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The coming of a new year always makes me pause and take stock.  It’s a time when people traditionally ponder what they’re up to, where they’re going and what they want to do next.  So I have spent some time thinking about what’s happening in the film business and where we’re going.  I don’t like predictions …

Paul Attanasio’s script for Quiz Show was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars and the Golden Globes, and won a BAFTA Award.

Interviews with some of the worlds renowned cinematographers, who share their advice and behind the scenes stories from their experiences throughout their careers in movie making.

LinkedIn is one of the best resources for job seekers as well as those working to build their careers. But, since almost every update you make is shared wi

Women are underrepresented in the film industry, but it's not their fault. New research analyses the system that ensures male dominance and identifies the 'gender offenders': men who work predominantly with men.

What’s the point of being a filmmaker if you don’t try something ridiculously challenging every once in a while? For cinematographer Kate Arizmendi, once in a while happened earlier this year when director Phillip Lopez asked her to shoot an ad for Tyler Ellis’ handbag line that would appear on Vogue.com...

Behind the Dressmaker success, producer Sue Maslin remembers thousands and thousands of decisions, both micro and macro, that get made over the seven years leading up to this first week.

A provocative new infographic released today by SLATED paints a picture of a cinema business out of touch with its paying public, particularly with regard to the hard-to-reach millennial generation…

The film industry is good at generating wisdom but not so good at disseminating it.  A case in point is all of the tips and tricks learnt by attendees of a festival or market.  The first time someone attends they spend the first half of their trip totally lost, but after a few days they start to get the …

A study of the most profitable movies budgeted $500k to $3 million which answers the question 'What types of low-budget films make the most money?'

How to bring more—and different—people to the table.

Whether it’s your best friend’s parents, a bank willing to finance a backstop deal, a production company putting in gap or equity, it’s valid, dammit.

All artists should have a numerical value that represents the cost of their time. Remember - you are a professional who deserves to be paid for your work.

Last year, I shared the full costs and income of a £850k feature film called Papadopoulos & Sons.  The article remains popular and has led to a number of people asking me to share similar details of other films.  It’s a tricky ask, as the film industry is normally a closed shop and withholds numbers even when …

It’s not as easy as ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ – you need to find role models, celebrate success and identify your strengths to overcome workplace nerves

With the fantastical levels of post-production digital alchemy now possible, there’s an increasing trend toward not committing in-camera. But not when you’re

We go to work, do what we have to do from 9 to 5, come back home, maybe hang out with friends, and do it all over again the next day. They’re the people who land executive level positions by their…

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