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Film CourageFilm Interviews that Inspire. Hosts David Branin & Karen Worden explore the psychology and passion of filmmakers in their dealings with rejection, adversity, and what they are doing to succeed.
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Paul Yosemite Bear Vasquez ‘the Double Rainbow Guy’ on Film Courage (Ep. #159)Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:38:47 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Franz Wisner & Kurt Wisner of Honeymoon With My Brother on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #156)Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:49:13 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Audrey Ewell & Aaron Aites on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #155)Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:17:41 +0000
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 [...]
Dustin Jansick of Way Too Indie on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #154)Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:05:55 +0000
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 [...]
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 on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #152)Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Meg Pinsonneault on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #151)Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:40:31 +0000
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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Filmmakers Matt Adams & Andrew Flynn Soltys on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #150)Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:51:08 +0000
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 [...]
Tony Zierra & Chad Lindberg on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #149)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:04:55 +0000
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 [...]
Karen Worden & David Branin on LA Talk Radio’s Sheena Metal ExperienceThu, 26 Jan 2012 18:25:08 +0000
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.
More on Sheena:
Sheena has [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #147)Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:50:22 +0000
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 [...]
Marty Lang, Lord Bronco & Theo Dumont on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #146)Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:54:09 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Prescreen CEO Shawn Bercuson on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #139)Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:05:44 +0000
Prescreen CEO Shawn Bercuson is in the Film Courage studio to tell us why he had to follow through on this venture, it’s unique pricing plan, the revenue split for filmmakers, what most filmmakers are doing to drive attention to their films, and whether he expects to see a "Kickstarter Effect" for films before their [...]
Filmmakers Patrick Shen and Brandon Vedder on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #138)Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:30:11 +0000
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 [...]
Actor / Producer Will Keenan on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #137)Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:59:27 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmaker Judy Irving and Author Mark Bittner on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #135)Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:43:29 +0000
Filmmaker Judy Irving and Author Mark Bittner call into Film Courage to talk about their documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Entrepreneur & Author Peter Shankman on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #134)Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:34:36 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmaker / Author Vincent Rocca on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #131)Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:45:14 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Michael Polish, Mark Polish, & Composer Kubilay Uner on Film Courage (Ep. #130)Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:47:03 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Katherine Brooks on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #129)Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:38:59 +0000
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 [...]
by Karen Worden
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 [...]
Jon Reiss, Sheri Candler & Jeffrey Winter on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #128)Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:39:41 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Stephen Moramarco on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #127)Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:29:39 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Jack Perez & Screenwriter Ryan Levin on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #125)Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:19:53 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Elizabeth Karr & John Alan Simon on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #124)Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:50:56 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Actress Wonder Russell (Connect To, The Summer Home) skypes into Film Courage to tell us whether she believes she is missing acting opportunities by living outside of New York and Los Angeles, what she learned from her great-aunt Jane Russell, how she landed her current agent, why she has begun producing films, thoughts about online [...]
Filmmakers Chloe Crespi & Jonas Elrod on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #120)Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:55:20 +0000
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 [...]
Screenwriter / Filmmaker Mahogany J. Slide on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #119)Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:59:34 +0000
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.
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Filmmakers Leonard Zelig & Roberto Alcazar with SubHysteria Cast on Film Courage (Ep. #118)Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:14:17 +0000
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 on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #117)Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:03:13 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Publicist Jeremy Walker on The Blair Witch Project & Paranormal ActivityFri, 10 Jun 2011 17:59:57 +0000
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.
For more on Jeremy, please visit www.jeremywalker.com
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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 [...]
Screenwriter Jeanne V. Bowerman and Author Douglas A. Blackmon on Film Courage (Ep. #115)Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:35:11 +0000
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 [...]
Bitchin Kitchen Host Nadia G on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #114)Mon, 30 May 2011 16:41:10 +0000
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 [...]
Author / Designer Craig Mod on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #113)Mon, 23 May 2011 13:47:53 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers & TV Producers Joke Fincioen & Biagio Messina on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #110)Mon, 02 May 2011 18:40:29 +0000
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 [...]
Cinematographer Philip Bloom on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #109)Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:39:24 +0000
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 [...]
VODO.net Founder Jamie King on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #108)Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:58:45 +0000
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 [...]
Distribber CEO Adam Chapnick on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #107)Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:19:34 +0000
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 [...]
Film Finance Expert Jeff Steele on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #106)Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:15:17 +0000
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.
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Filmmakers Claire Wasmund & Fernando Noor on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #105)Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:47:38 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers Victor Ruano & Sarah Walko on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #102)Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:58:42 +0000
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 [...]
Preview of Indie Jack & the Bamboo Stalk by Film Courage hosts Karen Worden and David Branin.
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Actress/Producer Andrea Shreeman on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #101)Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:21:50 +0000
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 [...]
Elizabeth Lawrence & Chris ‘Sandman’ Sand on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #100)Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:37:02 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Seth Caplan, Ralph Greco & Gregory Bayne on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #98)Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:18:45 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #97)Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:22:12 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmaker Oklahoma Ward & Actress Nikki Alonso on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #95)Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:43:32 +0000
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 [...]
Actress & Author Dee Wallace on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #94)Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:08:34 +0000
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, [...]
Script Consultant Danny Manus on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #93)Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:30:44 +0000
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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Host & Author David Siteman Garland on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #92)Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:06:08 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Film Courage Top 10 Shows (December 26th, 2010) powered by American Digital MediaMon, 27 Dec 2010 03:04:49 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers Mike Dion, Joe Cantwell, & Hunter Weeks on Film Courage (Ep. #89)Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:49:51 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Hunter Weeks explains his predicament and offers his apologies and gratitude to the Film Courage Community.
Rob Hodge of American Digital Media on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #88)Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:39:27 +0000
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
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Writer Andie Redwine & Director Storme Wood on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #87)Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:12:10 +0000
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 [...]
Video: Jon Reiss & Stephen Dypiangco - Outside the Film Courage StudioSun, 28 Nov 2010 04:17:01 +0000
Adam Daniel Mezei, Jon Reiss, & Stephen Dypiangco on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. 86)Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:40:08 +0000
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.
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Filmmakers Jamin & Kiowa Winans on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #85)Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:43:51 +0000
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.
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Entertainment Attorney Paul Battista on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #84)Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:17:43 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Film Courage Top 10 Videos (October 18th, 2010) powered by American Digital MediaMon, 18 Oct 2010 06:02:37 +0000
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 [...]
Video: Denis Hennelly & Casey Suchan - Outside the Film Courage StudioSat, 16 Oct 2010 18:42:42 +0000
Filmmakers Denis Hennelly & Casey Suchan on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #80)Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:56:14 +0000
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 [...]
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
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
FilmSnobbery Host Nic Baisley on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #73)Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:36:00 +0000
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 [...]
Film Courage Top 10 Shows (August 28th, 2010) powered by American Digital MediaSat, 28 Aug 2010 06:41:11 +0000
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) [...]
Video: Bob Moczydlowsky & Sheri Candler - Outside the Film Courage Studio Pt. 2Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:25:36 +0000
Video: Bob Moczydlowsky & Sheri Candler - Outside the Film Courage Studio Pt. 1Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:22:11 +0000
Bob Moczydlowsky & Sheri Candler on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #72)Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:18:08 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker / Author Chris Jones on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #71)Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:51:34 +0000
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, [...]
Filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #70)Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:08:06 +0000
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 [...]
Casting Director Bonnie Gillespie on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #69)Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:19:43 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Jessica King & Julie Keck on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #68)Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:30:37 +0000
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.
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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.
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Producer Jeff Grace & Actor Blaise Miller on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #66)Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:02:59 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Film Courage Top 10 Shows (June 27th, 2010) powered by American Digital MediaMon, 28 Jun 2010 04:25:25 +0000
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) [...]
Filmmaker Jerry Cavallaro & Radio Host Rex Sikes on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #63)Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:25:46 +0000
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 [...]
Video: Richard Jacob & Gregor Collins - Outside the Film Courage StudioMon, 21 Jun 2010 20:55:32 +0000
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Filmmaker Arin Crumley, Producer Richard Jacob & Actor Gregor Collins on Film Courage (Ep. #62)Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:54:19 +0000
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Chase Masterson and James Kerwin on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #60)Mon, 31 May 2010 20:57:48 +0000
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Filmmakers Tony Elwood & Paul Barrett on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #55)Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:36:26 +0000
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.
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Filmmakers Kieran & Michele Mulroney on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #54)Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:05:44 +0000
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 [...]
‘Goodbye Promise’ aircheck on XM Satellite Extreme Talk with Sharp & CappyMon, 19 Apr 2010 18:20:37 +0000
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 [...]
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 on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #52)Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:40:59 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sheri Candler, John Paul Rice & Mark Stolaroff on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #49)Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:18 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 on La Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #46)Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:00:50 +0000
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, [...]
Fandependent Films Ben Hicks and Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler on Film Courage (Ep. #45)Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:13:12 +0000
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 Kevin Shah and Zak Forsman on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #44)Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:32:07 +0000
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 and Radio Host Betty Jo Tucker on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #42)Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:10:20 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker and Author Jon Reiss on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #41)Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:24:26 +0000
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 [...]
EgoFest, Festivus Film Festival, and HollyShorts on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #40)Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:55:10 +0000
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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]
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.
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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.
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Filmmaker Suzy Benfatto and Music Composer Stu Kennedy on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #36)Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:38:01 +0000
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 [...]
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 & ‘Crystal’ and ‘Bubblez’ on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #34)Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:38:24 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Author and Filmmaker Donald F. Glut on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #32)Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:18:51 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #31)Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:23:39 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #30)Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:41:43 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers Tony West and Mark Riley on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #25)Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:16:12 +0000
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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Filmmaker Doug Pray and Producer Paul J. Alessi on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #21)Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:31:22 +0000
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 [...]
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, [...]
Rich Mbariket, Filmmaker and Founder of Web Series Magazine on LA Talk Radio Film Courage (Ep. #19)Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:13:19 +0000
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 [...]
Actors Johnny Giordano and Chad Davis on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #18)Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:58:55 +0000
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.
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Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #17)Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:50:04 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Vacationeers’ Jeff Grace and Todd Berger on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #13)Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:05:56 +0000
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. [...]
Actor/Screenwriter Johnny ‘Roastbeef’ Williams on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #12)Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:10:53 +0000
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 [...]
Producer/Actor Steve Nguyen on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #11)Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:06:06 +0000
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 [...]
Writer/Director Jason Freeland on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #10)Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:34 +0000
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 [...]
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 [...]
Filmmakers Jamin and Kiowa Winans on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #8)Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:33:09 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmakers Dean and Brian Ronalds on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #7)Mon, 25 May 2009 22:23:59 +0000
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, [...]
Filmmaker Gary King Interview on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #6)Tue, 19 May 2009 03:22:53 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Joseph F. Alexandre Interview on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #5)Tue, 12 May 2009 06:30:04 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Dale Stelly Interview on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #4)Tue, 05 May 2009 16:53:46 +0000
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 [...]
Filmmaker Jose Zambrano Cassella Interview with LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #3)Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:58:28 +0000
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.
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We are hoping you will use it as a place to connect with others and share your ideas.
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Actor/Producer Paul J. Alessi Interview on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #2)Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:20:21 +0000
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. [...]
HollyShorts Film Festival Co-Founders Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont Interview on Film Courage (Ep. #1)Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:11:49 +0000
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 [...]
