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Exclusive Interview: Spotlight by The Macoproject Film Festival

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KIZOKU Exchange Launches Strategic Film Submission Cycle

How a 22-Year-Old Filmmaker Made an Award-Winning Feature for Less Than £20,000

For aspiring filmmakers, the traditional path is well established — secure funding, attract support, assemble a team and make the film. For Matthew Fearney, that did not happen.

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Mark Starks Makes Cyber-Noir Short 'The Neon Ghost' on a $0 Budget with SAG-AFTRA Voice Cast

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'Dark Reckoning': SJ Creazzo's Psychological Thriller Starring Kristanna Loken and Martin Kove

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'The Roast Pork Butt': From Worst Date Ever to Festival Winner

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New Sci-Fi Pilot 'Soul Wars' Explores Astral Projection and Alien Worlds

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'Perfect Purpose' Earns Seven Nominations at 168 Hour Film Festival

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'Monsters Inc' meets 'The Office' in 'After Life Crisis' Now on Tubi TV

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For Professional Audiences: Think Bigger, Grow Bigger at Fantoche 2025

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Freestyle Digital Media Acquires Documentary 'The House Next Door'

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The Film Festival Doctor’s Live Podcast Tour To Kick Off At HollyShorts

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Fantoche 2025: International Animation Film Festival Announces 89 Animated Shorts

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Filmmaker Steve Strangio Launches Short Film Initiative to Spark Creative Collaborations

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Grief Meets the Cosmos in New Sci-Fi Drama 'Colors We Made'

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Award-Winning Director Richard Bazley Announces New Feature Film 'Bambola'

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'Shrapnel' Secures Official Selections at Cinestesya Film Festival and Lift-Off Sessions 2025

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Broadway’s Reese Bogin to Appear in ‘The Unburdened’ Short Film

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Award-Winning Filmmaker Gigi Hozimah Premieres ‘And Then Comes Winter’ at Private Paris Screening

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Fantoche 2025: Start of Pre-Sales, Visitor From the Federal Government, a Shot at an Oscar

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Marlene Rhein Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Comedy Feature ‘Who Is Joi Seracha?’

Chicago Filmmaker Arnetta Randall Releases New Short 'Love to Love You Baby'

Writer-director Arnetta Randall’s new short 'Love to Love You Baby' — an exploration of sexuality, religion and Blackness — stars E’myri Crutchfield and Sherrice Eaglin.

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'Alley Boy' Enters Post-Production: A Gritty Crime Drama Exploring Legacy, Power and Redemption

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Tamil Indie Crime-Thriller 'Seetrathin Jananam' Set for 2026 Release

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Landon Ashworth, Colin O'Brien and Jess Weixler to Star in Autism-Themed Drama 'Father Son Time'

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When Absence Becomes a Place: Crowdfunding a Surreal Black-and-White Short

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Sci-Fi Thriller 'Insentient' to Screen at TCL Chinese Theatre

Vince Remo’s sci-fi thriller 'Insentient' — about a computer-generated woman who gains self-awareness through a smartphone interface — will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Feb. 27.

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'The Search for Gillian Gold': Feature Film in Development, Now Crowdfunding

'The Search for Gillian Gold' is an indie mystery-thriller in development from filmmaker Stuart Wheeldon. Set in Derbyshire, it follows an archivist drawn into a vanished journalist’s final story, and is now crowdfunding with casting underway.

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Wingman Launches with International Premiere Ahead of U.S. Rollout

Australian audiences were first in the world to see the new comedy 'Wingman', launching in cinemas ahead of its international rollout across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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Streaming Platform Launches New Model Letting Filmmakers Build Audiences Before Films Are Finished

ReDiscover TV has launched ReDiscover Backlot, a new platform allowing filmmakers to build audiences, validate demand and generate revenue while projects are still in development — a new approach to independent film financing.

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BayView Entertainment Releases Feature Comedy 'My Movie Starring Paul Dano'

BayView Entertainment releases 'My Movie Starring Paul Dano', writer-director Joe Bartone’s satirical comedy about a delusional filmmaker rushing to make a B-movie space opera. The award-winning indie debuts on streaming platforms.

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Richmond Filmmaker Develops Indie Rom-Com 'R.O.G.E.R. & Me'

Bay Area filmmaker Jayson Johnson is developing his debut feature 'R.O.G.E.R. & Me', a quirky romantic comedy set in Richmond, California about a young coder sentenced to carry a goldfish everywhere he goes after a bizarre accident.

Filmmaker Vinayak Nar Launches Dialogue-Free Mystery Series 'Woman: A Suspense'

Episode 1, “What Next…?”, follows a wife’s shocking discovery of her husband’s sudden death, setting the stage for a suspenseful and emotional journey.

Film Festivals

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KIZOKU Exchange Launches Strategic Film Submission Cycle

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Sci-Fi Thriller 'Insentient' to Screen at TCL Chinese Theatre

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Edgy Micro Shorts 'Everything Is Possible' and 'Melynie Duckfliss' Stir Up Inaugural Dutch AI Film Awards

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Call for Entries: Cookies & Comedy Film Festival Returns to Pittsburgh on Pi Day 2026

Crowdfunding & Fundraising

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When Absence Becomes a Place: Crowdfunding a Surreal Black-and-White Short

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'The Search for Gillian Gold': Feature Film in Development, Now Crowdfunding

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Lovecraft Adaptation ‘The Recorded Case of Joe Slaader’ Now on Kickstarter

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'We Could Be Heroes' Brings Gamer Culture, Indie Film, and Community Investment Together

Op/Ed

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Hollywood’s Reset: Why Indie Filmmakers Should Be Hopeful Bryan McClure

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The Battle of Attrition: Surviving the Entertainment Industry Bryan McClure

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It’s Always About the Story: Why Content Is King Bryan McClure