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A 2000+ Theatrical Screen release for "The Shift" featuring Brock Heasley and Ken Carpenter

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. In today's episode we speak with Director Brock Heasley and Producer Ken Carpenter,  the fil

How To Resurrect an Icon of Sexuality and Gender | The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. In today's episode we dive right into a genre centrally important to so many independent fil

How Independent Films Can Catch Fire with Ratings & Reviews | The Action/Horror Film HERD

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. In today's episode we dive right into one of the later challenges along the filmmaking journ

HERD U.S. Premiere & Creating The Captivating Key Art with Eric Vasquez

Send us a text Finding that visual anchor, the shorthand to an audience's memory for your film. This is just part of the importance as well as the difficulty of Key

Film Distribution | Malcolm Ingram's 30+ Year's Tales of Independent Filmmaking

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide The navigation of film distribution can be one of the more difficult parts of the filmmaker's

Comedy Central's "Office Race"

Send us a text This week we connect with Jared Lapidus (director & co-writer) and James McCarthy (co-writer) who are the filmmakers behind "Office Race" the recently rel

Strike Agreement Misconceptions & Roots of A.I. Fears

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. Four common misconceptions with SAG-AFTRA's Interim Agreements and how union members and ind

The State of Horror Films | Michael Gingold | Fangoria, Rue Morgue

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. Today hosts Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy are joined by friend and special guest and Horror Genre

The Entertainment Industry's Metamorphosis: the Netflix Effect

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide. What if we told you that Netflix, your go-to for binge-watching, has not just altered your viewin

A Happy Hour Flix podcast | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World with special guest Dana Snyder

Send us a text Hey everyone and welcome back to the Independent Filmmaker’s Guide So a couple of weeks ago we launched our new podcast, Happy Hour Flix - where we sit d

What’s the difference between the AMPTP and Independent Productions?

Send us a text The “first time in 63 years” strike, where SAG-AFTRA has joined the WGA in a labor stoppage due to stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Pictur

Free Willy, Jason James Richter, and Surviving Fame | a HAPPY HOUR FLIX podcast

Send us a text Welcome to a very "nostalgic" episode of IFG. This week we are launching alongside IFG, our new podcast HAPPY HOUR FLIX, or HHF! Our IFG series is, as yo

How to Document a Cult, Personally | The Fourth Wall

Send us a text In this episode, Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy talk with the project's creators, screenwriters and director Luke Meyer and Keith Newton about their ve

IFG Film Announcement Part 2 | It's Alive | Buke & Gase the film

Send us a text In this brief episode, part 2 of our announcement, Steve talks about the US premiere, upcoming news, and now where you can actually see the film BUKE & GA

IFG Film Premiere Announcement | A Listener Invitation | A New Season

Send us a text A very special and short episode this week. Today we have an announcement and an invitation for you all. After beginning this podcast as a way to build u

The Rising Role of the Intimacy Coordinator

Send us a text Today, more than ever,  filmmakers and audiences alike are realizing the importance of having a safe and comfortable set. Not only to keep actors safe, bu

Working with Acting Titans like Dustin Hoffman + Sissy Spacek

Send us a text On this episode, Steven Pierce and James Allerdyce explore Darren Le Gallo's feature film debut, SAM & KATE. From securing his stellar cast of the r

How To Make a Crime Drama | American Murderer

Send us a text Welcome back to the Independent Filmmakers Guide Today we'll here from Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy as they chat with writer/director Matthew Gentil

A Shot Through The Wall | Representation On Screen

Send us a text In today's episode, host Steven Pierce sits with Aimee Long to discuss her personal journey of bringing A Shot Through The Wall to screen. From the 2

How to Cast Your Film Successfully | Prioritizing the Casting Director

Send us a text Casting talent may be one of the most visible parts of the pre-production process, but the actual workings and understanding of it can easily remain invis