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Does anyone have any recent experience of using Transactional Video on Demand services for self-distribution?

My feature film 'Young Hearts Run Free' (made years ago) is on var…

Hi Darren,
How much work is it/what criteria do you have to check, to get your shorts onto Amazon Prime?
Thanks,
James

Hi All!

House on Fire Productions is a short film production company, offering discounted rates for Accounts (VAT registered) and Insurance to short filmmakers early in their …

Hallo everyone,

◇ Looking to direct my first short ◇

My name is Desislava Todorova and I work in the Film and TV industry. I have a photography
and writing background and…

Have you considered looking in the Script Pitch section https://shootingpeople.org/scriptpitch ?

Hello from Richard in UK, check out http://www,graphicnovellitthanks.agent.com 6 creator owned works 4 have screenplay adaptions. I am looking to sell the Film Rights to some-plea…

I see you're posting often about this - people will respond if they have anything to suggest!

My suggestion is that film rights are an easier sell if you can show a demand for …

I'm an experienced composer/songwriter/arranger/orchestrator looking to collaborate with like minded creatives.

I scored 3 short films last summer & I’m looking for inspirati…

Hi Sarah,

I'd be interested in a collaboration. Tried to send you an email but the email you have on your Contact page on your website is not correct, also not sure how to get …

Hi everyone,

Just reaching out to see if there are any LGBTQIA+ filmmakers / actors out there who would be up for a meet up in Central London?

General socialising, finding n…

Hi team,

Just so you are all aware, we now have a website set up to sign up to receive news about future events: https://www.queerfilmmakersnetwork.org/

Please sign up direc…

Hello from Richard- I have 2 creator owned graphic novels. 1 Lycanthropy- has a complete screenplay adaption and concerns werewolves in the wild west. 2 Beast-concerns A sentien…

Hello Lee from Richard, I have recently put together my own website for 6 creator owned Graphic Novels, Horror and Thriller, 4 have Screenplay adaptions. I
have found your contac…

Hello from Richard, I am looking for a Producer or even assistant that can help sell the Film Rights for some of my works at http://www.graphicnovellitagent.com 6 creator owned Gr…

Hi Richard,
Your best bet is going to be emailing producers or rights lawyers.
I'll send you a private message now about this.

Thanks,
James

Hey shooters,

Does anyone know of any grants for filmmakers to attend international festivals or development labs? I recently got accepted into the 2023 Berlinale Talents progr…

Thank you!

I trained as an actress at The Academy Drama School in 2002-2003 and an am agency represented as well as on spotlight ( my link is https://www.spotlight.com/0368-0192-8735 )
I …

Hello, from Richard in UK, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels that have 4 Screenplay adaptions http://www.graphicnovellitagent.com please reply on any interested parties etc, H…

we are working on a documentary about a group of orcas in Scotland suffering from chemicals contamination in the water. We need volunteers to help us finalise our proposal.
If yo…

Hi Nathalie, hope this finds you well. I'm very interested in this.

I am a doc maker and producer based in London. I have experience in turning ideas into viable projects and …

I'm seeking inexpensive legal advice for a completed ultra-low-budget movie. There's a spanner in the works which needs to be addressed. Any and all ideas would be very greatly ap…

Hi Ray, Congratulation of completing your feature. Please feel free to email me and summarise exactly what the spanner in the works is, if I can't aiis I shoul be able to sign poi…

director friend of mine said this to me last week; it begs the question so all you need is a really good treatment and an excellent 'visual deck'?

but without an agent , is anyone going to be taken seriously ? - add in the mitigating factor
if you're not black , asian , female, gay , disabled -

Hi

I’m an actor but looking for behind the scenes job as maybe an AD, location researcher which I’ve done in the past.

I’m great as an assistant/ organiser, I have great p…

Hi Emily

I am working on a wildlife documentary proposal.
I am a filmmaker and its the first time i am working on wildlife feature documentary.
It's a lot of work and we are …

I'm currently writing the treatment for a screenplay I want to write in future, but I haven't gotten very far lately. This has made me want to have a writing partner to speed up t…

Hi, Daisy,
This sounds intriguing... how far have you got with the script? Are you thinking more horror or thriller?
All the best,
Jane

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to collaborate with a producer on a feature-length documentary about land rights in England.

Please check out my previous films here: www.picturei…

Hi Nick,

I'm based in the South West. I produce, direct and shoot. I watched the first few minutes of your Greenlander film. It's very nice!

My company is called Summit Fi…

Good Morning,

My name is Juan and I am a film stills photographer based in South Yorkshire. I have studied with the Film Stills Academy, being trained by seasoned veteran stil…

Hello all,

I'm looking for an (ideally West London-based) producer, I have several short scripts that I'd love to get off the ground this year! My recent short screened at the …

Hi Samantha - I've dropped you an email.
Call me if you want to chat.
Kind regards,
Geoff

If I'm putting together a sizzle reel for a pitch, and I want to include footage from established, copyrighted films... where do I get the footage?
I mean, people obviously used …

Thanks Teresa.

Hello from Richard, I have 6 creator owned Graphic Novels at least 2 have screenplay adaptions by me, I am looking to sell the Film Rights for them. http://www.graphicnovellitagen…

As it says above

Hi Joe, I am curious in the process which led to get your script read and consequently purchased by a production company - whether you were already in a position that enabled you …

Specifically looking for an animator that would be up for collaborating on an application for the Netflix Short Documentary Talent Fund on an idea relating to fungi, foraging and …

Hi Ashley, I'm interested in your project. I'm an animator who happened to have a fungi/plant pathology background :P Please see my work here: www.annlinchao.com

Hi,

I am currently in the process of putting together two short documentary ideas.

1) Relates to fungi, foraging and queerness
I already have a co-producer from the commu…

Hi everyone,

I have a lot of experience on set in the Art Department. I’ve also worked on my own video and short film projects. but I would like to find a job as a 1st or 2nd A…

Hi Vitaly

I'm a former cinema-journalist/filmmaker and I am currently working on a documentary about a group of orcas in Scotland which are doomed to extinction because of the …