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IFH 196: How Much Revenue Can a $100K Indie Film REALLY Generate

Right-click here to download the MP3 Total Transparency: How Much Revenue Can a $100K Indie Film Generate with Liz Manashil Have you ever wondered how much revenue a real indie film can make in the marketplace? Wouldn’t you like to see the real and raw numbers for a nontheatrical film with no major film festival premieres? … Read more

William Goldman Screenplays (Download)

William Goldman is a legend in the film industry. He’s a screenwriter but also a best selling novelist. He has written some of the best films of the 60’s and 70’s. Screenwriters should read and take notes on how he structures his screenplays. The screenplays below are the only ones available for free online. If you … 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 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 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

IFH 131: Inside the Spec Script Market with Agent David Boxerbaum

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast We all have heard about screenwriter selling a spec script for seven figures (see Max Landis) but who is the power brokers who are helping that process along? Enter Paradigm Literary Agent David Boxerbaum. David is a senior agent at Paradigm, and … Read more

IFH 130: Elijah Wood and the SpectreVision Team – Creating a Brand & Making Killer Films

Right-click here to download the MP3 SPECIAL SUNDANCE EDITION of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast I wanted to do something special for the Indie Film Hustle Tribe this year. I’m in Park City, UT interview some AMAZING filmmakers, producers, agents and actors. In celebration of Sundance, I’ll be releasing a podcast a day during the … Read more