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8 Film Festival Do's and Don'ts
I’ve been fortunate to have my work screened at some pretty amazing festivals. Thin Line in Texas. The London Underground Film Festival. And most recently at TRIFI in my home state of Washington. It’s not only a thrill to know people will be watching your work on the big screen. It’s also exciting to be in the audience with them. To do a Q&A afterward. To rub shoulders with other filmmakers. To visit a new city. The whole package. But sometimes your expectations d…
Part I: The Diary Of A Sundance-Bound Madman
Producer Ross Putman, a long-time Sundance attendee, now with a film there for the first time, will check in with us before, during, and after the festival so you can see - in his words - "the complete degeneration of his mental well-being." He also hopes that you can get a feel for the coolness and craziness of America's best film festival. Ross's film, First Girl I Loved, directed by Kerem Sanga and starring Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool) wi…
Stage 32 Is Headed to Park City During the Sundance Film Festival!
Stage 32 is excited to descend upon Park City, UT for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival! In addition to the first ever Stage 32/Jacob Krueger Studio house off of Main St., we are excited for an entire week filled with industry panels, parties and networking! Mark Your Calendars! Here's the Agenda for the Stage 32/Jacob Krueger Studio House at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival: Seminar - "What Sports and Porn Can Teach You About Screenwriting" Date: Monday, January 25…
Behind 'Fallen Stars': Premiering AFF Opening Night
One of the most exciting things about running Stage 32 is watching our members reach success through networking and hard work. Today I'm excited to share the story of writer/director and Stage 32 member, Brian Jett. Through networking, Brian developed a relationship with Stephanie Marin, a veteran producer and Stage 32 executive. Together they helped bring Brian's latest film, Fallen Stars, featuring Ryan O'Nan (The Iceman, Eat, Pray, Love) to the 2015 Austin Film Festival. As…
Stage 32 At The Austin Film Festival
This week Stage 32 and the Stage 32 Happy Writers descend upon Austin, Texas for the Austin Film Festival. We are proud to be a sponsor of the 2015 Austin Film Festival and we have a week filled with educational panels, events and more! We invite our Stage 32ers to come join us! Here's what's in store: We invite all our Stage 32 members for a fun night to celebrate the most creative community on the planet at the Handlebar Austin Rooftop Patio. This is a 21 an…
Stage 32 Featured in Variety
Stage 32 was featured as the top story on Variety's website this past Saturday. Needless to say the entire Stage 32 team is quite excited to have our efforts recognized. Here's a video about the article from our fearless leader RB along with a special request for the Stage 32 community. Click here to read the full article We know it says it below, but please share this anywhere and everywhere! Like this blog post? Please share it on social…
A Full Week of Stage 32 Events at Raindance. All Are Invited!
As you're now aware, Stage 32 has partnered with the 23rd Annual Raindance Film Festival to bring an impressive lineup of filmmaking talent to London. Over the course of the festival, Stage 32 will be presenting a crowdsourcing panel, a Stage 32 meetup, a cocktail party, a heavily anticipated Stage 32 Short Film program, and I have been selected as a Grand Juror and will be presenting an award at the awards ceremony on October 2nd. If you are in or around the London area, or will be tra…
Indiewire Highlights Stage 32 Filmmakers
Hey guys. As you know, we here at Stage 32, besides offering networking and education, pride ourselves in giving our members access and exposure wherever and whenever possible. Therefore, it thrills me to no end to announce that the winners of the 1st Annual Short Film Contest have been covered by leading indiefilm industry site, Indiewire. I want to thank Indiewire reporter Elle Leonsis for her comprehensive coverage not only of our filmmakers, but all the other Stage 32 …
Our Fearless Leader Selected to Raindance Jury
We're extremely excited to announce that our fearless leader and CEO of Stage 32, Rich "RB" Botto has been selected as a Festival Juror for the 23rd Raindance Film Festival. RB will be viewing and judging all the films in competition at Raindance and will be involved in the process of choosing the overall best picture. I stopped RB in the hall on the way to his 20th cup of dark roast for the day and he had this to say: "I'm not only deeply honored to be selected to the jury of a festiva…
Announcing the Winners of the 1st Annual Short Film Contest
The results are in… Over the better part of the last two months, our judges have viewed hundreds of short films directed by our incredibly talented Stage 32 filmmakers. We’ve received thousands of pages of feedback. Within, one word came up over and over and over again: Wow. Having watched over 100 of these short films myself, and having attended numerous short programs at film festivals all over the world, I couldn’t agree more. The …
Don't Spend $10K on a Short & Have it Sit on Your Hard Drive
The August 2015 edition of the On Stage With RB webcast was a smashing success with over 3 hours jam packed with information! It's now available on-demand for you to watch for FREE! RB’s first guest Joe Bohn (1st AD) talks about how it’s vital to behave on set in order to make for a positive on-set environment. He breaks down what, in fact a 1st AD does on set and that you have 2 bosses – a director and a producer. They discuss how everyone on set has an opinion, but i…
Announcing the Short Film Contest Finalists
It has always been my mission to give our members unparalleled access and exposure so that their work could be seen by people who can make a difference in their careers. There is creative talent on every part of this planet and everyone deserves a shot no matter where they live in the world. United, a creative community like Stage 32 cannot be stopped! When I met Elliot Grove, the founder of the amazing Raindance Film Festival, I knew he shared the same passion. I was instantly drawn to…
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