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Discover How This Playwright Mined His Own Prison Experience to Create 'The Forgiven'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: How 'Get Out' Gives Us a New Perspective on Horror

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

get out

horror

Justin Morrow

Watch: Is Billy Wilder the Best Screenwriter of All Time?

4 years ago by V Renée

Billy Wilder

screenwriters

The Lubitsch Touch

V Renée

'The Cured': How David Freyne Created a Political Twist on the Zombie Flick

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

How Do You Deal with Procrastination as a Filmmaker?

4 years ago by V Renée

procrastination

inspiration

creativity

V Renée

4 Vital Producing Tips from Ridley Scott, Judd Apatow, Amy Pascal and More

4 years ago by Jacob Bittens

Jacob Bittens

College Students: Get One Million Dollars to Produce Your Screenplay

4 years ago by Erik Luers

screenwriting competition

launch

Erik Luers

Watch: How Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight' Trilogy Emphasizes Strong Characterization Through its Villains

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

A Massive List of Spring 2018 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Academy Nicholl Fellowships

Oakley Anderson-Moore

How 'Like Me' Used Psychedelic Imagery (and the words of Guillermo del Toro) to Explore Loneliness

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

This Lemony Snicket-Inspired Short Is a Creative Playbook on How to Make a Film

4 years ago by V Renée

webseries

V Renée

Is NOT Making Films One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Filmmaking Career?

4 years ago by V Renée

inspiration

V Renée

Why 'River's Edge' Director Tim Hunter Likes to 'Push Characters as Far as He Can'

4 years ago by Max Winter

Max Winter

Watch: What Superman Teaches Us About Character and Storytelling

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

How ‘Holy Air’s Eleven-Year Production Turned Personal Struggles into Laughter

4 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

5 Mistakes We All Make as Filmmakers (That We Can Easily Avoid)

4 years ago by V Renée

mistakes

V Renée

Screenwriters, It's Time to Get Real About Rejection, Criticism, and Failure

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

3 Screenwriting Techniques Dee Rees Uses to Craft Believable Characters

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Why It's Good to Allow Your Films to Suck

4 years ago by V Renée

creativity

inspiration

V Renée

Watch: The Secret to Creating a Great On-Screen Romance

4 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Romance

Jon Fusco

Download 8 of the 10 Screenplays Nominated for the 2018 Oscars Right Now

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

'The Rainbow Experiment': Delving Into Characters' Lives to Uncover Deep Emotional Truths

4 years ago by Max Winter

christina kallas

the rainbow experiment

42 seconds of happiness

slamdance

slamdance 2018

Max Winter

Watch: How 'Wind River' Director Taylor Sheridan Reinvented the Neo-Western

4 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

What You Need to Know About Prepping Your Script for Production

4 years ago by V Renée

script breakdown

V Renée

8 Somewhat Unusual New Year's Screenwriting Resolutions for 2018

4 years ago by V Renée

screenwriting

New Years

new years resolutions

resolutions

V Renée

5 Tips on Better Filmmaking from Director Sean Baker

4 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

The 10 Most Inventive Screenplays of 2017

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

Download Screenplays for 'Get Out', 'Darkest Hour', 'Coco' and More Award Contenders

4 years ago by Christopher Boone

Christopher Boone

This Infographic Gives You 30 Ways to Brainstorm Film Ideas

4 years ago by V Renée

infographic

ideas

brainstorming

V Renée

How Michael Showalter Turned Rejection Into a Successful Directing Career

4 years ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Michael Showalter

Wet Hot American Summer

The Big Sick

SAG-AFTRA Foundation

Oakley Anderson-Moore

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[FILMSUMO.com] New Boards & Classifieds site for NFS users

6 years ago by Jordan Mederich

Jordan Mederich

Documentarian / Filmmaker

1155

Upgrade Time - 6D or GH4?

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

297

Crowdfunding Advice?

7 years ago by Trae Dukes

Trae Dukes

Entry Level

175

Our Judges have spoken!

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

How do I stir up interest in my film?

7 years ago by Avery Maycock

Avery Maycock

Writer, Director

170

How I Made Over $90,000 Selling my Short Film

7 years ago by Alex Ferrari

guerrilla film school

DVX100a

Final Cut Pro

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

The Web Series Podcast

6 years ago by Robin Nyström

Robin Nyström

Blogger

Festival DISCOUNT

4 years ago by Aman Sharma

Aman Sharma

Film Producer & Entrepreneur

139

Shore Scripts Contest Final Deadline 31st August

4 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Script based on news article

6 years ago by Arvi Ragu

screenwriting newspaper...

Arvi Ragu

Writer / director / editor

Where Are All The LA Film People?

8 years ago by Ian

Los Angeles

California

FilmLyfe

Ian 151

Shore Scripts Announce 2017 Screenwriting Contest Winners!

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

What're you working on?

7 years ago by David David

David David 1161

Adapting novel or play to the screen

7 years ago by vishu

vishu

screenwriter

104

External Graphic Card Docking system, a solution for 4K on cheap/old PC?

7 years ago by S M Sabir

S M Sabir

Filmmaker in MAKING :)

297

Shore Scripts Announce 2016 Prize Winners

5 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

To Die For | Comedy Horror Short Film (2016)

5 years ago by BigShorts

BigShorts 209

Bun In The Oven (New Comedy Web Series) - Episode 2

7 years ago by Chris Weir

Chris Weir

Creator / writer / actor

222

Can My Reel Be a Short?

5 years ago by Zachary Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Cinematographer

212

2020 Fiction Podcast Contest | Early Deadline Nov. 15th

2 years ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Making my first documentary film

4 years ago by Nick Alexander

Nick Alexander

Director, Director of Photography, Editor

176

Nathan Karimi

Writer/ Director

294

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

Advice for Rookies?

8 years ago by whatever

whatever 415

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

688

Announcing Our 2021 Spring Short Film Fund Finalists

12 months ago by Justine Owens

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931

Need Some Constructive Criticism

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

507

Favorite War Movie?

7 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

507

Advice on this?

6 years ago by Kyler Wagner

Kyler Wagner

Director/Cinematographer/Video Editor

246

Short Film Fund | Final Deadline – OCT 31ST.

2 years ago by Justine Owens

#screenwriting #scriptwriting...

Justine Owens

Director of Contests

931