Independent Filmmaking

While your screenplay is collecting dust, why not dive into independent filmmaking and make it into a movie yourself? Learn tips from script development to film festival advice to take charge of your writing career.

Independent Filmmaking

Think-Film Impact Production Founder Danielle Turkov Wilson on Her Innovative Vision

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with Producer, Actress, and First Bloom Films Co-Founder, Katherine Waddell

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with 'Castle Falls' Director Dolph Lundgren

Being Vulnerable on the Page with 'Punch Drunk' Filmmaker Emily Lerer

The ABCs of Horror: An Interview with Simon Barrett

DEFUND at TIFF21: Making Films That Matter When They Matter

Filmmaker Chloé Zhao and Producer Spears Talk Adapting “Nomadland” to the Screen at the New York Film Festival

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Director/Producer John Suits on Filmmaking and Writing Sci-Fi

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Wendy McColm Discusses Her Debut Movie, as Writer/Director/Actor on "Birds Without Feathers"

Sidewalk Story Lab Teams with Stowe Story Labs

INTERVIEW: Screenwriters of Under the Eiffel Tower, Archie Borders and David Henry, Take on Directing Internationally

WRITERS ON THE WEB: Asian Rocks Web Series Faces Cultural Stereotypes Head-On (Interview)

CROSS ROAD: The Little Women of Clare Niederpruem

Tribeca Film Fest: Female Filmmakers to Watch and Other NYC Awesomeness

Deconstructing the Duplass Brothers: Like Brothers - Finally, A Book that Celebrates Failures in Filmmaking

INTERVIEW: The Writers of The Unhealer Discuss Pre-Production

Be a Writer, Be a Misfit: Interview with Screenwriting Misfit David Flanagan

WRITERS ON THE WEB: Life or Death, Basically Web Series Explores Living With Borderline Personality Disorder

Learning to Love Film Scheduling and Budgeting, For Writer-Producers

Wine, Creatives and Indie Films – “Yes, Please” to the Napa Film Festival

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Harnessing Your Home State - Film Collectives and the Nutmeg Institute

WRITERS ON THE WEB: The Bruvs – An Animated Web Series for Adults Only

The House of Tomorrow: Behind the Script with Peter Livolsi

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Using Short Films to Develop Your Stories

WRITERS ON THE WEB: Janny Jelly Web Series - Lighthearted Kids' Show Tackles Social Issues

Writing of a Talk Show: Notecards, Improv and Heck Yeah – Ice Cream!

SHORT CIRCUIT: The Atoning - Follow the Red(box) Brick Road

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Smartphone Filmmaking for Screenwriters

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Blazing an Indie Trail - Gary King and 'Among Us'

Behind the Scenes of BIG SONIA: A Small Story Writ Large in Film

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Produced by Uncle Sam - Government-Sponsored Screenwriting Contests

Interview with Multi-Hyphenate Dean Silvers: Empowering Writers

Three Myths About Westerns and Why We Actually Love Them

Susan Kouguell Speaks with The Foster Portfolio Filmmaker Danielle Katvan at Tribeca Film Festival

INTERVIEW: S.J. Chiro on Her SXSW Film Lane 1974

MICRO-BUDGET HOW TO: Adapt a Play to Film on a Micro-Budget, Part 1

STORY BROADS: Want Story Ideas That Rock Your Socks Off? Use lists!

TRUE INDIE: Feature Film Self-Distribution with Cindy Baer of ODD BRODSKY

Writing and Filming Biopics: Journey Is The Destination

RONA'S REEL TAKE: Tips for a Successful Film Festival Experience, Part 4

A FLICK CHICK: Find Screenwriting Luck

RONA'S REEL TAKE: Tips for a Successful Film Festival Experience, Part 3

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Becoming a Produced Screenwriter through Self-Distribution

SHORT CIRCUIT: Crowdfunding - Get Your Film Rolling!

ALTERNATE ROUTES: A Worldwide Focus – Writing International Co-Productions

From Corporate America to Indie Filmmaker: Taking the Leap Toward a Creative Career

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Writing The Micro-Budget Screenplay - Preparation

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Write Like a Production Manager

TRUE INDIE: Interview with Breckenridge Film Festival Executive Board

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Backing Into Your Story - Screenwriting by Reverse-Engineering