Ranked #1

FT 031: How to Self Distribute Your Niche Indie Film with Brad Olsen
FT 031: How to Self Distribute Your Niche Indie Film with Brad Olsen
Today's guest is filmmaker Brad Olsen, director of the documentary Off the Tracks. We discuss his misadventure in distri... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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57mins
Ranked #2

FT 022: The Power of Niche Audiences with Paola di Florio & Peter Rader
FT 022: The Power of Niche Audiences with Paola di Florio & Peter Rader
Today’s guests are Oscar® Nominated writer/director Paola di Florio & and producer Peter Rader. They worked on one o... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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1hr 9mins
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Ranked #3

FT 028: How to Shoot a Feature Film in 24 Hours with Ivan Malekin
FT 028: How to Shoot a Feature Film in 24 Hours with Ivan Malekin
Imagine shooting an entire feature film in 24 hours. How could you do something like that and not make it a bad stage pl... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #4

BONUS EPISODE: Hybrid Distribution & Selling Your Indie Film with Peter Broderick
BONUS EPISODE: Hybrid Distribution & Selling Your Indie Film with Peter Broderick
What is "Hybrid Distribution?" Hybrid distribution is the state-of-the-art model more and more filmmakers are using to s... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #5

FT 023: The New Film Economy - Why Your Indie Film Isn't Worth What You Think It Is
FT 023: The New Film Economy - Why Your Indie Film Isn't Worth What You Think It Is
Today's episode is a big one guys. You need to brace yourself. The film economy is going through a major shift. It is as... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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38mins
Ranked #6

FT 009: The Art of the $6000 Feature Film with Joshua Caldwell
FT 009: The Art of the $6000 Feature Film with Joshua Caldwell
I had the pleasure of meeting Joshua Caldwell, a brother in “indie filmmaking” arms. He directed a $6000 feature film ca... Read more
12 Aug 2019
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #7

FT 013: How to Make $500,000 Selling a No-Budget DSLR Indie Film with Michael Polish
FT 013: How to Make $500,000 Selling a No-Budget DSLR Indie Film with Michael Polish
I'm always looking for indie filmmaking models to study. I like to analyze how other filmmakers make successful indie fi... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #8

FT 026: How a 17 yr old Shot & Sold her 1st Feature on Super 16mm Film
FT 026: How a 17 yr old Shot & Sold her 1st Feature on Super 16mm Film
Every once in awhile, I get sent a story that blows my mind. The story is a 17-year-old 1st-time director shoot and sell... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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57mins
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FT 003: Making $3 Million in Sales on Amazon & iTunes with Nick Palmisciano
FT 003: Making $3 Million in Sales on Amazon & iTunes with Nick Palmisciano
We all hear that self-distribution is the future for indie filmmakers. Build an audience and make a film for that audien... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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1hr 14mins
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FT 018: How to Make Massive Money with YouTube with Christopher Sharpe
FT 018: How to Make Massive Money with YouTube with Christopher Sharpe
Today's guest is a bonafide Youtube Guru. Christopher Sharpe has not only created one but two massive Youtube Channels. ... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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59mins
Ranked #11

FT 020: Top 5 Film Festival SCAMS Filmmakers Need to Be Aware Of!
FT 020: Top 5 Film Festival SCAMS Filmmakers Need to Be Aware Of!
I've been at a fair share of film festivals in my life and I've submitted to many more than I've been accepted to. With ... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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17mins
Ranked #12

FT 036: No Film School Needed - Direct & Sell Six Features in Two Years with Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
FT 036: No Film School Needed - Direct & Sell Six Features in Two Years with Elizabeth Blake-Thomas
I have an inspirational treat for you today. On the show, we have writer/producer/director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. She h... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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42mins
Ranked #13

FT 016: No Budget Filmmaking with Mark Stolaroff
FT 016: No Budget Filmmaking with Mark Stolaroff
I've been trying to get today's guest on the show for months. Mark Stolaroffis a No-Budget Filmmaking maestro. Here's a ... Read more
7 Oct 2019
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #14

FT 002: Wakaliwood - Building a Film Industry on $200 Budget Films with Isaac Nabwana
FT 002: Wakaliwood - Building a Film Industry on $200 Budget Films with Isaac Nabwana
Imagine you were back in the early 1900s when the film industry was a newborn. People were learning and experimenting wi... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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56mins
Ranked #15

FT 011: How to Become a Filmtrepreneur (Hollyshorts! Workshop)
FT 011: How to Become a Filmtrepreneur (Hollyshorts! Workshop)
As promised on today's episode I bring you the Filmtrepreneur Workshop I conducted at the 2019 HollyShorts! Film Festiva... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #16

FT 006: How to Sell Ancillary Products for Your Indie Film with Drew Marvick
FT 006: How to Sell Ancillary Products for Your Indie Film with Drew Marvick
For years now I've been preaching how filmmakers need to create ancillary products for their indie films. Today's guest ... Read more
22 Jul 2019
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #17

FT 012: Can a $500K Indie Film Make Money Self Distributing with Naomi McDougall Jones
FT 012: Can a $500K Indie Film Make Money Self Distributing with Naomi McDougall Jones
Today episode is probably one of the most important shows I have released in some time. On the show is filmmaker Naomi M... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #18

FT 015: Putting the BUSINESS Back into Show Business with RB Botto
FT 015: Putting the BUSINESS Back into Show Business with RB Botto
You are in for a treat. Today on the show we have my brother from another mother Richard "RB" Botto from Stage32.com. RB... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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2hr 32mins
Ranked #19

FT 005: Filmtrepreneur Origins - How to Make $90,000+ Selling a Short Film
FT 005: Filmtrepreneur Origins - How to Make $90,000+ Selling a Short Film
Making a Short film can be tough but selling a short film can be impossible. Here's my story on how I did both. I direc... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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17mins
Ranked #20

FT 038: Fast, Dirty, and Cheap - Lessons Learned for the No-Budget Feature
FT 038: Fast, Dirty, and Cheap - Lessons Learned for the No-Budget Feature
In this week's episode, I go way back to a simpler time, the 90s, and discuss the lessons we can learn from some filmmak... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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23mins