In this week's episode, co-hosts Jon Fusco and yours truly,  Emily Buder, discuss what's causing major panic in the studio world and why (and how) you should use Facebook to promote your movies. Charles Haine joins us for gear news, including why it may finally be time to concede to HDR. We also hear from Richard Kelly, writer/director of Donnie Darko, about how his cult classic scared off distributors at Sundance and then flopped at the box office, and Charlie McDowell, director of Netflix's The Discovery, about why he opted for a streaming deal out of Sundance.

As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Show Links and Mentions

No Film School articles 

• 'The Discovery': Why Indie Guru Charlie McDowell Chose Netflix for His Sundance Premiere

Filmmaking Tools

• Free HDR Firmware is Coming to Economical Cameras

• Meet the New Leica Thalia Prime Lenses for Large-Format Cameras

• In Light of GH5, Atomos Adds 4K 60p Ninja Inferno and Slashes Prices

Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities

• The Knight Foundation Journalism 360 Challenge - April 10
• Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting - April 10
• Slamdance Writing Competition - April 10

Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals

• Leeds International Film Festival - March 31
• Cork Film Festival - April 1
• Doc NYC - April 7
• Palm Springs International Short Fest - April 1 

Film Releases

VOD

Amazon Instant

• There Will Be Blood - April 1

Netflix

• The Discovery - March 31

HBO

• Kicks - April 1

Theatrical

• Donnie Darko - March 31

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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco.