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Original Post from Yvonne Hays
Most recent response from El Moumane
Actress/producer looking for passionate and creative co-producers, directors, script writers & …

Hi all,

Would anyone be interested in collaborating with me for short films, feature length films and documentaries.

I’m an actress/producer looking for directors, co-producers…

24 responses, most recent 3 years, 8 months ago.

Hello Yvonne,

Did you get people to collaborate with you? I am a small independent production producer looking for people to work on a pilot. I am recruiting a scriptwriter for m…

Original Post from Lara Shardlow
Unit stills & BTS photographer available in December!

Hi, I'm a unit stills photographer and I have a lot of availability in December and wondered if anyone shooting in December needed one? Stills photography is great for publicity o…

3 years, 8 months ago
Original Post from Daniel Patrick-Murrell
Free global exposure for filmmakers, video creators

Hi and thank you in advance for showing interest in this opportunity.

I’m an award winning multi-genre music composer, in the application process of setting a new world record f…

3 years, 10 months ago
Original Post from Yuki : the After Effect guy
Most recent response from Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Do you know a website for a screen writer: black list?

Does anyone know about Black List?
Hi, I happened to learn about a website called Black List. This is where you submit your script then if you manage to get enough vote from produ…

2 responses, most recent 3 years, 11 months ago.

The Black List is something many of us are aware of, and a great place for a GREAT script to get attention. The competition is hot, but if the script is at the right level and ha…

Original Post from Daniel Patrick-Murrell
I’ll score your short films, advertisements or documentaries for free

Hi My names Daniel Patrick-Murrell,

I’m an experienced highly skilled composer/sound designer with years of experience.

I’m interesting in networking to meet more creatives by …

4 responses, most recent 3 years, 11 months ago.

Hi Jacquei, happy to assist. Feel free to drop me a email music@danielpatrickmurrell.com

Look forward to working with you.

Daniel

Original Post from Joe Crabtree
Most recent response from George Brian Glennon
Best festivals for 'long' short films.

Hello,

I made a short film last year with a runtime of 20 mins (I know far too long!)

The short is well made with a professional cast and crew.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com…

3 responses, most recent 3 years, 11 months ago.

The general consensus is, the longer the short, the better it has to be. If it’s over ten minutes and approaching fifteen minutes or longer the production quality should be that …

Original Post from Thomas Melhuish
iFilmThings x Final Draft Screenwriting Contest. Free Screenwriting Competition - [$250 Software t…

iFilmThings x Final Draft Screenwriting Contest.

The 2021 Screenwriting Contest is now open.

We are happy to release our micro script contest for 2021. This year it’s pretty mu…

1 response, most recent 4 years ago.

http://ifilmthings.com/screenwriting-contest/

Original Post from Buppha Wittaya-Amponpunt
Most recent response from Lee 'Wozy' Warren
How to pitch a TV show?

How do I pitch my own TV show to Netflix, BBC, producers, and the like, with myself as a lead actor like Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You), for ins…

11 responses, most recent 4 years ago.

Wozy's Insight's

If you are going to festivals and markets to pitch your film project, go prepared. Taking only a script will seriously reduce your chances of success. You should…

Original Post from Will Jewell
Most recent response from Tony Franks
London Screening Venues

We're looking for a London screening venue for a couple of Q&A event screenings of our feature CONCRETE PLANS - our UK cinema release was scheduled for Nov in advance of its r…

3 responses, most recent 4 years, 1 month ago.

Hey Will, Did you manage to select and choose a screening venue? Let me know if you want to talk over options. One venue that did spring to mind - Close Up (https://screeningroomm…

Original Post from Brian M Franklin
Most recent response from Lee 'Wozy' Warren
Want to know how to make and distribute a truly 'no budget' feature film?

Let me show you what you can make in 6 days with 3 actors in one location and with a mere £10k budget (all in).
Our first feature film 'The Passenger' was shot entirely on GoPro 6…

6 responses, most recent 4 years, 1 month ago.

Yes, John. Indeed. Very misleading to say, "...a truly 'no budget' feature..." and then say, "...with a mere £10k budget...".

Original Post from Nahom Done mustefa
Most recent response from Alwyne Kennedy
Castings

Does anyone know any on going casting calls

1 response, most recent 4 years, 1 month ago.

Try looking under the "Production" tab on this site and click "find work". And / or enroll on casting sites such as Spotlight / mandy.com / starnow

Original Post from Emily Macrander
Most recent response from Caroline Bottomley
Any recommendations for websites or channels similar to nowness that take submissions of short non-…

I made a short portrait of a ceramics artist and am now looking to publish it somewhere where it will have at least a small audience (compared to just my own website/instagram). T…

1 response, most recent 4 years, 1 month ago.

Hi Emily, if it's under 5 minutes runtime we would welcome it on Shiny Awards - shinyawards.com, all best

Original Post from Amit Dubey
Raindance short film

Happy to share with the SP community that my recent short film "A Fallen Fruit" that I made during my time in Asia will be streaming live for 48-hours on paus.tv. The film won the…

2 responses, most recent 4 years, 2 months ago.

Thanks Phillip. Glad you enjoyed it.

Original Post from Thomas McCue
Most recent response from Darren Brade
First feature film released on Amazon prime

I’m ecstatic to announce that my first feature film Next Time Ned - The Director’s Cut is now on Amazon Prime in the UK & the US.

A huge thanks goes to the entire Cast & …

16 responses, most recent 4 years, 2 months ago.

Well done Thomas. It shows as rental only for me, so definitely put the teaser trailer up at the very least. I know from my own viewing habits, I will skip most films without a tr…

Original Post from Steve Deery
Most recent response from Ray Brady
Screen on VR Platform Cinema

Our team have just built the world’s first fully functioning cinema on a VR platform. The reasons seem obvious to us.
VR is not just about gaming. You’ll all know there are a nu…

11 responses, most recent 4 years, 2 months ago.

Hi Steve, great news and I hope that your business is going great guns. Looking forward to furthering updates. Signing off posting or responding via SP after today.
Kind regards R…

Original Post from Nyahh Crooks
Film Distribution for Independent films

Hello All,

I wanted to know if anyone knows of any agencies that can distrbute short independent films?

Thanks, in advance.

2 responses, most recent 4 years, 3 months ago.

Many thanks Kae

Original Post from Moira Rowan
Most recent response from Darren Brade
Amazon Prime

Has anyone had any successful with getting their films accepted at Amazon Prime, I'm looking for a distributor for my short documentary

7 responses, most recent 4 years, 3 months ago.

Another one here that recently uploaded 3 shorts to Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=darren+brade&i=instant-video&ref=nb_sb_noss).
.
I remember the first one was…

Original Post from Emma Nan Hu
Most recent response from Robert Williams III
Chinese translation and subtitles for indie films and videos

Hi everyone, hope you've been keeping safe and well! I'm a filmmaker turned translator based in London. Just been curious to find out if anyone needs/ would need their scripts, fi…

1 response, most recent 4 years, 4 months ago.

Hi Emma, hope all is well. This is something of interest potentially. Please could you send English and Chinese samples of a few pages of script you have translated from English i…

Original Post from Daniel Patrick-Murrell
Most recent response from Michael Tognarelli
Opportunities for all filmmakers

We’re looking for filmmakers/ producers, directors and writers with projects due for release in 2021. If this is you, we’d like to offer you a unique opportunity to collaborate wi…

4 responses, most recent 4 years, 4 months ago.

Sorry - wrong thread; no way to edit

Original Post from Vasco de Sousa
Most recent response from Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Where do you sell documentaries?

So, for years I took down "United States and Ukraine" because of problems with Fatca and what not. (Basically, with double taxation, you could end up owing more money than you ea…

3 responses, most recent 4 years, 4 months ago.

Tricky one. John's right of course regarding pre-sales.

Back up a step and your question is "Who are my audience?". Identifying them will tell you where you may get sales. The…

Original Post from peter mann
Most recent response from Huw Wahl
Festival Strategy for 20 min Art/Doc project

Hi

I have recently collaborated with a contemporary artist on a film which is probably best described as an 'artists moving image' project but could also be framed as an 'experim…

5 responses, most recent 4 years, 5 months ago.

Weird year indeed, and many films backed up waiting to be seen. I hope we can end up with a new mix of more online and accessible stuff, and also real life, life giving, screening…

Original Post from Nate Streete
Horror Feature crew needed

Hi all.

Looking for a camera person, sound recordist and 1st Ad for a feature we are filming in April for 7 to 10 days.

We need someone who has their own camera and happy to wo…

4 responses, most recent 4 years, 5 months ago.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for reaching out.

I posted this to see if there was any interest in working on this type of project. I realise it was probably the wrong place to post this type …

Original Post from Daniel Patrick-Murrell
Would you like your film to be noticed globally

film score composer composer setting a new world record and looking for filmmakers. Visit my campaign and be involved

4 years, 5 months ago
Original Post from Matthew Lyne-Watt
Most recent response from Yuvi Krishna
Anybody looking to produce a MINI web-series?

Hey!

Any producers looking to collaborate on a mini web-series? Six epiosdes, each episode around 15-20 minutes long. The locations are minimal as are the characters (most of the…

3 responses, most recent 4 years, 5 months ago.

Whats the budget.drop me a message please

Original Post from Sophia Carr-Gomm
Filmpixs

Hi, I've been approached by a new company called FILMPIXS, about hosting my films on their site, I'm wondering if anyone else here has had experience with them? Or any advice for …

4 years, 5 months ago
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