by joannefilm | Jan 9, 2024 | Filmmaking
Recently, one of my clients had to fire a producer. Her film had been gaining momentum and gathering more attention. She had an enthusiastic team and things were going well. The day after she fired him, she said to me: “This is where you...
by joannefilm | Dec 7, 2023 | Filmmaking
I’ve been thinking a lot about visionaries recently. Years ago, I was in a class and the lecturer asked: “What happens when you put 2 visionaries in a room together?” I raised my hand and yelled out: “Nothing!” He was shocked. To this day, I don’t know what...
by joannefilm | Oct 2, 2023 | Filmmaking
I was reading Ted Hope’s Substack today, and he mentioned something that I know to be true, that still most filmmakers believe that getting their film into festivals is a path to distribution. In today’s Sunday September 24th’s Substack, Hope writes: “ Although it...
by joannefilm | Aug 11, 2023 | Filmmaking
Where’s the Money? I have an unusual way of looking at filmmaking. I often listen to a filmmaker telling me about their films, their vision and their dreams of making more and more films, and I find myself simply asking one simple question: How much money do...
by joannefilm | Jun 12, 2023 | Filmmaking
This is one of the most common questions filmmakers ask. “How do I meet investors?” “Where are they?” In frustration, filmmakers spend huge sums of money attending events such as The American Film Market, imagining that if they take their idea, their script and...
by joannefilm | Mar 19, 2023 | Filmmaking
Do you want to raise money to fund your film, but you feel like the same fundraising approaches just don’t cut it? Don’t despair; there are plenty of unconventional and creative ways to raise funds for your film. You just have to think outside of the box....
