Let me start by saying that I admire all the women filmmakers immensely. It takes lots of guts and determination to stay in this business after years of neglect, sometimes abuse and mostly just being ignored because you are a woman and, according to some, a woman cannot tell a visual story that is successful…
My 9-Year Old Son’s Advice to Dudes in the Film Industry
Driving to the swimming pool, Little M. noticed a billboard advert with Benedict Cumberbatch. Little M. remembered Benedict from one of the Star Trek movies (I’m a big fan of Star Trek) and as any child his age he immediately got excited that he remembered this actor (even though Little M. is dyslexic his brain…
My 3 Cents About Cannes (A Female Filmmaker Opinion)
I’ve only been to Cannes twice. Both times with short films, which were part of the Short Film Corner. Cannes has a lovely setting; the weather is almost always nice, which should make for an enjoyable experience. As a festival goer, I’m not going to tell anyone that my experience wasn’t pleasant and that the…
“I Cannot Keep Quiet Any Longer!!!”
It’s very likely that I’ve already written about smartphones, tablets, and kids spending gazillions of their childhood minutes glued to those devices. I feel very strongly about that subject and always have. I believe in the power of humongous negative influence all those “smart” devices have on kids and parents-children relationships. What kind of relationship…
“What Happened to the Community?”
Do you remember when, as children, we spent the whole day or an afternoon with the neighbours’ kids in their house: playing, eating, and doing whatever else children do? Nobody had to plan those spontaneous visit weeks in advance. You just turned up at the front door, and if your friend/s could come out and…
Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting at masterclass.com
Aaron Sorkin is a scriptwriter behind such successful films as “The Social Network”, “Steve Jobs”, or a TV shows like “West Wing” or “Newsroom”. In 2017 he wrote and directed “Molly’s Game” with Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom. Personally, I loved the film and how strong and resourceful Molly’s character was despite her disadvantage circumstances…
“Mind Games”
I bet we all played mind games in high school, just to get back at our mortal enemies, or to amuse our wondering minds, or possibly just to survive the jungle the high school is. When I was growing up, I had this romantic idea of being a grown up and behaving responsibly just like…
“The Best Advice Ever”
If our thinking or intuition (different people use different tools to make decisions) is somehow not functioning properly (many different reasons for that to happen, which I’m not going to cover in this blog), we may experience vulnerability and be easily persuaded into making decisions that don’t necessarily serve our best interest. Often, people feel…
Independent Filmmaking in 2018
Below you will find a list of what I feel an indie filmmaker should be thinking or somewhat reminding themselves in 2018. 1. The Internet has been a Godsend tool to revive indie filmmaking, offering indie filmmakers direct road to their audience. However, you still need to build your audience/following, and that takes time and…
“Shining Bright”
While driving from one of my son’s classes (he is currently homeschooled) the Little M. decided to share with me how he felt while he was still at school. We tend to do that; all of a sudden he remembers something that happened ages ago and talks about is as if it had happened just…