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Reality Bites

Anyone who’s ever seen a so-called “reality show” being made knows that reality has nothing to do with these productions. They were taping one […]

Incentives Anyone?

There is a story in today’s Los Angeles Times about States with progressive tax incentives designed to keep production in the United States. Programs

Producers Conference Wrap-Up

Sorry it’s taken so long to post. I ate those mushrooms I found growing in the forest in Utah and the next thing I

Summer in Sundance

I’m in Utah again for the Sundance Producers Conference. As you may recall, I was here a month ago and it was snowing. Now

Books and Movies

Okay, this post isn’t about independent film… but it is about film. I just feel bad about not posting more often, so I hope

SAG Summer Session Sizzles

See, I can do it too… On Sunday I spoke at the annual SAG Conservatory Summer Session. The SAG Conservatory presents courses and other services

Running Interference

The response so far to the Ultra-Low Budget Agreement has been overwhelmingly positive. However, there have been a few angry calls and emails from

Aloha!

I’m now at the Maui Film Festival in Hawaii. Before you envy me too much, you need to know a little history… About a year

High Rolling!!

While Paul was clearly enjoying himself in Michigan, I was toiling in relative calm at CineVegas.  Hey!  I said it was RELATIVE CALM!  This

Dispatch from Saugatuck

I grew up about an hour-and-a-half from here (you can tell I’m an Angeleno now because I measure distances by how long it takes

A snowy June at Sundance

On Tuesday and Wednesday I was at the Sundance Film Lab in Utah. After my plane landed in a thunderstorm (on the second attempt),

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