The biggest lie filmmakers believe: 'If my film is good, it will find an audience.' Nope. Without marketing, your masterpiece is just a really expensive secret. Prove me wrong in the comments. #FilmmakerLife #FilmFunding #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm

Filmmakers, drop your film pitch in 1 sentence & I’ll roast it (or hype it) in the replies. Let’s go. Best pitch wins a shoutout!

Second part of "Retrospection of Art&Life April 1985 - April 2025" IwonaKasia Pawlak (Polish acctress from Warsaw)
https://www.filmmakers.eu/pl/actors/iwona-katarzyna-pawlak

First part of "Retrospection of Art&Life April 1985 - April 2025" IwonaKasia Pawlak (Polish acctress from Warsaw)
https://www.filmmakers.eu/pl/actors/iwona-katarzyna-pawlak

Advertising-based video on demand (AVOD) has transformed the streaming industry, offering free content to viewers in exchange for ad exposure. #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival

https://garvescope.com/blog/the-growing-demand-for-niche-genre-films-in-avod-streaming/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Your audience doesn’t care what camera you shot on. They care if the film is worth watching.

Film festivals don’t make your movie successful. They make your movie feel successful. There’s a difference.

Product placement is often associated with big-budget Hollywood films, where brands pay millions for a few seconds of screen time. #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilms

https://garvescope.com/blog/the-most-memorable-product-placements-in-indie-film-history/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Want to increase your film’s value? Add closed captions & dubs—Netflix prioritizes films that work in multiple languages.

Thank 2 @etalenta & @etalenta @etalenta.social 4 creating this Community Platform

ActorsLife #ProdukcjaFilmowa #casting #castingcall #FilmMastodon #filmindustry #Filmproduction #Acting #audition #AuditionReady #film #cinema #Filmmaking #Castingdirector #onset #behindthescene #introduction #commercial
https://e-talenta.me/iwonakasia-pawlak

From the past....
Polish photography by Maciej Mańkowski
#ActorsLife #photosessio #commercial #ProdukcjaFilmowa #casting #castingcall #FilmMastodon #filmindustry #Filmproduction #Acting #audition #AuditionReady #film #cinema #Filmmaking #Castingdirector #onset #behindthescene #introduction #commercial
https://e-talenta.me/iwonakasia-pawlak

Most recently, for 3 Years, I have played in the Polish historical series "The Crown of the Kings" as Greta the herbal therapist, hag, witch, harridan..etc. I was great to be on set with all my friends....
#introduction
#ActorsLife #ProdukcjaFilmowa #casting #castingcall #FilmMastodon #filmindustry #Filmproduction #Acting #audition #AuditionReady #film #cinema #Filmmaking #Castingdirector #onset #behindthescene #introduction #commercial
https://e-talenta.me/iwonakasia-pawlak

Hollywood hasn't rejected you. It just doesn't know you exist.

Filmmakers: If your entire strategy is ‘get into festivals and hope for distribution,’ you don’t have a strategy.

#BehindTheScenes shots from 6 different #indie #filming productions that I've worked on in the past. I usually managed productions & wore multiple crew hats during my past work in film.

Your indie film doesn’t need to be ‘seen by the right people.’ It needs to be seen by a lot of people.

Studios don’t have a ‘bias against indie films.’ They have a bias against movies that can’t make them money.

#FilmFinance #FilmmakingTruths #IndieFilmBusiness #MovieMoney #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm

Runway’s New AI Video Model Promises Character Consistency https://petapixel.com/2025/04/01/runways-new-ai-video-model-gen-4-promises-character-consistency/ #aivideogenerator #filmproduction #generativeai #Technology #hollywood #aivideo #runway #News

Your indie film doesn’t need an investor. It needs an audience. Find 1,000 people who love what you do, and you’ll never need investors again.

Imagine, if the American-Canadian border was closed what would happen to the US film industry