Filmmaker J.C. Khoury calls into Film Courage to share what he learned from studying under Spike Lee at NYU, why he waited 5 years to make his debut feature The Pill, how he casted lead actors Noah Bean & Rachel Boston, and his belief in Film Festivals.

Connect with J.C. at www.ShootFirstEnt.com & @ThePill_Movie

Kevin Gant, World Guitar Poet and star of Jay Duplass’ documentary KEVIN joins us in the Film Courage studio to talk about his dream of making and sharing music and why he put the guitar down for 12 years, what led to his current rebirth, how the music game has changed and the impact Jay Duplass has had on him.

Filmmaker Mike Ott is in the Film Courage studio to tell us what draws him to small towns, lessons he learns as a professor from his students, how his script for Littlerock was born out of improv rehearsals, and what life after the LA Film Festival and winning a Spirit Award has been like for him.

Filmmaker Jeff Myers visits the Film Courage studio to tell us how he went from making music content for 30 Seconds to Mars, Black Sabbath, & Better Than Ezra to making the Christmas documentary Becoming Santa.  We learn why his film opens up to the history of Santa Claus and doesn't focus only Jack Sanderson's story, his distribution strategy along with how his film ended up on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Filmmaker Linas Phillips (Walking to Werner, Bass Ackwards) calls into Film Courage to tell us how working with special needs kids led to his filmmaking career, his advice to those who did not get into the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, whether or not he feels pressure as a Sundance alum, and whether he is focused on money or pursuing his dreams.

For more on Linas and his work please visit www.bassackwardsfilm.com

Filmmaker Jentri Chancey calls into Film Courage to talk about the benefits of film school, what she does everyday to make herself a better filmmaker, her quest to make her debut feature film, why she is drawn to ‘meaning of life’ stories and her current projects Lost in Sunshine & Born Good, and her work with Aether Paranormal.

Stay connected with Chancey - www.jentriquinn.com and @Jentrification

Prescreen CEO Shawn Bercuson is in the Film Courage studio to tell us why he had to follow through on this venture, it's unique pricing plan, the revenue split for filmmakers, what most filmmakers are doing to drive attention to their films, and whether he expects to see a "Kickstarter Effect" for films before their 60 day release ends.

Actor / Producer Will Keenan (Politics of Love, Tromeo and Juliet) is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his legendary cult career.  He shares his thoughts on where independent film will be in 2016, why he favors the creative producer, and why ‘international’ is the new ‘independent.’

For more on Will please visit, www.PoliticsOfLoveTheMovie.com, www.MakerStudios.com and follow him on Twitter @NuclearMango

Filmmaker Nick Lewis calls into Film Courage to share his story of a lawyer turned filmmaker in the making of Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story.  We learn why he was compelled to make a movie about Jay’s story, why he set a $215,000 Kickstarter goal, how he reached that goal, and the film’s resulting theatrical deal. 

To learn more about this amazing story visit JayDeMeritStory.com

Founder of HARO and Author, Peter Shankman calls into Film Courage to tell us the best time to begin building your audience, how he ended up on the Howard Stern show, the best way to get Facebook fans to your website, how to get others to evangelize your work, what he would do if he lost is audience overnight and where he sees distribution in 5 years.
Connect with Peter by visiting www.Shankman.com or on Twitter @PeterShankman

Creator of No Film School and Filmmaker Ryan B. Koo calls into Film Courage to tell us why he tracks the hours that he works, why he elected to put off filmmaking in order to build No Film School, how he has been able to build 600,000 page views a month, what gave him the confidence to go after $115,000 on Kickstarter for his debut feature film Man-Child, and whether or not he could have raised a higher sum of money.

Bookmark and visit Koo’s site often - www.NoFilmSchool.com

Filmmaker/Author Vincent Rocca is in the Film Courage studio to talk about his story of dropping out of high school in the 9th grade, to becoming an entrepreneur, to making his first feature film Kisses and Caroms in 5 days on an $11,000 budget.  He also tells us how much Warner Brothers paid him to acquire the film along with how much he was paid on the back end, whether or not it was a mistake to go with Warner Brothers and how he would would distribute if he was entering the market today.

For more info on Vincent's book, please visit www.RebelWithoutADeal.com

Filmmakers Michael Polish & Mark Polish along with Composer Kubilay Uner are on Film Courage to talk about their latest film For Lovers Only.  We learn how close they were to giving up on their careers, details on the SAG contract they used, which digital platform that has performed best, their decision to not do any press, and whether or not their success is duplicatable.

Watch For Lovers Only right now by visiting forloversonlymovie.com

Filmmaker Katherine Brooks (Loving Annabelle, Waking Madison, The Osbournes) calls into Film Courage to tell us how she landed her first directing job, how the lowest point in her life led to her new documentary film Face 2 Face, why she was unfulfilled despite her success, and why she averaged $180 per person on her Face 2 Face Kickstarter campaign.

Join Katherine on her journey by visiting www.Face2FaceMovie.com & connect with her on Twitter @TheKatBrooks

Marketing Strategist Sheri Candler, Filmmaker / Author Jon Reiss, & Co-Executive Director of the Film Collaborative Jeffrey Winter are on Film Courage to tell us all about their book, Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul.  We learn about their collaboration, their mission to get numbers, why filmmakers should be paying attention to Kevin Smith and Ed Burns, whether VOD is a viable source of income for filmmakers, and whether they can sell the book without selling their souls or not.

Buy the book today - www.SellingYourFilm.com

Filmmaker/Actor/Musician Stephen Moramarco visits Film Courage to talk about how making his film The Great Intervention revived him out of the depths of depression, the bumpy ride of diagnosing depression, raising $5,000 for the film on Kickstarter, keeping costs down while shooting, and how he likes a mixture of truth and fiction in his stories.

For more on Steve, please visit www.greatintervention.info

Filmmaker Doug Block skypes into Film Courage to tell us whether it is a realistic goal for independent filmmakers to think they can make a living off of their films, how his film 51 Birch Street got into the Toronto International Film Festival, how the path to distribution differed on his latest film The Kids Grow Up, and why he founded the community site The D-Word for documentary filmmakers.

For more on Doug’s work, please visit www.TheKidsGrowUp.com and to get involved in his documentary community join www.d-word.com/

Director/Co-Producer Jack Perez and writer/producer Ryan Levin of the film SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE discuss the ups and downs of the entertainment industry, attaching John Landis to the film, MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS, wanting to believe in one's creative work, and dealing with spiritual unfulfillment when a project is merely a paycheck.

For more on Jack & Ryan please visit www.SomeGuyWhoKillsPeople.com

Filmmakers Elizabeth Karr and John Alan Simon are in the Film Courage studio to tell us how they acquired the rights to Philip K. Dick’s ‘Radio Free Albemuth’, why you never adapt a screenplay before you have the rights, the key factor in the development that led to production, how they cast Alainis Morrisette in the film, and how they got the film reviewed in Variety.

For more on Elizabeth and John please visit www.radiofreealbemuth.com

Filmmaker Alex Ferrari (Broken, Cyn, Red Princess Blues) visits the Film Courage studio to tell us whether moving from Miami to Los Angeles was the right decision, interest he drew from Hollywood in selling over 5000 DVD copies of Broken, whether or not it burns him up that other filmmakers of lesser talent have made feature films, and what his release strategy would be if he released a feature today.

See all of Alex’s work by visiting www.AlexFerrari.com

Filmmaker Todd Hickey drops by the Film Courage studio to share with us how “underachieving” in wrestling has fueled his passion for filmmaking, how a story he pitched has become a new movie starring Nicholas Cage & Guy Pearce, how he managed his way through 500 hours of footage in the editorial process of Takedowns and Falls, and how he has used “co-ops” to help spread the word on the film.

For more on Todd and to find out how you can see Takedowns and Falls please visit www.TakedownsandFalls.com

Actress Wonder Russell (Connect To, The Summer Home) skypes into Film Courage to tell us whether she believes she is missing acting opportunities by living outside of New York and Los Angeles, what she learned from her great-aunt Jane Russell, how she landed her current agent, why she has begun producing films, thoughts about online networking, and we learn about the budding community  #AGYST.

To connect with Wonder please visit www.WonderRussell.com

Filmmakers Chloe Crespi and Jonas Elrod skype into Film Courage to share their experience of their documentary Wake Up.  We hear about their contact with spirits, how their collaboration began, lessons they learned from the spiritual leaders in the film, and how they are using word of mouth to distribute and share their story.

To rent and watch their movie right now, please visit www.WakeUpTheFilm.com

Screenwriter and Filmmaker Mahogany J. Slide skypes into Film Courage to tell us the impact poetry has on her work, why she vlogs, where she sees herself in ten years, the message of her film The Saving, why she crowd-funded for her West Coast Premiere of the film, and she unveils her #supersecretfilmproject.
For more on MJ, please visit juntoinkfilms.blogspot.com/

Filmmaker Leonard Zelig, Producer Roberto Alcazar, and cast members Lavrenti Lopes, Isabella Cascarano, Hwalan Shub,
Brian Schlanger & Gayle DaCosta are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their improv feature film SubHysteria.

For more on Leonard and SubHysteria visit www.LeonardZelig.blogs.com

Filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton is in the Film Courage studio how she got into producing (Whale Rider, Shipping News), why she decided to roll cameras on her latest documentary Somewhere Between, the issue of young girls being abandoned and left for adoption in China, and what she would have done had the film not gotten into HotDocs and the Los Angeles Film Festival.

For more on Linda please visit somewherebetweenmovie.com
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Screenwriter Davan Holt calls into Film Courage why every filmmaker should be a fan of comic books, how he learned the craft of filmmaking in the military, how he was able to get his first script for Jury Of Our Peers produced and the effort it took to make it happen.

Connect with Davan on Twitter
Watch his film Jury Of Our Peers

Screenwriter Jeanne Veillette Bowerman and Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Douglas A. Blackmon discuss their adaptation of Slavery By Another Name for the screen.  Douglas shares why he was compelled to write the book and why it went from a two year to a seven year project.  Jeanne shares how she convinced Douglas she was the one to adapt the book, how they have been able to collaborate from different parts of the country and how the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab was pivotal in completing the screenplay.
For more on Douglas please visit SlaveryByAnotherName.com
and connect with Douglas on Twitter

For more on Jeanne please visit JeanneVB.com and connect with Jeanne on Twitter

Cooking Channel sensation and Host of 'Bitchin Kitchen' Nadia G calls into Film Courage to share her story of being the first ever online lifestyle entertainment brand to transition from the Web to TV, why she never stopped pitching her show to the networks, what it was like when Food Network Canada called, the importance Social Media has played in her success, and the story behind her Bitchin Kitchen Cookbook - Rock Your Kitchen and Let the Boys Clean Up the Mess.
Rock out with Nadia G at BitchinLifestyle.tv
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Author / Designer Craig Mod of Art Space Tokyo skypes into Film Courage to talk about his love for Tokyo, the practicality of living frugally in order to spend more time on creativity, how much time he spends on design versus content, and why he bought back the rights to his book in order to self publish.

To see Craig’s work visit CraigMod.com, Twitter

Photographer / Filmmaker Laurel Nakadate calls into Film Courage to tell us about her video art with strangers, why she doesn’t read reviews (positive or negative), how her debut feature film Stay the Same Never Change premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and how she handled losing her entire budget days before production on her latest feature The Wolf Knife.

To connect with Laurel and her work, please visit Nakadate.net

Filmmaker Sean Hackett is in the Film Courage studio to share with us his story of Sony Pictures calling the night before he was set to leave for a regular day job, lessons he has learned from the Studio world, how he has been able to cross-over onto his debut feature Homecoming, his connection to soldiers overseas, and whether or not social media presence played a role in casting lead actress Brea Grant.

Connect with Sean through his IMDB page and on Twitter @SHackett

Filmmakers and TV Producers Joke Fincioen & Biagio Messina of Joke Productions are in the Film Courage studio to share with us how they went from delivering pizzas and serving as assistant’s to Gale Ann Hurd & Harry Ufland to their own 7000 square foot production offices in Universal City, their thoughts on breaking into television production, how they became involved in the story of their friend comedian Steve Mazan’s life “Dying To Do Letterman,” and the emotional impact Steve & the film has had on their life.
For more on Joke and Biagio please visit jokeandbiagio.com
Be sure to connect with them on Twitter @jokeandbiagio

Cinematographer Philip Bloom skypes into Film Courage to tell us how often he is satisfied with his work, why he left a safe and secure job for the unknown, how he has gone about building his website and his audience, and his thoughts on DSLR images in theatrical environments.

Connect with Philip through PhilipBloom.net and on Twitter @PhilipBloom

VODO.net Founder Jamie King skypes into Film Courage tells us why he got into filmmaking, his thoughts on the iTunes store, the largest check that Netflix has an paid independent content creator, & how bit-torrent has impacted traditional distribution for his film Steal This Film.

For more on Jamie please visit VODO.net & StealThisFilm.com

Distribber CEO Adam Chapnick is in the Film Courage studio to with us how film distribution became his passion, distribution release strategies from his days at Doc Workers, 3 big reasons why Distribber was founded, and his thoughts on where Netflix is going.

For more on Adam, please visit distribber.com

Film Finance Expert Jeff Steele of Film Closings, Inc. is in the Film Courage studio tells us how he went from Production Assistant to CFO, how to deal with egos in Hollywood, how to increase your Financial IQ, the three pillars in film and the monumental shift occurring in the democratization of film.

For more on Jeff please visit FilmClosings.com

Filmmakers Claire Wasmund & Fernando Noor are in the Film Courage studio to talk about the benefits of film school, how they met the challenge of their production budget more than tripling on their feature film The Grover Complex, why nothing was going to stop them from making the film and how their web series Partners in Pretension helps their marketing efforts.

For more on Claire and Fernando please visit TheGroverComplex.com & PartnersInPretension.com

Filmmaker Nicolas Alcala of 'The Cosmonaut' Skypes into Film Courage from Madrid, Spain to discuss how he plans on using a Creative Commons License to distribute his film and give it away for free, gathering crowdsourced producers, and working with Riot Cinema Collective.

For more on Nicolas please visit thecosmonaut.org

Filmmakers Victor Ruano & Sarah Walko of El Cadaver Exquisito call into Film Courage to discuss the amount of work they have put in to have careers as artists, lessons they have learned from their artistic backgrounds that they apply to filmmaking, how their collaboration began, filmmaking in El Salvador, and the importance that MUBI Garage has played in gaining exposure for their film.

For more on Victor & Sarah please visit el-cadaver-exquisito.com, santasombra.com & sarahwalko.com

Actress/Producer Andrea Shreeman is in the Film Courage studio to tell us about the things that stopped her from pursuing acting, about being a ‘standardized patient,’ how much she relies on her agent to get her work, and how she ended in a writing partnership with Gregor Collins on It’s A Good Day to Die.

Filmmaker Elizabeth Lawrence and rappin cowboy Chris ‘Sandman’ Sand are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their feature documentary Roll Out Cowboy.  They talk about the intimacy of documentary filmmaking, life on the road touring, grass roots audience building and ‘house concerts.’  This episode also features our first LIVE performance.

For  more on Elizabeth & Sandman please visit rolloutcowboy.com & rolloutcowboy.com

Filmmaker Lucas McNelly who inspired us all with the miraculous finish to his Kickstarter campaign for his project A Year Without Rent calls into Film Courage to tell us the first person he told about the idea, his thoughts on the importance of incentives in crowd-funding, what motivated him to commit to a year volunteering his time on indie film projects across the country, and the point he knew he was going to reach his $12,000 goal.

To follow Lucas on his journey, please visit ayearwithoutrent.com

Producers Seth Caplan and Ralph Greco are in the Film Courage studio and Filmmaker Gregory Bayne skypes in for a round table discussion on the current state of independent film.  They share their thoughts on whether there is a goldmine of independent films waiting to be discovered, the current dependency on Film Festivals, whether or not independent filmmaking a suicide mission, and what they think of Kevin Smith and Ed Burns self-distributing their films.

For more on Seth please visit IMDB. 
For more on Ralph please visit IMDB.
For more on Gregory please visit ThisLovelyMachine.com

Filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez is in the Film Courage studio to tell us his thoughts on luck and hard work, whether he fears never making another film, and how his life changed after being named ‘Someone to Watch’ at the 2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards for his film Easier With Practice.

For more on Kyle, please visit EasierWithPractice.com

Filmmaker Travis Legge skypes into Film Courage to tell us how he has nurtured a team around his work, lessons he learned from Crowd-Funding and where he turned for money when he came up short.  He also gives us his thoughts on social media and why he is self-distributing his horror flick Raymond Did It.

For more on Travis, visit aegisstudios.com

Filmmaker Oklahoma Ward & Actress Nicole Alonso skype into Film Courage to share with us the most important part of the filmmaking process, their thoughts on working in Hollywood, the amount of work it takes to make it as an extreme indie filmmaker, & the impact of social media and documenting the entire journey of their upcoming feature film CRAWL.

For more on Oklahoma & Nikki, please visit OklahomaWard.com & follow their filmmaking journey on YouTube

Script Consultant Danny Manus of No Bullscript Consulting sits in Film Courage studio to tell us the endurance it takes to be a screenwriter, the American Idol side of consulting, practices that can help you be a better screenwriter, and advice on pursuing an agent.

For more on Danny, please visit NoBullscript.net

Television Host & Author David Siteman Garland of The Rise To The Top skypes into Film Courage to discuss the work that scares him, his persistence in booking such guests as Tim Ferriss and Seth Godin, principles of how he has built his show from 0 to 100,000 a monthly viewers, the benefits of free content, and how he leverages social media to build his community and his business.

Don't stop here, visit David's TheRiseToTheTop for more high quality content.

Film Courage fans demanded Writer Jeanne Bowerman as their ‘Christmas Gift’ for this Holiday show.  Jeanne inspires us by sharing her experiences of giving up fear for Lent, her transition to becoming a full-time freelance writer, why she is known as the Twitter Pimp Angel, and she invests so much time in the ScriptChat community she has helped to build.
For more on Jeanne please visit JeanneVB & ScriptChat
Twitter Connect - @JeanneVB

Actor/Comedian David Spates is in the Film Courage studio tells us about building an audience on the internet after being told he wasn’t big enough to star in his own film.  He gives us tips on how he has amassed over 160,000 subscribers and nearly 14 million views on YouTube, he shares how many of his videos don’t make it to the internet and provides advice on dealing with  burn-out.

Check out David’s channel YouTube

Producers Mike Dion & Joe Cantwell are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their inspiring endurance feature documentary Ride the Divide.  Mike talks about leaving his day job to compete in the Divide Race, the greater test of endurance: the race or distributing the film, how they partnered with Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG, releasing the movie for free on YouTube, and about having over 101 theatrical screenings in 68 cities.
Unable to beat the snowstorm in Minneapolis, Filmmaker Hunter Weeks contributes through pre-recorded sound clips.

To see this movie visit RideTheDivideMovie

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Rob Hodge, sales manager of American Digital Media calls into Film Courage and tells us the difference between DVD replication and DVD duplication, his thoughts on piracy, how much longer DVD's will be around, and mistakes he sees Filmmakers make as they self-distribute their films.

For more on Rob, please visit AmericanDigtialMediaInc

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Writer Andie Redwine & Director Storme Wood are in the Film Courage studio to expel the myth that you have to be in Los Angeles or New York to make movies. They discuss how they financed their first feature Paradise Recovered, the underworld of religious cults, the darkest moments of production and their path to distribution.

For more Andie & Storme visit ParadiseRecovered

Filmmaker & Author Jon Reiss, PMD Adam Daniel Mezei, & PMD Stephen Dypiangco join us on Film Courage to discuss the role of the Producer of Marketing & Distribution.  This episode explores the challenges that PMD's currently face, how much PMD's should be paid, and how beneficial PMD's can be for your film.
For more on Jon visit JonReiss & ThinkOutsideTheBoxOffice
For more on Adam visit AdamDanielMezei & PMDforHire
For more on Stephen visit StephenDypiangco

Entertainment Attorney, Author and Filmmaker Paul Battista is in the Film Courage studio to discuss some of the principles of his book Independent Film Producing: The Outsider's Guide to Producing a First Low Budget Film, how filmmakers should plan for success, why legal issues arise when things are at there most prosperous, and answers some of the Film Courage listener's legal questions.

For more on Paul, visit PaulBattista.biz

Filmmaker Ti West joins us in the Film Courage studio and shares his thoughts on what he dislikes about the horror genre, writing screenplays in 3-5 days, how filmmaking has become a lifestyle and the results of releasing his film The House of the Devil on VOD before it’s theatrical run.

Filmmaker Tony Elwood joins us in studio for the conversation.
For more on Ti, please visit houseofthedevilmovie

Producer Thomas Woodrow is in the Film Courage studio to share what it was like when he found out his film Bass Ackwards was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival, along with how he met Filmmaker Linas Philips, his reasoning to ‘Day and Date’ the film the day after their Sundance Premiere and the lessons gained from taking the risk.

For more on Thomas visit BassAckwardsFilm

Filmmamkers Denis Hennelly and Casey Suchan join us in the LA Talk Radio studio to discuss their animal liberation film Bold Native. They share with us how they raised money for their film, how the shooting of this narrative resembled a documentary, their viewpoints toward PETA, and why this film took 10 years to make.

For more Denis and Casey, please visit BoldNative
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Filmmaker Jeffrey Goodman calls into Film Courage to share his Plan B philosophy, how he raised over $1 million dollars privately for his film The Last Lullaby, how he was able to cast Tom Sizemore & Sasha Alexander, and where he has seen the most profits from ‘The Last Lullaby.’

For more on Jeffrey, please visit TheLastLullaby and on Twitter @chaillotfilms

10-year-old Film Critic Perry Chen and his Mom Zhu Shen, CEO of BioForesight are in the Film Courage studio to share the back story of how Perry’s Previews began, how Perry ended up on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and details of Perry’s latest animation project “Beyond the Forest” which features a partnership with Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton.

For more on Perry please visit PerrysPreviews
For more on Zhu please visit BioForesight

Nic Baisley, founder of FilmSnobbery.com and host of FilmSnobbery LIVE skypes into Film Courage and tells us why he is devoted to independent film, what keeps him from quitting, an overall assessment of the quality of the independent films he sees, why indie filmmakers fail, and he breaks news on a brand new partnership for FilmSnobbery.

For more on Nic, please visit FilmSnobbery

Bob Moczydlowsky, VP of Pro Services for Topspin Media is in the Film Courage studio to tell us how the Topspin service can help filmmakers, thoughts on the ‘middle class artist,’ and lots of discussion on audience building.  We are joined in studio by Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler who makes her third appearance on Film Courage.

For more on Bob visit TopspinMedia.  If you would like to sign up for the Topspin Demo, here is the direct link http://t.opsp.in/Ebzb
For more on Sheri, please visit shericandler

Filmmaker and Author Chris Jones skypes in from England to talk about his latest book The Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook. He also shares how he got a corporate sponsor to pay for his trip to the Rhode Island International Film Festival, learning to make films versus learning to make films in order to make money, and his take on the ‘middle class filmmaker.’

For more on Chris, please visit ChrisJonesBlog

Filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg, of the SXSW documentary Haynesville: A Nation’s Hunt for Energy, calls into Film Courage to discuss what draws him to documentary filmmaking, how he earned the trust of the Haynesville locals, how making this film changed his viewpoint on Energy, and how he plans to reach his goal of one million people seeing this movie.

This show also features our first in studio International visit from Marcella Selbach.

For more on Gregory’s work, visit HaynesvilleMovie
and EatingLevi

Casting Director and Author Bonnie Gillespie drops in the Film Courage studio to talk about ‘Bitter Actor Syndrome,’ how to attract ‘Name Talent’ to your projects, mistakes directors make in casting, and why she advocates the self-producing actor.

Bonnie is the author of Casting Q’s: A Collection of Casting Director Interviews, Acting Q’s: Conversations with Working Actors, & Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business.

To see more of Bonnie’s work please visit cricketfeet

Filmmakers Jessica King & Julie Keck affectionately known as @kingisafink are in the Film Courage studio to discuss collaboration amongst indie filmmakers, their film education, their leap from short films to feature films, their crowd-funding efforts along with Phil Holbrook on their feature film TILT and the subsequent TILT the Town.
For more on Julie and Jessica, please visit KingIsAFink
To contribute to their Kickstarter campaign please go to TILT Kickstarter

Producer John Paul Rice of No Restrictions Entertainment is in the Film Courage studio to discuss lessons learned from industry vet Joe Drake, qualities he looks for from his team members, $5.99 DVD’s, and why he has partnered with the Downtown Women’s Center for his upcoming screening of One Hour Fantasy Girl.

If anyone knows Daryl Wein & Zoe Lister-Jones, we hope that they are okay.  Please let us know.  It has been 24 hours and we have not heard from them, so we went ahead and did our show without them.  Instead this is a fan appreciation show where we took our first ever skype phone calls from listeners S Lane Porter & Gregory Bayne, and interacted with our audience through twitter and talked indie film. 
Thank you @GetStuck @MrWendellFilms @Trigonis @OliLewington @Mojave44 @ClaireLWasmund @Hollywood_Tweet @Kingisafink @davidpbaker @movieangel @LordPancreas @GregoryBayne @indpnt1 @ThreeTuxedos @FansOfFilm @filmlovernyc @CineKink @jentrification @robertshutter & @chendle

Filmmaker Jerry Cavallaro skypes into Film Courage to share his experience in making his first feature film Stuck Like Chuck at the age of 19, whether or not he agrees with Kevin Smith’s opinion about film school, why he chose self-distribution, his crowd-funding efforts for his next film Stuck Like Chuck Too and how being a part of Film Snobbery LIVE has helped his career.

We are joined in studio by surprise guest Rex Sikes radio host of Rex Sikes Movie Beat.

For more on Jerry, visit OnMyOwnProductions & to support his IndieGogo Campaign visit Stuck Like Chuck Too

To listen to Jerry on Film Snobbery LIVE visit FilmSnobbery
To listen and subscribe to Rex Sikes Movie Beat visit rexsikes

Filmmaker Arin Crumley skypes into Film Courage to provide marketing & distributing advice for our film Goodbye Promise.  Executive Producer Richard Jacob and Actor Gregor Collins join us in studio.  This consultation serves as a reward for contributing to Arin’s & Kieran Masterton’s Open Indie.

For more on Arin visit ArinCrumley and OpenIndie
For more on Goodbye Promise visit GoodbyePromise
For more on Richard visit GlimpseOfDreams
For more on Gregor visit GregorGCollins

Actress / Producer Brooke Lewis is in the Film Courage studio to share advice to actors having trouble booking their next role, her thoughts on theatrical distribution for independent film, how she engages her fan base, and how she asserts herself as a female filmmaker.

Brooke has six feature films being released this year, for more on her work please visit BrookeLewis, PhillyChickPictures, & MsVampy

Filmmaker James Kerwin and Actress Chase Masterson call into Film Courage from Phoenix Comicon to discuss their movie Yesterday Was A Lie which is now available on DVD. They share insights and stories on how Peter Mayhew (Chewbaca) was cast, advice to Actors, their experience of 50+ film festivals, and how the classic Film Noir look was achieved.

For more on James and Chase please visit YesterdayWasALie

Filmmaker and Marketing Specialist Marc Rosenbush is in the Film Courage studio to share his thoughts on the ‘Starving Artist’ versus ‘Artist/Entrepreneur,’ where we should be looking for distribution guidance, and insights from making $40,000 in the first 48 hours of his film Zen Noir being released online.

For more on Mark visit InternetMarketingForFilmmakers and ZenMovie

Filmmaker Gregory Bayne flies in from Idaho to join us in the Film Courage studio to talk about his creative process, his distribution plan on his first feature Person of Interest, and more about his latest project Jens Pulver / Driven which includes insights from his successful Kickstarter Campaign where he raised $27,000 in 20 days.

For more on Gregory and his work, visit GregoryBayne

Filmmaker Craig Ouellette drops by the Film Courage studio and talks about his film The Closer She Gets premiering at Slamdance, why he is crowd-funding for his new horror feature Straight On Till Morning, and his thoughts on where indie film is going

For more on Craig visit CraigOFilm.  To support his Kickstarter campaign visit SOTMmovie

Filmmakers Tony Elwood & Paul Barrett skype in from North Carolina to discuss their film Cold Storage which hits stores May 4th courtesy of Lionsgate. Tony and Paul share insights on how they cast Nick Searcy & Joelle Carter, how their distribution strategy has evolved, and how they got involved with Lionsgate.

For more on Cold Storage visit ColdStorageTheMovie, for more on Tony & Paul and to Pre-Order the DVD visit SyntheticFur

Screenwriters and Directors Kieran & Michele Mulroney are in the Film Courage studio to talk about their movie Paperman which is in theaters this Friday 4/23/10. They also share insights on how the Sundance Writer’s & Director’s Lab has impacted their career, how they began script doctoring and writing for the Studios, and lessons learned from working with Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow and Ryan Reynolds.

Filmmaker Archie Gips visits the Film Courage studio to discuss his distribution deal for Loveless in Los Angeles, how a YouTube clip he made has been seen over 70 million times, and how he has worked to parlay that success in monetizing his latest film Chloe and Keith’s Wedding.

For more on Archie’s work visit ChloeandKeithsWedding

Filmmaker Gary King & Actress Christina Rose are our first guests to fly into Los Angeles (from New York) to appear on Film Courage.  Gary shares lessons learned from New York Lately’s film festival run and how that is impacting his film What’s Up Lovely.  Gary and Christina discuss their director / actor relationship, how Christina earned her role in Death of the Dead, and insights from their Kickstarter Campaign for their upcoming indie musical How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song.

For more on Gary, please visit grking
For more on Christina, please visit christina-rose

Peter Rallis, host of Movie Buzz, skypes into Film Courage to provide us insights on how he has amassed over 80,000 subscribers and over 20,000,000 video views on his YouTube Channel.  He provides us nuts & bolts information on titles, tagging, frequency, and gaining subscribers.

For more on Peter’s work, please visit youtube

Marketing Specialist Sheri Canlder skypes into Film Courage while Producer John Paul Rice and Producer Mark Stolaroff are in studio to discuss ‘sustainability.’ Nuts and bolts information on how you can carve out a film career.

For more on Sheri Candler visit SheriCandler
For more on Mark Stolaroff, visit NoBudgetFilmSchool
For more on John Paul Rice visit NoRestrictionsEnt

Filmmaker Troy Duffy calls into Film Courage while in the midst of his Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Tour to discuss how a bidding war between Hollywood studios began on his first script, his side of the story regarding Overnight, how his fans carried him through the lean years, his advice to fillmmakers, and his upcoming projects.

For more on Troy please visit boondocksaints &   boondockfans

Filmmaking Pioneer & Entrepreneur Lance Weiler skypes into Film Courage to share how he balances his projects, his brushes with death, his thoughts on the current distribution model, and how he has streamlined revenue for TheWorkbookProject.com

For more on Lance and his work, please visit LanceWeiler and WorkbookProject

Author and Filmmaker Roberta Munroe is in the Film Courage studio to discuss her book How NOT To Make A Short Film, Secrets From A Sundance Programmer.  She talks on distribution for short films, assembling the right team around you, how she markets her book and how it gotten into bookstores nationwide.

To see Roberta’s work, please visit robertamunroe

Filmmaker and Fandependent Films Founder Ben Hicks is joined by Marketing Specialist Sheri Candler to discuss the Fandependent Films Manifesto.  Topics include piracy, film festivals, quarter per view, crowd funding, filmmaker posse’s, and media producing teams.

For more on Fandependent Films, please visit fandependentfilms For more on Sheri Candler,
please visit shericandler

Filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah of Sabi Pictures/New Breed/CineFist are in the Film Courage studio to share what they learned in Park City, their thoughts on collaboration/interdependence, and digital distribution.

For more on Zak and Kevin, please visit SabiPictures.
Get ready for their Winter CineFist event this Friday 2/12/10. CineFist for details.

Filmmaker and Author Jon Reiss is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his new book Think Outside the Box Office.  Jon reveals how being a part of the Punk Rock movement influenced his thinking outside the crowd, lessons he learned from distributing his film Bomb It, and what his distribution strategy is going to be on his next project.

For more on Jon’s work, please visit thinkoutsidetheboxoffice, bombit-themovie
and new filmmaker resource ultimatefilmguides

A Film Courage Film Festival Roundtable discussion with Festival Organizers Daniel Sol (HollyShorts) in studio while Phil Holbrook (EgoFest) and Johnathan McFarlane (Festivus Film Festival) join in via skype.  They reveal how much money they make with their festivals, their relationships with filmmakers, and how much politics plays into selections.

Please visit FestivusFilmFestival, EgoFestFilms, and HollyShorts for more information on these festivals.

Filmmaker Phil Calderone drops by the Film Courage studio to discuss his film Manhater which has it’s upcoming World Premiere next week on January 11th and 12th at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.  Phil shares how he financed Manhater, his festival strategy, and what kept him from quitting during the 5-year filmmaking process.

For more on Phil’s work, please visit ManHaterMovie

Acting Coach and Actor Barry Papick is in the Film Courage studio to tell us whether or not we all have the ability to ‘act,’ what actors can do to book more acting work, mistakes that directors make in working with their actors and insights from working with Al Pacino and Gus Van Sant.

For more on Barry’s work please visit imdb

Filmmaker David C. Snyder sykpes into Film Courage to talk about his film The Quiet Arrangement.  David discusses lessons he learned in making 2 bad feature films on videotape, how he crafts the beautiful shots found in his film, and how he got Public Enemy rapper Chuck D involved in the project.

For more on David’s work visit QuietArrangement

Filmmaker Suzy Benfatto joins us in the Film Courage studio while her Music Composer Stu Kennedy skypes in from Scotland.  Suzy shares her experience of directing her first film past the age of 50, her reluctance to work with a music composer outside of Los Angeles, and how her distribution path has evolved for her niche film Bingo Confidential.

For more on Suzy’s work visit BingoConfidential and for more on Stu’s music visit StuKennedy

Actor Samm Levine is in the Film Courage studio to discuss how Lisa Kudrow sparked his career, how he books acting work, and what it is like to audition and work with Quentin Tarantino.

For more on Samm please visit his IMDB and you can connect with him on Twitter

Filmmaker Michael Leoni is in studio to discuss his film Spare Some Change.  He is joined by ‘Crystal and ‘Bubbles’ who share their heart-wrenching stories.  Spare Some Change is more than a movie, it is a movement.  1.8 million kids are currently living on the streets in America. 90% are victims of physical, mental, and/or sexual abuse.  Every single day 13 kids die on our streets.  Michael shares his motivation in making this film, the impact it’s had on his life, and what we can do to become part of the movement.

Join the movement, visit SpareSomeChangeTheMovie

Author and Filmmaker Donald F. Glut visits the Film Courage studio and  why loves monster, horror, science-fiction & fantasy movies. He also shares the budget range on his 6 films, how he financed them, and why he has decided to self-distribute his latest film, Blood Scarab.

For the latest on Donald’s work, please visit DonaldFGlut

Filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger defied the odds when it came to self-distribution.  He sold 10,000 units of his film One Six Right in it’s first two weeks of release, 45,000 in it’s first year.  In this episode of Film Courage, we learn of Brian’s love for flying, how he made One Six Right, and insight on how he sold so many DVD’s.

To see Brian’s work, please visit TerwilligerProductions

Filmmakers Jamin Winans and Kiowa Winans return to Film Courage to provide us an in-depth case study on their film INK.  They reveal how  much money it took to make INK, their evolving self-distribution strategy, and the deals they got from Netflix and Blockbuster.

INK is now available on DVD on Netflix, Blockbuster, Amazon, iTunes, and most importantly www.DoubleEdgeFilms.com

Producer Ted Hope, one of the most prominent voices in the world of independent film, joins us on Film Courage to share with us why he loves cinema, how he chooses his projects, what attracts him to working with first-time directors, the changes happening today in the film marketplace, and details on his upcoming film Super.

Filmmaker Mark Duplass drops by Film Courage to share his thoughts on Social Media, improvisation in his films, Sundance, and what it's like going from making micro-budgeted films to one in the millions.

For more on Mark and his films please visit DuplassBrothers

Actor Sean Patrick Flanery visits the Film Courage studio to give us his thoughts on fame, the difference from working on a television set compared to a film set, and how he prepared for the role of Connor McManus in his latest movie The Boondock Saints 2 - All Saints Day.

For more on Sean and his work you can visit SeanFlanery

Filmmakers Tony West and Mark Riley of Woodville General Films are in studio to talk about their films Dartsville and Skylight, their perceptions of success, insights on the Film Festival circuit, and the steps they are taking to transition from making successful short films to making their first feature film.

For more on Dartsville and Skylight, as well as Tony and Mark, please visit WoodvilleGeneralFilms

Filmmaker Rob Williams visits Film Courage to tell us how he has made 4 feature films in 4 years, how he has secured distribution for his films, the advantages and disadvantages of working in a niche market, and details on his latest film Make the Yuletide Gay which is available through all major DVD outlets on November 10th, 2009.

For more on Rob’s work, please visit GuestHouseFilms

Filmmaker Jack Marino is in studio to talk about his film Forgotten Heroes.  Jack discusses what prompted him to go out and self-finance a 35mm Vietnam war picture, his path of self-distribution, and why $5.00 of every DVD sale goes to the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Fund.

For more on Jack’s work, please visit ForgottenHeroesTheMovie

Actor Clifton Collins, Jr. joins us on Film Courage to discuss his perspective on auditioning, what it’s like working with director J.J. Abrams, how he goes about preparing for the variety of roles that he has booked, and his thoughts on how he broke through in the competitive world of acting.

For more on Clifton’s work, please visit CliftonCollinsJr

In the first half of this show, we are joined by Filmmaker Doug Pray.  He’s on the line to discuss his 2009 Sundance Official Selection Art and Copy including how some of the top Ad Executives of our time ended up in his film, why he makes the films he makes, and his process of making a documentary.

For more on Doug’s work, please visit artandcopyfilm

In the second half, Knuckledraggers Producer Paul J. Alessi revisits us in studio to shed some light on ‘Deliverables,’ what they are, how much money filmmakers should set aside before making their film, and whether filmmakers should expect distributors to cover the tab.

Filmmakers Laura Russo and Charles Wall join us on Film Courage to discuss production tricks of the trade; such as helicopter shots and shooting on an Indian reservation.  Though the bulk of this interview centers on secrets of self-distribution and how they have made over $30,000 by selling their film Road Reps through their film’s website.

Filmmaker Alex Holdridge joins us in studio and discusses why he couldn't fathom winning the John Cassavetes Award (Independent Spirit Awards), how he has gotten through his darkest times, and despite its making over Two Million Dollars worldwide why his film In Search of a Midnight Kiss doesn't have a DVD deal here in the U.S.

To learn more about Alex's work, please visit MidnightKissMovie

Filmmaker David Spaltro accompanies us in studio and discusses how he ended up living at Penn Station in New York while attending Film School, secrets on how he raised money for his first feature Around, his post-production nigtmares, and how he has gotten it reviewed over 80 times.

For more on David’s film ‘Around’ visit AroundTheFilm

Filmmaker Lynn Shelton joins us to discuss why her last two films have been about male relationships, her reactions to all the positive press that her movie Humpday is receiving, and how her life has changed since winning an Independent Spirit Award in early 2009.

For more on Lynn, visit lynnshelton and to find out when and where you can see Humpday, visit humpdayfilm

Actor/Comedian/Producer Jeff Grace and Writer/Director/Actor Todd Berger of The Vacationeers are in studio to share their secrets of writing comedy, how they got hired by Google to create web videos, and to discuss the distribution process of their feature film The Scenesters.

For the latest on Jeff, please visit JeffGrace and for Todd visit Todd-Berger. To find our about their latest projects visit TheVacationeers

Actor/Screenwriter/Producer Johnny ‘Roastbeef’ Williams joins us in studio and discusses what it is like working with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, his thoughts on breaking into the Television and Film Industry, how he got his nickname 'Roastbeef', and details on his latest screenplay, There Is No Pizza In Choochechistan.
For more on Johnny, please visit mamaandson and his IMDB page imdb

Producer/Actor Steve Nguyen stops in at the studio and reveals optioning a script he wrote (to Touchstone) when he was 17 years old, why he has adopted the philosophy of being his own support system, his hands on approach to producing films, and the remarkable story of producing/directing the personal story of memoirist Lac Su entitled I Love Yous Are For White People, The Making of a Memoir.
For the latest on Steve, please visit stickblade along with Facebook and Twitter.

Writer/Director Jason Freeland drops by the studio and shares why as a Maryland native he makes films about Los Angeles, whether or not he was the one who discovered Actress Selma Blair, the ins and outs of making his film Garden Party along with the details of its Theatrical run and where you can now find it on DVD.
For more info on Jason’s latest film Garden Party visit gardenpartymovie

Filmmaker Elana Krausz visits Film Courage and reveals how she got Ian Ziering to star in her film, what it’s like to cast strippers, the impact her film Stripped Down is having on its audience, and why she is giving a portion of the films profits to charity.

For more info on Elana’s latest film Stripped Down visit strippeddownthemovie

Denver filmmakers Jamin and Kiowa Winans call into Film Courage and discuss how they were burned on their distribution deal with their first feature film 11:59 and the steps that can be taken to avoid it happening to you.  They also reveal their distribution strategy for their latest feature film, INK, and their emotions before its upcoming Los Angeles Premiere at the Egyptian Theater on Wednesday June 10th at 7:30pm.

The filmmaking duo Dean and Brian Ronalds, aka Ronalds Brothers call into Film Courage and discuss how being brothers impacts their filmmaking, the benefit of being actors before they moved behind the camera, their latest feature films Netherbeast Incorporated and The Graves as well as their experience in becoming writers on Tyler Perry’s, Meet the Browns.

For the latest on Ronalds Brothers, visit their website www.ronaldsbrothers.com
Their latest features are www.thegravesmovie.com and  www.netherbeastmovie.com

New York based Filmmaker Gary King calls into Film Courage and discusses his leap from corporate life into the world of independent filmmaking, why he spent more money on his first short film than he is spending on his newest feature film What’s Up Lovely, and he shares his views on the Film Festival Circuit.

For the latest on Gary, visit his website ‘An Indie Life’
His latest features are whatsuplovely and nylately

Filmmaker Joseph F. Alexandre joins us on Film Courage and reveals why he wasn’t scared making a documentary about the Chicago Mob, what it was like to work on a Joe Carnahan script, and he provides details into his latest film Warriors of the Discoteque: The Starck Club Documentary.

For the latest on Joseph’s work, please visit his IMDB page imdb

Prolific Filmmaker Dale Stelly visits Film Courage and shares what has motivated him to produce 18 feature film in 5 years, why he has four lawyers, and what it is like to have films distributed by Lionsgate.

For more on Dale Stelly and his work visit DaleStelly and myspace  
To keep up with his running list of credits, visit his IMDB page.

In this in-depth interview, Orlando-based Filmmaker Jose Zambrano Cassella calls into Film Courage and explains why cinematography is so important to directing, insight on how a $15,000 film can compete with a million dollar film, his thoughts on theatrical vs. straight to DVD distribution, and secrets he wishes he knew when he began making films.

For more on Jose and his projects, visit josecassella.  We also encourage you to visit sacredmovie and watch the movie trailer. 

Actor/Producer Paul J. Alessi visits Film Courage to provide us insight on how he began booking acting work, what it’s like to work with F. Gary Gray, and the effort he puts into marketing himself online.

In addition we hear up close and personal how his film Knuckle Draggers was made and his plans for distribution.  This all on the eve of it’s World Premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 26th.  For the latest on Paul, please visit PaulJAlessi.com  To find out where and when you can see Knuckle Draggers, visit KnuckleDraggersMovie

HollyShorts Film Festival co-founders/directors Daniel Sol and Theo Dumont join Film Courage to discuss their annual festival now in its 5th year.  This interview features in-depth discussion on how HollyShorts began, the submission process, their monthly screening series, and their upcoming festival.

HollyShorts is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums.  For more information, please visit hollyshorts  Filmmaker news available at hollyshortsfilmfestival.blogspot