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How to Get Help from Stage 32: Meet the Teams Behind the Scenes
Stage 32 Certification Featured In IndieWire!
From Beats to Boards: A Systematic Way to Plan Your Screenplay
Coffee & Content: Why Your Pitch Needs to Be Human
Happy Holidays From The Stage 32 Team!
Stage 32 Certification Expands Partnerships in Spain and Latin America
Stage 32 Now Certifying Centro de Portugal Film Commission!
Stage 32 Is My Magic Key To International Networking And Education
Talking Business: Key Agreements in Film Financing Part 2
Find Your Footing on Stage 32: Join Our December Community Open House
‘Diary of a Chambermaid’ Director Benoît Jacquot on How a Century-Old Novel Mirrors Today’s World.
Conceived at the dawn of the 20th century and shaped by the outburst of influences during that transitional period, Octave Mirbeau’s novel about a young and defiant Parisian house keeper who refuses to fully surrender to a life of servitude working for wealthy French families in the provinces, ignited the cinematic passions of celebrated auteurs such as Renoir and Buñuel, each of whom adapted the provocative piece with their own sensibilities. Now, nearly 50-years after the …
Susan Kouguell Interview With Award-winning Australian Filmmaker Joe D’Arcy
In the final days of the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting Australian filmmaker Joe D’Arcy, whose 6-minute short film ‘Je suis un Crayon’ (I am a Pencil) curated by Academy-award winner Whoopi Goldberg, was included in the animated shorts program. This program was described as ‘showcasing imaginative storytelling and captivating craft’ and indeed ‘Je suis un Crayon’ was no exception. D'Ary with his wife Carol and Whoopi G…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (June 17, 2016)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone, and yet another edition of the Weekend Blog. It’s also an Introduce Yourself Weekend, which means it’s time to head over to the Introduce Yourself section of the Lounge and not only make a post about yourself, but support other members of the community as well! Oh, and get some networking done in the process! Under ENTERTAINMENT AND INDUSTRY NEWS this week: Spielberg, Kennedy and Marshall wax poetic on how to win in Hollywood; Beau Will…
On Stage With RB (May 2016) is Now Available To Watch On-Demand!
The May 2016 edition of On Stage With RB had a very special guest, Uma Incrocci. They talked about the SAG New Media and Ultra Low Budget contracts, and the best tips for actors to make a splash in the industry. On Stage With RB (May 2016) Uma Incrocci, has worked in every area of the business from commercials to TV to web series to audiobooks. She worked extensively in regional and New York theater and co-produced/co-wrote the pilot Living in Captivity (official selection, NY Televi…
Two New Festivals of Interest
Cult Film Festival Cult Film Festival’s first edition June 16-19 in Trouville-Sur-Mer by French writer and TV personality Karl Zero who says “Cult is the hyphen between popular and visionary”. Watch the Cult Film Trailer here Cult or Not Cult? Oui = Yes, Non = No and Pas Encore = Not Yet. The Slum Film Festival Slum Film Festival in Nairobi premiered the short film “Tales from the Slums” from Kenya and was shown in Films Without Borders, the cha…
Stage 32 Profile Pages - Updated & Upgraded!
Hey guys! As you know, we're always working on ways to improve your Stage 32 experience! Today, we are happy to introduce the upgrade to our Stage 32 profile pages. In the video below our CEO RB discusses these changes and how you can make the most of your profile page: Stage 32 Site Changes | With CEO Rich "RB" Botto Here is a quick preview of the changes, immediately, you'll notice that your Name and Occupation are shown right up at the top. Right und…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (June 10, 2016)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. This week under INDUSTRY AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, a look at the present and future of independent films; why execs are loving the streaming platforms, the Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins bomb; Hollywood has a sequel and adaptation problem; diversity issues in the showrunner field; two more Hollywood Reporter roundtables; Brian De Palma on why he abhors the Hollywood system; cinematographers have some fresh worries; more turmoil at Sony; Iceland ups their tax …
Making Sound Decisions
For most dramatic films, production sound is critical to the storytelling. It has been said that 70% of the film is the dialog sound. Getting good production dialog recorded can be very challenging especially when budget does not permit hiring the skilled talent that is needed. The world of recording dialog on a movie set is filled with many challenges, tips, tricks, and sometimes a little magic. Just like magic performed by a magician or cinematography directed by a DP, production sound…
Announcing Stage 32’s Second Annual Short Film Contest
Today we open up our call for entries for the Second Annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest. Last year's inaugural contest produced entries from Stage 32 members in 41 countries and resulted in a curated program of 6 incredible and well received short films (made by filmmakers from 4 countries). The Stage 32 Short Film Program screened theatrically at the 2015 Raindance Film Festival to critical acclaim from Variety and Indiewire. The program also screened to the Stage 32 community and was e…
Worldwide Premiere of the Stage 32 Short Film Program - Today Only
I am honored to present to you the worldwide premiere of the inaugural Stage 32 Short Film Program. This program was curated by the incredible industry executives who judged our First Annual Short Film Contest and features 6 amazing directors (from 3 countries) all with bright futures ahead. This is the same program that played at Raindance last fall and will be shown this summer at Hollyshorts. The films and the filmmakers will also be exposed to over 500 more industry executives workin…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (June 3, 2016)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Let’s rock. You may have noticed that the ENTERTAINMENT NEWS section is now named INDUSTRY AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. As you know, I think it’s vitally important, and a part of your job, to be informed on happenings within the industry and with the guilds. Over the past few months, I have been listing more articles geared toward industry news. That trend will continue, thus the change. Hope you find the articles informative and helpful. In th…
Worldwide Stage 32 Short Film Program Screening
Last year marked the first annual Stage 32 Short Film Contest, which produced entries from our members in 29 countries. We brought in an impressive lineup of judges to help us curate our inaugural Stage 32 Short Film program. These judges included some of the brightest minds behind productions such as WHIPLASH, SHORT TERM 12, UNREAL, SUNDAYS, HENLEY, and more (to read more click here). The result was curating an impressive lineup of 6 short films, represented by 3 differen…
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