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Advice For Those Just Starting Out

I Spent 3 Years Raising Money For A Movie… Here’s What You Need To Know – Jadon Cal

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: How long did it take you to raise your full budget for Off Rip? ...

FilmcourageMarch 27, 2025

Sarah T. Schwab film courage video interview

Advice For Those Just Starting Out

What I Wish I Knew About Movie Budgets And Raising Money When I Started – Sarah T. Schwab

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: How do you come up with the budgets for the movies you’re making? Sarah...

FilmcourageJanuary 30, 2025

Film Finance

Why Story Might NOT Be King… – Khoa Le

Projects don’t find you, people find you that have projects.

FilmcourageOctober 19, 2024

Peter M. Hoffman Film Courage video interview

Authors

The Untold Story Of Making Terminator 2 – Peter M. Hoffman

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: How did Carolco acquire the rights to Terminator 2? Peter M. Hoffman, Author/Film Financier/Former...

FilmcourageAugust 12, 2026

David Zucker Film Courage video interview

Authors

A Few Comedy Lessons From A Comedy Filmmaking Master – David Zucker (Airplane!, Top Secret!)

Authors

What Makes A Story Last 1000 Years? – Adam Argot

Nick Morton Film Courage video interview

Authors

I’ve Produced 30 Movies. Now I No Longer Work In Hollywood – Nick Morton

Authors

Why Most People Don’t Make Money From Their Art – John Vorhaus

[Watch the video interview on YouTube here] Film Courage: What happens when art becomes about making money? John Vorhaus, Author/Artist/Screenwriter: When art becomes about...

FilmcourageAugust 10, 2026

Gavin Gaitan Film Courage video interview

Filmmaking

I Didn’t Have The Confidence To Make A Movie. Then I Came Up With This Plan – Gavin Gaitan

Filmmaking

My Movie Was Stolen. This Is What Cost Me The Most – Ryan McCoy

Filmmaking

Pro Screenwriter Reveals How Long It Takes To Finish A Screenplay – Ron Mita

Film Finance

Script Or Budget, Which Comes First? by Producer John Paul Rice

Film Courage: What comes first, the budget or script? John Paul Rice, movie producer: Script. The script dictates the budget. The script is your heart and...

FilmcourageSeptember 9, 2018

Film Finance

A Beginners Guide To Film Finance by Emily Corcoran of THE STOLEN

Hi, my name is Emily Corcoran and I’m the writer, producer and supporting actress for a film called THE STOLEN. THE STOLEN was shot...

FilmcourageMarch 16, 2018

Documentary

4 Tips On Raising Money For A Movie by Darroch Greer and Ron King of The Millionaires’ Unit

Film Courage: [I’m] wondering with the $25,000 initial grant [for THE MILLIONAIRES’ UNIT], when did you realize you needed more and then how did...

FilmcourageFebruary 8, 2018

Documentary

Biggest Filmmaking Lessons I Learned From Making ‘TINY: A Story About Living Small’

Biggest Filmmaking Lessons I Learned From Making ‘TINY: A Story About Living Small’ Film Courage: Christopher, what about making the documentary film TINY...

FilmcourageJuly 20, 2017

Crowdfunding

What Is Equity Crowdfunding? by David Willis

Film Courage: Now I know you are raising money for the film on an equity crowdfunding site and you’ve briefed us a little bit...

FilmcourageJune 9, 2017

Crowdfunding

4 Minutes Of Crowdfunding Wisdom From 25 Filmmakers

4 Minutes Of Crowdfunding Wisdom From 25 Filmmakers – hear what they have to say. Emily Best (Seed & Spark): The word ‘crowd-funding’...

FilmcourageJune 1, 2017

Crowdfunding

7 Things Filmmakers Should Probably Know About Equity Crowdfunding by David Willis

7 Things Filmmakers Should Probably Know About Equity Crowdfunding by David Willis Film Courage: You’re one of the first feature length films (is...

FilmcourageMay 31, 2017

Acting

Should A Filmmaker Sell Their House To Make A Movie? by Blayne Weaver of CUT TO THE CHASE

Film Courage: I want to go back to the story about selling your house and then working at a bar and writing a script...

FilmcourageApril 27, 2017

Film Finance

The #1 Rule Of Film Financing by Blayne Weaver of CUT TO THE CHASE Movie

Blayne Weaver: Not that it had been easy to raise money because I had only directed one feature film before and that feature...

FilmcourageMarch 21, 2017

Film Finance

28 Filmmakers Reveal How They Financed Their Movie

Whether it’s crowdfunding, finding investors, working several part-time jobs, 28 filmmakers reveal how they financed their movie. How have you financed your film? ...

FilmcourageJanuary 19, 2017

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Advice For Those Just Starting Out

I Spent 3 Years Raising Money For A Movie… Here’s What You Need To Know – Jadon Cal

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What I Wish I Knew About Movie Budgets And Raising Money When I Started – Sarah T. Schwab

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Why Story Might NOT Be King… – Khoa Le

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The Untold Story Of Making Terminator 2 – Peter M. Hoffman

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What Makes A Story Last 1000 Years? – Adam Argot

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I’ve Produced 30 Movies. Now I No Longer Work In Hollywood – Nick Morton

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Why Most People Don’t Make Money From Their Art – John Vorhaus

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I Didn’t Have The Confidence To Make A Movie. Then I Came Up With This Plan – Gavin Gaitan

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My Movie Was Stolen. This Is What Cost Me The Most – Ryan McCoy

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Pro Screenwriter Reveals How Long It Takes To Finish A Screenplay – Ron Mita

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4 Minutes Of Crowdfunding Wisdom From 25 Filmmakers

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