a bidding war between Hollywood studios began on his first script, his side of the story regarding Overnight, how his fans carried him through the lean years, his advice to fillmmakers, and his upcoming projects.

For more on Troy please visit http://www.boondocksaints.com/ &   http://www.boondockfans.com/

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Filmmaking Pioneer & Entrepreneur Lance Weiler skypes into Film Courage to share how he balances his projects, his brushes with death, his thoughts on the current distribution model, and how he has streamlined revenue for TheWorkbookProject.com

For more on Lance and his work, please visit www.LanceWeiler.com and www.WorkbookProject.com

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Author and Filmmaker Roberta Munroe is in the Film Courage studio to discuss her book How NOT To Make A Short Film, Secrets From A Sundance Programmer.  She talks on distribution for short films, assembling the right team around you, how she markets her book and how it gotten into bookstores nationwide.

To see Roberta’s work, please visit www.robertamunroe.com

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Filmmaker and Fandependent Films Founder Ben Hicks is joined by Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler to discuss the Fandependent Films Manifesto.  Topics include piracy, film festivals, quarter per view, crowd funding, filmmaker posse’s, and media producing teams.

For more on Fandependent Films, please visit www.fandependentfilms.com For more on Sheri Candler, please visit www.shericandler.com

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Filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah of Sabi Pictures/New Breed/CineFist are in the Film Courage studio to share what they learned in Park City, their thoughts on collaboration/interdependence, and digital distribution.

For more on Zak and Kevin, please visit www.SabiPictures.com. Get ready for their Winter CineFist event this Friday 2/12/10. www.CineFist.com for details.

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Filmmaker Jake Barsha drops by the Film Courage studio to talk about the impact that his art has had on his life, details on how he sought distribution his film EUGENE, and his reactions to being the first filmmaker to partake in the Film Courage Interactive.

For more on Jake’s work please visit www.EugeneTheMovie.Com

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Author, Movie Critic, Radio Host and Film Addict Betty Jo Tucker calls in to Film Courage to share how she has monetized her passion for film, her book Confessions of a Movie Addict, and the thrills she has gotten from hosting her own film radio show, Movie Addict Headquarters.

For more on Betty’s work please visit www.bettyjotucker.com, www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters, and www.reeltalkreviews.com

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Filmmaker and Author Jon Reiss is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his new book Think Outside the Box Office.  Jon reveals how being a part of the Punk Rock movement influenced his thinking outside the crowd, lessons he learned from distributing his film Bomb It, and what his distribution strategy is going to be on his next project.

For more on Jon’s work, please visit www.thinkoutsidetheboxoffice.com, http://bombit-themovie.com/, and new filmmaker resource www.ultimatefilmguides.com

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A Film Courage Film Festival Roundtable discussion with Festival Organizers Daniel Sol (HollyShorts) in studio while Phil Holbrook (EgoFest) and Johnathan McFarlane (Festivus Film Festival) join in via skype.  They reveal how much money they make with their festivals, their relationships with filmmakers, and how much politics plays into selections.

Please visit www.FestivusFilmFestival.com, www.EgoFestFilms.com, and www.HollyShorts.com for more information on these festivals.

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Filmmaker Phil Calderone drops by the Film Courage studio to discuss his film Manhater which has it’s upcoming World Premiere next week on January 11th and 12th at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.  Phil shares how he financed Manhater, his festival strategy, and what kept him from quitting during the 5-year filmmaking process.

For more on Phil’s work, please visit www.ManHaterMovie.com

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We have gotten great support for our show and we have seen it grow in 2009.  Here are the shows that you have made our most listened to in 2009.  Thank you.  We hope to see continued growth in 2010.  May you have the courage to live your passion and see your projects come to fruition.  Our best, David and Karen.

1) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (359 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #1)

2) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (174 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #8)

3) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (163) Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #5)

4) Producer Steve Nguyen (I Love You’s Are For White People) (129 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #2)

5) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (121 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #6)

6) Actor/Producer Jeff Grace and Writer/Director Todd Berger (The Scenesters) (118 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #3)

7) Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall (Road Reps) (107 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #4)

8) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints 2 - All Saints Day) (106 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #9)

9) Filmmaker Mark Duplass (Baghead, Puffy Chair) (105 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking NR)

10) Filmmaker Gary King (New York Lately) (103 Listens/Downloads) (Previous Ranking #7)

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Acting Coach and Actor Barry Papick is in the Film Courage studio to tell us whether or not we all have the ability to ‘act,’ what actors can do to book more acting work, mistakes that directors make in working with their actors and insights from working with Al Pacino and Gus Van Sant.

For more on Barry’s work please visit http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003596/

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Filmmaker David C. Snyder sykpes into Film Courage to talk about his film The Quiet Arrangement.  David discusses lessons he learned in making 2 bad feature films on videotape, how he crafts the beautiful shots found in his film, and how he got Public Enemy rapper Chuck D involved in the project.

For more on David’s work visit www.QuietArrangement.com

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Filmmaker Suzy Benfatto joins us in the Film Courage studio while her Music Composer Stu Kennedy skypes in from Scotland.  Suzy shares her experience of directing her first film past the age of 50, her reluctance to work with a music composer outside of Los Angeles, and how her distribution path has evolved for her niche film Bingo Confidential.

For more on Suzy’s work visit BingoConfidential and for more on Stu’s music visit StuKennedy

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Actor Samm Levine is in the Film Courage studio to discuss how Lisa Kudrow sparked his career, how he books acting work, and what it is like to audition and work with Quentin Tarantino.

For more on Samm please visit his IMDB page and you can connect with him on Twitter

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Filmmaker Michael Leoni is in studio to discuss his film Spare Some Change.  He is joined by Crystal and ‘Bubbles’ who share their heart-wrenching stories.  Spare Some Change is more than a movie, it is a movement.  1.8 million kids are currently living on the streets in America. 90% are victims of physical, mental, and/or sexual abuse.  Every single day 13 kids die on our streets.  Michael shares his motivation in making this film, the impact it’s had on his life, and what we can do to become part of the movement.

Join the movement, visit www.SpareSomeChangeTheMovie.com

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Filmmaker Zach Levy calls into Film Courage to discuss his 2009 Slamdance Grand Jury Prize Winner STRONGMAN.  He discusses his 10-year journey to complete the film, how he raised money for the film through a deck of playing cards he designed, and he reveals the life-threatening stunt that the film’s subject Stanless Steel will perform during the opening nights of the film’s release at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles beginning November 27th.

For more on Zach’s film, please visit www.StrongmanFilm.com

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Author and Filmmaker Donald F. Glut visits the Film Courage studio and  why loves monster, horror, science-fiction & fantasy movies. He also shares the budget range on his 6 films, how he financed them, and why he has decided to self-distribute his latest film, Blood Scarab.

For the latest on Donald’s work, please visit www.DonaldFGlut.com

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Something we have wanted to do here on Film Courage for a while now is to provide you with our Top 10 most popular/most listened to episodes all in one place.  We have assembled an amazing collection of archives from Talented Filmmakers all over the U.S.   You can access all of them from the sidebar on the right.  The following list is current as of November 15th, 2009.  This is something we will update every so often.  Without further ado.

1) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (Second Interview) (226 Listens/Downloads)

2) Producer Steve Nguyen (I Love You’s Are For White People) (116 Listens/Downloads)

3) Actor/Producer Jeff Grace and Writer/Director Todd Berger (The Scenesters) (108 Listens/Downloads)

4) Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall (Road Reps) (96 Listens/Downloads)

5) Story Expert Chris Huntley (Dramatica Pro Software) (93) Listens/Downloads)

6) Producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, Adventureland, Super) (92 Listens/Downloads)

7) Filmmaker Gary King (New York Lately) (85 Listens/Downloads)

8) Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans (INK) (First Interview) (84 Listens/Downloads)

9) Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints 2 - All Saints Day) (81 Listens/Downloads)

10) Filmmaker Alex Holdridge (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) (78 Listens/Downloads)

Just outside the Top 10 are Actor Johnny ‘Roastbeef’ Williams (77 Listens/Downloads) and Filmmaker Rich Mbariket (74 Listens/Downloads)

Filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger defies the odds when it comes to self-distribution.  He sold 10,000 units of his film One Six Right in it’s first two weeks of release, 45,000 in it’s first year.  In this episode of Film Courage, we learn of Brian’s love for flying, how he made One Six Right, and insight on how he sold so many DVD’s.

To see Brian’s work, please visit www.TerwilligerProductions.com

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Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans return to Film Courage to provide us an in-depth case study on their film INK.  They reveal how  much money it took to make INK, their evolving self-distribution strategy, and the deals they got from Netflix and Blockbuster.

INK is now available on DVD on Netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon, iTunes, and most importantly www.DoubleEdgeFilms.com

[To hear our 1st interview with Jamin and Kiowa which covers more of their backstory please click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (May 31st, 2009)

To hear our 3rd interview with Jamin and Kiowa which is an in-depth case study of INK a year after it’s release please click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (November 14th, 2010)]

Producer Ted Hope, one of the most prominent voices in the world of independent film, joins us on Film Courage to share with us why he loves cinema, how he chooses his projects, what attracts him to working with first-time directors, the changes happening today in the film marketplace, and details on his upcoming film Super.

To stay up to date on Ted’s philosophies, follow him on www.trulyfreefilm.blogspot.com

Filmmaker Mark Duplass drops by Film Courage to share his thoughts on Social Media, improvisation in his films, Sundance, his new fantasy football FX show The League, and what it’s like going from making micro-budgeted films to one in the millions.

For more on Mark and his films please visit www.DuplassBrothers.com

Chris Huntley, Story Development Expert and Co-Creator of the Dramatica Theory of Story is in studio to talk about his principles of story, the importance of commercial viability in your screenwriting, and information on his Academy Award Winning Software Dramatica.

For more on Chris and his work, you can visit www.ChrisHuntley.com and www.Dramatica.com

Actor Sean Patrick Flanery visits the Film Courage studio to give us his thoughts on fame, the difference from working on a television set compared to a film set, and how he prepared for the role of Connor McManus in his latest movie The Boondock Saints 2 - All Saints Day.

For more on Sean and his work you can visit www.SeanFlanery.com

Filmmakers Tony West and Mark Riley of Woodville General Films are in studio to talk about their films Dartsville and Skylight, their perceptions of success, insights on the Film Festival circuit, and the steps they are taking to transition from making successful short films to making their first feature film.

For more on Dartsville and Skylight, as well as Tony and Mark, please visit www.woodvillegeneralfilms.com

Filmmaker Rob Williams visits Film Courage to tell us how he has made 4 feature films in 4 years, how he has secured distribution for his films, the advantages and disadvantages of working in a niche market, and details on his latest film Make the Yuletide Gay which is available through all major DVD outlets on November 10th, 2009.

For more on Rob’s work, please visit www.GuestHouseFilms.com

Filmmaker Jack Marino is in studio to talk about his film Forgotten Heroes. Jack discusses what prompted him to go out and self-finance a 35mm Vietnam war picture, his path of self-distribution, and why $5.00 of every DVD sale goes to the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Fund.

For more on Jack’s work, please visit www.ForgottenHeroesTheMovie.com

Actor Clifton Collins, Jr. joins us on Film Courage to discuss his perspective on auditioning, what it’s like working with director J.J. Abrams, how he goes about preparing for the variety of roles that he has booked, and his thoughts on how he broke through in the competitive world of acting.

For more on Clifton’s work, please visit www.CliftonCollinsJr.com

In the first half of this show, we are joined by Filmmaker Doug Pray. He’s on the line to discuss his 2009 Sundance Official Selection Art and Copy including how some of the top Ad Executives of our time ended up in his film, why he makes the films he makes, and his process of making a documentary.

For more on Doug’s work, please visit www.artandcopyfilm.com

In the second half, Knuckledraggers Producer Paul J. Alessi revisits us in studio to shed some light on ‘Deliverables,’ what they are, how much money filmmakers should set aside before making their film, and whether filmmakers should expect distributors to cover the tab.

For more on Paul’s work, please visit www.knuckledraggersmovie.com

Screenwriter Megan Holley calls in to Film Courage to discuss what it is like taking meetings with Hollywood studios, her advice on the best way to a screenwriting career, how often she reads, and details on her film Sunshine Cleaning which is available on DVD through all major outlets beginning this Tuesday, August 25^th.

For more on Megan’s work, please visit www.imdb.com

Rich Mbariket, Filmmaker & Founder of Web Series Magazine, joins us in the Film Courage studio to discuss his film Nigerian Takedown. He also shares his expertise on the current state of internet based video content, what you should keep in mind before producing your web series, why we are seeing more and more celebrities turning to the web, and the truth about making money through Webisodes.

For more on Rich, please visit www.webseriesmagazine.com and www.rmafilms.com

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Actors Johnny Giordano and Chad Davis join us on Film Courage and converse about what it is like pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles, how they work on and hone their craft, and their thoughts heading into the World Premiere of of their feature film debut Night Before the Wedding.

For more on Johnny and Chad, please visit www.nightbeforethewedding.com

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Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall join us on Film Courage to discuss production tricks of the trade; such as helicopter shots and shooting on an Indian reservation.  Though the bulk of this interview centers on secrets of self-distribution and how they have made over $30,000 by selling their film Road Reps through their film’s website.

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To learn more about Laura and Charles film, please visit www.RoadRepsTheMovie.com

Filmmaker Alex Holdridge joins us in studio and discusses why he couldn’t fathom winning the John Cassavetes Award (Independent Spirit Awards), how he has gotten through his darkest times, and despite its making over Two Million Dollars worldwide why his film In Search of a Midnight Kiss doesn’t have a DVD deal here in the U.S.

To learn more about Alex’s work, please visit www.MidnightKissMovie.com

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Filmmaker David Spaltro accompanies us in studio to discuss how he ended up living at Penn Station in New York while attending Film School, secrets on how he raised money for his first feature  Around, his post-production nightmares, and how he has gotten it reviewed over 80 times.

For more on David’s ‘Around’ visit www.AroundTheFilm.com

Filmmaker Lynn Shelton joins us to discuss why her last two films have been about male relationships, her reactions to all the positive press that her movie Humpday is receiving, and how her life has changed since winning an Independent Spirit Award in early 2009.

For more on Lynn, visit www.lynnshelton.net and to find out when and where you can see Humpday, visit www.humpdayfilm.com

Actor/Comedian/Producer Jeff Grace and Writer/Director/Actor Todd Berger of The Vacationeers are in studio to share their secrets of writing comedy, how they got hired by Google to create web videos, and to discuss the distribution process of their feature film The Scenesters.

For the latest on Jeff, please visit www.JeffGrace.com and for Todd visit www.Todd-Berger.com. To find our about their latest projects visit www.TheVacationeers.com

Actor/Screenwriter/Producer Johnny ‘Roastbeef’ Williams joins us in studio and discusses what it is like working with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, his thoughts on breaking into the Television and Film Industry, how he got his nickname ‘Roastbeef’, and details on his latest screenplay, There Is No Pizza In Choochechistan

For more on Johnny, please visit www.mamaandson.com and his IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930971/

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

Producer/Actor Steve Nguyen stops in at the studio and reveals optioning a script he wrote (to Touchstone) when he was 17 years old, why he has adopted the philosophy of being his own support system, his hands on approach to producing films, and the remarkable story of producing/directing the personal story of memoirist Lac Su entitled I Love Yous Are For White People, The Making of a Memoir.

For the latest on Steve, please visit www.stickblade.com along with Facebook and Twitter.

This interview also features a call from Web Series Magazine Editorial Director Rich Mbariket.  Rich is working on a feature interview of Film Courage for his magazine.

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

Writer/Director Jason Freeland drops by the studio and shares why as a Maryland native he makes films about Los Angeles, whether or not he was the one who discovered Actress Selma Blair, the ins and outs of making his film Garden Party along with the details of its Theatrical run and where you can now find it on DVD.

For more info on Jason’s latest film Garden Party visit www.gardenpartymovie.com

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

Filmmaker Elana Krausz visits Film Courage and reveals how she got Ian Ziering to star in her film, what it’s like to cast strippers, the impact her film Stripped Down is having on its audience, and why she is giving a portion of the films profits to charity.

For more info on Elana’s latest film Stripped Down visit www.strippeddownthemovie.com

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

Denver filmmakers Jamin and Kiowa Winans call into Film Courage and discuss how they were burned on their distribution deal with their first feature film 11:59 and the steps that can be taken to avoid it happening to you.  They also reveal their distribution strategy for their latest feature film, INK, and their emotions before its upcoming Los Angeles Premiere at the Egyptian Theater on Wednesday June 10th at 7:30pm.

For the latest on Jamin and Kiowa, visit their website www.doubleedgefilms.com For tickets to the Los Angeles Premiere of INK, click HERE.

[To hear our 2nd interview with Jamin and Kiowa which covers their distribution path please click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (November 1st, 2009)

To hear our 3rd interview with Jamin and Kiowa which is an in-depth case study of INK a year after it’s release please click here Jamin and Kiowa Winans on Film Courage (November 14th, 2010)]

The filmmaking duo Dean and Brian Ronalds, aka Ronalds Brothers call into Film Courage and discuss how being brothers impacts their filmmaking, the benefit of being actors before they moved behind the camera, their latest feature films Netherbeast Incorporated and The Graves as well as their experience in becoming writers on Tyler Perry’s, Meet the Browns.

For the latest on Ronalds Brothers, visit their website www.ronaldsbrothers.com Their latest features are www.thegravesmovie.com and  www.netherbeastmovie.com

This interview also features a call from No Budget Film School Founder Mark Stolaroff who offers a discount to Film Courage Listeners on his upcoming No Budget Filmmaking Immersion in Los Angeles on May 30th and 31st.  Mark’s special guests include Filmmakers Alex Holdridge (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) & Jay Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Baghead), and President of Paradigm Consulting Peter Broderick.

Pushing the envelope further,  there is a special Submission Discount to the HollyShorts Film Festival for our Film Courage Listeners.  And for those in Los Angeles, you have 12 chances to win tickets to Elana Krausz’ Stripped Down which is playing theatrically at the Sunset Laemmle 5 in West Hollywood.  Tune in for the details.

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

New York based Filmmaker Gary King calls into Film Courage and discusses his leap from corporate life into the world of independent filmmaking, why he spent more money on his first short film than he is spending on his newest feature film What’s Up Lovely, and he shares his views on the Film Festival Circuit.

For the latest on Gary, visit his website ‘An Indie Life’ http://grking.com.  His latest features are http://www.whatsuplovely.com and http://nylately.com

This interview also features a call from No Budget Film School Founder Mark Stolaroff who offers a discount to Film Courage Listeners on his upcoming No Budget Filmmaking Immersion in Los Angeles on May 30th and 31st.  Mark’s special guests include Filmmakers Alex Holdridge (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) & Jay Duplass (The Puffy Chair, Baghead), and President of Paradigm Consulting Peter Broderick.

Pushing the envelope further,  there is a special Submission Discount to the HollyShorts Film Festival for our Film Courage Listeners.  Tune in for the details.

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

Filmmaker Joseph F. Alexandre joins us on Film Courage and reveals why he wasn’t scared making a documentary about the Chicago Mob, what it was like to work on a Joe Carnahan script, and he provides details into his latest film Warriors of the Discoteque: The Starck Club Documentary.

For the latest on Joseph’s work, please visit his IMDB page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018867/

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

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Prolific Filmmaker Dale Stelly visits Film Courage and shares what has motivated him to produce 18 feature film in 5 years, why he has four lawyers, and what it is like to have films distributed by Lionsgate.

For more on Dale Stelly and his work visit www.DaleStelly.com and www.myspace.com/DaleStelly. To keep up with his running list of credits, visit his IMDB page www.imdb.com/name/nm1115341/

If you would like to participate ‘live’ with Film Courage.  Tune in Sundays at 11am (PST) on www.latalkradio.com.  Send your questions to filmcourage@gmail.com or twitter us at http://twitter.com/filmcourage

In this in-depth interview, Orlando-based Filmmaker Jose Zambrano Cassella calls into Film Courage and explains why cinematography is so important to directing, insight on how a $15,000 film can compete with a million dollar film, his thoughts on theatrical vs. straight to DVD distribution, and secrets he wishes he knew when he began making films.

For more on Jose and his projects, visit www.josecassella.com. We also encourage you to visit www.sacredmovie.com and watch the movie trailer.

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Actor/Producer Paul J. Alessi visits Film Courage to provide us insight on how he began booking acting work, what it’s like to work with F. Gary Gray, and the effort he puts into marketing himself online.

In addition we hear up close and personal how his film Knuckle Draggers was made and his plans for distribution. This all on the eve of it’s World Premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 26th. For the latest on Paul, please visit PaulJAlessi.com To find out where and when you can see Knuckle Draggers, visit KnuckleDraggersTheMovie.com

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HollyShorts Film Festival co-founders/directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont join Film Courage to discuss their annual festival now in its 5th year.  This interview features in-depth discussion on how HollyShorts began, the submission process, their monthly screening series, and their upcoming festival.

HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums.  For more information, please visit www.hollyshorts.com Filmmaker news available at www.hollyshortsfilmfestival.blogspot.com

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