The Party in the Durango Herald
Check out what the Durango Herald had to say about The Party -
http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/A&E/2009/03/03/Shorts_programs_long_on_entertainment/
Durango Independent Film Festival is one of the Best!
Anyone interested in attending a film festival should look into The Durango Independent Film Festival! This is a “must submit” for any filmmaker.
I was lucky enough to attend the festival with a short film (The Job) in the 2008 and (The Party) in the 2009 festivals.
Here is what you can expect from DIFF…
I had been ..read more
Ready to start submitting your film to Festivals?
When it comes time to submit your film to festivals, I highly recommend two resources…Chris Gore’s Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide (book) and the website www.WithoutABox.com
WithoutABox.com allows you to search and submit to festivals electronically. Most festivals only accept applications via withoutabox. Also, withoutabox recently teamed up with IMDB and just submitting your film to ..read more
What if things go “wrong” with my film?
You can’t make films in a bubble. No matter how much you work on pre-production, things are going to happen that you didn’t plan. I invite you to see these happenings as “gifts from the Universe” rather than mistakes.
Let’s use The Job as an example. I feel as a director, I have a ..read more
Festivals well worth the submission fee!
We are grateful for each and every festival that chooses to screen our films. Without them independent short filmmakers would not have a venue to share their works with such an appreciative and supportive group of people.
BUT… submission fees can be expensive and filmmakers must be quite choosy when it comes to selecting festivals. ..read more
Some of our favorite Short Films
In the past two years I have literally seen thousands of short films.
Here is just a VERY SMALL sample of some of the shorts that I really enjoyed.
I will continue to add to the list as I think back on the last two years. I ..read more
“The Job” featured on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer!
The episode aired on 2/20/09, and if you missed the story last night you can see the full episode at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?mod=0&pkg=20022009&seg=2 (We are part of the section about the “Silver Lining”)
If you are interested in reading an intro to the origins of “The Job” by Jonathan Browning, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/02/tonight-on-the-newshour-you.html
We are very grateful to everyone at The ..read more
The Party at the Durango Independent Film Festival
The Party is excited to play at this film festival in Durango, Colorado!
We attended the festival last year with The Job and had an amazing time.
The Party will play with the “Sex, Death & God Shorts Program”.
Wednesday, March 4th - 9pm
Saturday, March 7th - 9am
The Abbey Theatre - 128 East College Drive, Durango
Go to www.DurangoFilm.org ..read more
The Party at The Lake County Film Festival
The Party is honored to play at this wonderful festival, just North of Chicago!
It will screen with the feature film, Auteur.
Friday, March 6th - 8:45pm
Saturday, March 7th - 4:30pm
Go to www.lakecountyfilmfest.com or www.ThePartyTheShort.com for more information on the festival or the short film.
How do you make money on a Short Film?
I don’t know.
Much like the Lock Ness Monster and Fat-Free Brownies, people claim it is possible but it somehow eludes us.
Although The Job has been incredibly successful, we have never made a profit on it. Whether we are the norm or a cautionary tale, I don’t know. I can tell you that I am fine ..read more
