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How the 'Downhill' Team Gave This Swedish Hit Some 'Good Ol’ American Elbow Grease'

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Everything You Want to Know About the 2020 Academy Award Nominees

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2020

oscars 2020

Jason Hellerman

The WGA and Studios Prepare for Negotiations to Prevent a Strike

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

wga

WGA strike

news

Jason Hellerman

Is the Character Arc of Princess Caroline in 'BoJack Horseman' Best in Show?

3 years ago by NFS Staff

character development

NFS Staff

How Does Scorsese Create Snap-Ready Tension in 'The Irishman'?

3 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Noah Baumbach Breaks Down the Agonizing Courtroom Scene in 'Marriage Story'

3 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

4 Things Your Movie Needs If You Want It at Sundance

3 years ago by George Edelman

sundance

Sundance 2020

George Edelman

How 'Palm Springs' Broke the Record for Biggest Sundance Deal Ever... By 69 Cents

3 years ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

Incredible Insight on Tarantino's Writing Process

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

How to Write Time Travel in Film and TV

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

5 Things the Safdies Did in 'Uncut Gems' That Will Make You a Better Writer

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

script lessons

Screenwriting Lessons

safdie brothers

Uncut Gems

Good Time

Jason Hellerman

Sundance Producers to Screenwriters: ‘We Don’t Care If You’re a Nobody’

3 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

never rarely sometimes always

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Is the Lead Character in 'The Irishman' a Sociopath?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Make a Movie For Yourself Because It Just Might Work

3 years ago by George Edelman

personal hybrid audio recorder

bunuel

surrealism

personal film

George Edelman

The Stunning 'Parasite' Ending Explained (Spoilers!)

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What We Learned, Enjoyed, and Endured at Sundance 2020

3 years ago by George Edelman

podcast

the no film school podcast

no film school podcast

sundance

Sundance 2020

podcasts

George Edelman

What 'Marriage Story' Can Teach You About Writing a Great Opening Scene

3 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

Rian Johnson and Taika Waititi Break Down 'Knives Out' and 'Jojo Rabbit' Scenes

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

82 Sundance Filmmakers Share Their Advice for Succeeding in Cinema

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Why Quentin Tarantino Wrote Scripts By Hand and Who Inspired Him Most

3 years ago by Jo Light

Jo Light

What is the Save the Cat Beat Sheet and Why is it Popular?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Save the Cat

Save the cat beat sheet

Jason Hellerman

I Just Bombed My Pitch. How Did it Happen?

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

pitch

pitching

pitch meetings

Jason Hellerman

What Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out' Outline Can Teach You About Storytelling

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

The 'Taxi Driver' Ending Explained

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

What Colin Trevorrow's Leaked Star Wars Movie Reveals About The Industry

3 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

How to Supercharge Conflict in a Story

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

conflict

script tips

storytelling

Jason Hellerman

5 Fundamentals That Helped Me Make My Feature By Myself

3 years ago by David Simpson

David Simpson

A Viral 'Grown Ups 3' Script is Making Twitter Explode

3 years ago by Jason Hellerman

Jason Hellerman

Here's How to Create Viral, Low-Budget Horror

3 years ago by Jo Light

horror

horror short film

low budget indie film

low-budget filmmaking

Jo Light

Wes Miller Gave Up His Law Practice to Make Movies.... Here's How it Worked

3 years ago by George Edelman

George Edelman

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2018 Short Film Fund FINAL Deadline 2nd MAY

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

732

Short Film "Party Wall"

5 years ago by David Drake

short film

narrative

Black and White

David Drake

Filmmaker / Photographer

Quality or quantity when starting out?

5 years ago by Emil F. Skanning

Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

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Watch "Damage Control": Film Shortage Selected Weekly Feature

5 years ago by Ryan Oksenberg

Ryan Oksenberg

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Damage Control: Teaser Trailer (Premiering on Film Shortage 4/23)

5 years ago by Ryan Oksenberg

short film

Thriller

suspense

psychological thriller

indie film

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Ryan Oksenberg

Director, Screenwriter, Editor

Finding NYC directors and DP's

5 years ago by Ryan Brennan

Ryan Brennan 74

Seattle Minute Movies: Copy

5 years ago by Bryan Howell

Bryan Howell

Screenwriter, corporate videographer, and indie filmmaker

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New Sci Fi Short Film "UTU"

5 years ago by Daniel Freedman

Daniel Freedman

Writer, Director, Editor

154

Guerilla Movie Making Awards - Open for entries

5 years ago by MJ PaxtonMitchell

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Big Ambitions-- Screenwriting App Prototype and Small Company Formation

5 years ago by David Syes

Patreon

David Syes

Recasting Self and Future

Just Finished my First Short Film “Casey Jones: Overtime” **TMNT Universe Fan Film**

5 years ago by Carlos Shabo

Carlos Shabo

Producer, Director

NEW COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL SLATED TO DEBUT IN LAS VEGAS THIS WINTER

5 years ago by Jaimé Morton

Jaimé Morton 81

Getting zero feedback on trailer for first feature...

5 years ago by Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Director

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Barry Jenkins & Greta Gerwig in Conversation

5 years ago by Jon Brown

Jon Brown 81

Our 2018 Screenwriting Contests are Open!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

732

How would I come up with ideas for a short film?

5 years ago by Megan T

#ideas #help #stuck

Megan T

Writer, Film Maker

HOLY F__K - An award-winning sexorcism comedy (8min)

5 years ago by Chris Chalklen

Chris Chalklen

Writer/Director/Animator

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Using well known toys / action figures in a film

5 years ago by Mark D

short film

Copyrights

props

Mark D 74

What films create a world that the audience can expand?

5 years ago by Gui Fradin

scifi

storytelling

MediaTag

Gui Fradin 81

What we can learn from '12 angry men' - part 1

5 years ago by Gui Fradin

Gui Fradin 81

Screenwriting

5 years ago by Roman Richards

screenwriting

Roman Richards 74

A SCREENWRITER IN DISGUISE

5 years ago by Joyce Sousa

Joyce Sousa

Screenwriter

Film Con Hollywood 2018

5 years ago by michael williams

Film Con

michael williams

Production Associate, Aspiring Director

Free short screenplays

5 years ago by Robert Lee

short scripts

short screenplays

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Robert Lee

Screenwriter

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Please advice an aspiring director.

5 years ago by Michael Oleinik

Michael Oleinik 74

Talking Film - A New Show Discussing Different Topics About the "Biz"

5 years ago by Mark Joseph

Mark Joseph 79

2018 SmashCut Screenplay Competition - Judges Announced

5 years ago by Matt Edwards

screenplay competition

Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

Experienced Filmmakers (All jobs)

5 years ago by We Get Work

We Get Work

Recruitment

Send us Feature Movie Scripts!

5 years ago by Manuela Santini Dalkiran

Manuela Santini Dalkiran 74

Send us Scripts for TV Series!

5 years ago by Manuela Santini Dalkiran

screen; tvserie; scripts;...

Manuela Santini Dalkiran 74