Polytechnics Podcasts

Get ready to go outside your comfort zone, as this panel attempts to tackle some of the toughest questions facing documentary filmmakers who want to push the limits of what is culturally acceptable. I...

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Controversy and Access Taking Documentaries to the Edge

Many Festivals around the world offer chances to establish your presence, find representation, sell your film and set-up your next project. Amidst the competitive madness and excitement of getting in,...

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Festival Strategy for Shorts and Features

"The Vast of Night" had its World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival in 2019. At the festival, it won raucous acclaim from critics while also winning the Slamdance Audience Award, and eventually sign...

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Interview with ‘Vast of Night’ Director Andrew Patterson...

Ask any accomplished writer and you'll hear a unique story on how they made it. There's no map to finding success but there are two factors that will help you along the way: chance and perseverance. W...

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Life As a Screenwriter - A Survival Guide

David Albert Pierce is the Managing Member of Pierce Law Group LLP, a full-service boutique law firm established in 1996 in Beverly Hills, California, serving the creative community and emerging start...

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The Producer's Legal Guide to COVID-19 Your Rights and Obli...

The best marketing plan begins before production and then continues to evolve as your film moves forward. So say the experts but on a micro budget that's easier said then done. Doing something is esse...

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Turn On Your Film A Step-by-Step Marketing Plan

Short filmmaking has been called "the laboratory of cinema" but increasingly it's more than just a place where filmmakers experiment and learn. Making a short, getting it into a festival or attracting...

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What the F K Do I Do With My Short Film