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Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers – Open for Submissions

What could $3,000 and professional filmmaking support help you accomplish? The 2026 Carole Dorothy Joyce Grant for Student Filmmakers is now accepting submissions from students ...
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Filmmaker Community Post

Ever Feel Like You’re On A Movie Set In NYC?

There is something about walking around New York City on a beautiful fall day that makes you want to take pictures. Maybe it is the ...
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Cinematography

Shooting my first television drama series by UK-based cinematographer Mari Yamamura

Cinematographer Mari Yamamura on shooting ‘Blue Season’television drama, and her creative use of lighting and filters
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Filmmaker Community Post

VFX Person Needed

VFX / COMPOSITING ARTIST WANTED — INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM We’re looking for an emerging VFX artist, film student, recent film-school graduate, or self-taught VFX enthusiast ...
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Photo by Sandy Millar, Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand.
FeaturedHow-To Be A Filmmaker Articles

Step Away from That Rabbit Hole, and Write Now!

Photo by Sandy Millar, Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand. Do you sometimes find yourself staring at a blank page, fighting distractions, but then, CUT TO ...
Post Production

Creating a Story Out of Nothing: Editing Unplanned Documentaries into Compelling Stories

I have been working on various projects as an editor for a number of years, primarily in documentaries and digital advertising. When it comes to ...
Directing

How to Direct an Opening Scene

  By Kaine Levy The opening scene of a film is incredibly difficult to get right, yet one of the most important. As a filmmaker, ...

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