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The Oscars are Coming, the Oscars are Coming!

February 20, 2019 by Deb

Love movies, do ya? Well then ya gotta love the Oscars! In prep for the Academy Awards on Sunday, are you seeking out and watching the nominated films? Well, how about some different kind of prep this year to add depth to your Oscar experience this year…   1. Read the Oscar-nominated screenplays. You can […]

Filed Under: FILM, Fun, Industry News Tagged With: awards, free, scriptwriting

3… uh, 10 (& more) Reasons It’s A Great Time to be a Filmmaker

January 19, 2012 by Deb Leave a Comment

Does the new year have you needing inspiration from multiple sources (to help you with direction in the industry)? My publisher charged about 50 MWP authors to come up with 10 reasons it’s a great time to be a filmmaker and assembled them into an eBook. Rather than pages and pages of lists, the eBook […]

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Ciné-surfer: Film Doctor’s Resource Library

August 5, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

The Film Doctor site has some truly interesting – and not your typical – resources. I especially enjoyed the article on “Should you go HD Digital for your next film?” and the “Aspect Ratio” chart. Surf by and have a look: http://filmdoctor.net/resource-library/ Cheers & happy ciné-surfing, Deb

Filed Under: Ciné Surfer, Management Tagged With: camera, equipment, free, resources

The Best of F.I.L.M. – The Early Days

May 6, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

In honour of my two year anniversary F.I.L.M. blogging, I thought I’d bring together older top posts – especially for those of you who may not have been here since the beginning: F-un Pumpkin Carving Contest on Set I instigated the contest… to which there was a surprising winner! I-nspiration Inspiration at the Movies: Harold and […]

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Toronto Area PM101 Facebook Challenge (for a free book)

March 18, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

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Whoa, that’s a mouthful, isn’t it? Well, it’s about time for another contest where I give away an autographed copy of my book, yes? OK! Here’s the plan: This F.I.L.M. blog is also available on the “virtual porch” of Facebook. So, let’s build the online community there, but also let’s connect virtual life to real […]

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How Do You Take Your Film Industry News?

December 10, 2010 by Deb Leave a Comment

You can pick up a copy of a trade mag in the store. You can have it mailed to you. You can access them on your mobile. You can subscribe to their newsletters. You can like them on Facebook. You can follow them on Twitter. The choices seem to go on and on. How do […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Management Tagged With: free, Industry News

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