Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast

Host Alex Ferrari interviews executive producer Franco Sama, who specializes in financing independent films.

Host Dave Bullis interviews Bill Ostroff, founder of the First Glance Film Festival, about the challenges indie filmmakers face.

This episode features an interview with filmmaker Clarke Scott about his independent journey and approach to filmmaking without traditional permission, discussing challenges in the indie film business and strategies for profitability.

Alex Ferrari opens episode 850 with the show's familiar indie-filmmaking frame.

Alex Ferrari frames the episode around how hard it is for indie films to make money and get a fair path through distribution.

Indie Film Hustle® episode 848 pairs Alex Ferrari with guest host Dave Bullis and guest Rob Dimension for a conversation about podcasting, YouTube, and independent-film crowdfunding.

This episode explores how independent filmmakers can survive and thrive by adopting entrepreneurial strategies to turn their films into profitable businesses, featuring insights from guest Ethan Marten.

This episode explores the challenges of breaking into television with TV and film development executive Sandra Leviton, offering insights for aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters.

Alex Ferrari's conversation with Guy Goldstein connects WriterDuet to the bigger question of how writers and makers actually keep a project moving.

["Patrick Impino says film school is helpful but not necessary, and he chose San Francisco State partly to avoid the GRE and major debt.", "He says a $500 thesis film shot on an early-2000s Canon digital camera taught him to work backward from available locations and keep moving.", "Awesome Asian Bad Guys began as a two-minute National Film Society joke about Asian movie villains, then became a Kickstarter that raised $54,000 in October 2012.", "Patrick says Phil Yu, Randall Park, Aaron Takahashi, and other Asian American film-community contacts helped the project feel legitimate and get cast."]

This bonus episode of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast features an interview with Franco Sama, providing a guide to securing funding for independent movies.

This episode features an interview with 86-year-old Leo Fong discussing his life experiences in martial arts, movies, and wisdom, aimed at indie filmmakers.

This episode features an interview with Australian filmmaker Clarke Scott about his independent journey and strategies for making films without traditional permission or support.

This episode features an interview with Greg Travis discussing lessons in filmmaking, failure, and persistence for indie filmmakers.