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Do you have a great idea for a film or have a script ready with a story that just has to be told? Just like in everyday business, you'll find that when there's a good idea investors are at the ready to make a deal. As with any good business sense approach this goes for a great movie as well. And like in any business investors are searching for a number of good options available for them to get involved in the independent film making industry to finance your films. The best way to gain funding for your film is through the use of best business standard practices used by any if not all film finance companies. What this means is preparing a film finance package that investors can look at and make an investment decision. Immediately write a check, sign an agreement and put it in the mail... if not wire it. Not only does this help get your project off the ground, but they have a large motivation in becoming part of your film because of your professional presentation, enhancing trust and that you will use their funds according to your business plan ... [more..]

Hollywood produced number types of genre movie and drama is one of them. A Drama movie depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. In a good drama film, the audience is able to experience what other characters are feeling and identify with someone. A dramatic film shows us human beings at their best, their worst, and everything in-between. It is probably the largest film genre because they include a broad spectrum of films like crime films, melodramas, epics (historical dramas), biopic (biographical), or romantic genres. Some well-known drama films include The Godfather (1972), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Nell (1994), Schindler's List (1993), and As Good as It Gets (1997). Drama films have been nominated frequently for the Academy Award more than any other film genre. All films can include dramatic elements like comedies, action films, and horror movies, but typically films considered drama films focus mainly on the drama of the main issue. 'Citizen Kane' (1941) : Citizen Kane is an innovative, breathtakingly cinematic character study, and Orson Welles is unforgettable in the role of the wealthy, powerful newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane. 'The Godfather' Collection : In this movie, ... [more..]

Changes in filmmaking technologies have created more filmmakers, more films and more documentaries than ever before. A similar revolution has occured in film marketing. The Internet has made it easier than ever for a film to find its audience even before its finished. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST and FARENHEIT 911 are all examples of films which found their market without going through the mass media first. The following are suggestions that worked for those films and they will work for yours as well. How well they work will have a great deal to do with how much time you spend analyzing your market and planning your attack . . . Know your fans. One thing filmmakers hate is being told to create movies people will "like". Independent filmmakers make movies because they have something important or interesting to say and they aren't going to invest all that time and energy pandering to strangers they don't even know. The good news is, you don't have to. Once your film is finished, or almost finished, sit down and figure out who is ... [more..]

The love of films becomes a celebration in London for two weeks during 'The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival'. The capital city is buzzing with people who love films and filmmakers from all over the world. This festival gives a chance to view films, documentaries and provide opportunity to meet filmmakers and celebrity artists. It also promotes world films that may not be available for screening in the cinemas across the nation. The festival is an important venue for development and promotion of films from UK and abroad and it showed around 184 feature films and 133 short films from 43 countries, at various venues in London. The Festival Started with the opening night gala showing David Cronenberg's 'Eastern Promises' and finished with the closing night gala showing Wes Anderson's 'The Darjeeling Limited', a train voyage across India. Few films from the festival are reviewed below. Closing The Ring: Richard Attenborough/ UK-Canada Richard Attenborough has done it again. 'Closing the ring' is one of the most beautiful films I have seen in a long time. This film is about the value of love and the loss ... [more..]