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IFH 142: Lessons Learned from Running Indie Film Hustle

Right-click here to download the MP3 Lessons Learned from Running Indie Film Hustle I wanted to put together this episode to share with the IFH Tribe the amazing lessons I’ve learned over the past year and a half running both IndieFilmHustle.com and the IFH Podcast. I wanted to show you how these lessons can be applied to … Read more

IFH 141: Turbo Kid & How to Create an Indie Film Ecosystem with Shaked Berenson

Right-click here to download the MP3 Turbo Kid & How to Create an Indie Film Ecosystem with Shaked Berenson I speak a lot on IFH on how filmmakers should create their own ecosystem and revenue streams, today’s guest has done just that. Shaked Berenson is the co-founder of Epic Pictures Group, a film financing, production, and international/domestic sales … Read more

IFH 140: 6 Mistakes To Avoid Your First Day On a Film Set

Right-click here to download the MP3 6 Mistakes To Avoid Your First Day On a Film Set 1. Arriving Late If you’re not early, you’re late. I aim to get to work at least 15 minutes early each day on a film set. This gives me time to set up, read my call sheet and … Read more

IFH 139: Why I Edited My Feature Film on DaVinci Resolve

Right-click here to download the MP3 I’ve been editing features, shorts, commercials, and everything else shot on film or video for over 20 years. Editing on almost every non-linear editing system you can imagine I know what I want and like in an NLE. When it came time to edit my directorial feature film debut, This is … Read more

IFH 138: How to Sell Your Idea to Television

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast Today’s guest cracked open a door to a part of the industry I had no idea about, television. Matthew Doyle is a television lit agent at the Verve Talent and Literary Agency.  He’s an up and comer in the industry and definitely a … Read more

IFH 136: How to Break into the Film Industry with Stage 32’s RB Botto

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast One of my most downloaded episodes ever was my interview with Film Industry vet and CEO of Stage32.com, RB Botto (Click here to listen to that interview). Ever since then I’ve been wanting to bring him back on to the show. The stars … Read more

IFH 135: Disrupting Sundance & Helping Filmmakers with Slamdance Co-Founder Dan Mirvish

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast In our journeys through the Sundance Film Festival, we ran into the David to the Sundance Goliath, Slamdance Co-Founder Dan Mirvish.  Dan has been a rebel, author, filmmaker, disruptor, festival creator, and true indie film hustler.  This interview is one of the most entertaining … Read more

IFH 134: Chasing Sly and the Family Stone Documentary for 12 years with Michael Rubenstone

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast We all hear stories of filmmakers working on films for years and years. Well, I don’t know about you but I’ve never met one until now. In my journeys at Sundance and Slamdance, I met one of these crazy and … Read more

IFH 133: Sydney Freeland: Working with Netflix & Maintaining Creative Freedom

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast I ran into many filmmakers while fighting the blizzard at this year’s Sundance Film Festival but one of the most impressive of the bunch was director Sydney Freeland. Sydney has had a challenging journey to become a director and her story is inspiring, … Read more

IFH 132: Rebel in the Rye & How to Become a Producer with Jason Shuman

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast Every once in a while we get a real Hollywood producer on the show. Jason Shuman is a producer and director, known for Lone Survivor (2013), Role Models (2008) and Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and this year’s Sundance hit Rebel in the Rye (2017), written and directed by Danny Strong. Now … Read more