Check out my article, Reel Lessons in Marketing on FlackRabbit. It was inspired by my experience working for the DC Shorts Film Festival. I’ve been involved with this annual event for several years and have done almost everything – I’ve judged screenplays and films, taken pictures, sold t-shirts, moderated discussions and, of course, attended numerous [...]
Reel Lessons in Marketing
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · raves
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Writing About Creativity for the Pink Line Project
November 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · raves
I’m going to be writing for the Pink Line Project. What’s Pink Line? Describing itself as “a catalyst for the culturally curious”, the site is a guide to DC’s art and cultural scene. If you’re looking to attend fun art parties in Washington, and learn more about the arts, it’s a great site to check [...]
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Funky Prairie Boy – My Favorite Film of DC Shorts
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · raves
Go see the best of DC Shorts on Thursday night at E Street Cinema.
It was a great festival again. I’ve volunteered with DC Shorts for more than four years now and each year it gets better and better.
My personal favorite film in the festival was Funky Prairie Boy. It won the Diversity Award (presented by [...]
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Behind the Scenes at a Screenplay Reading
September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · raves
Now in it’s sixth year, DC Shorts has been named by MovieMaker Magazine as “one of the nation’s leading short film festivals.” The festival features 100 films from across the country and around the world. What’s unique about DC Shorts is its focus on the filmmaker, many of whom will be in attendance this year.
I’ve [...]
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Eurabia is Writers on the Storm Quarterfinalist
September 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I learned recently that my screenplay Eurabia is a Quarterfinalist in the Writers On The Storm Screenplay Competition. Out of more than 1300 scripts submitted, Eurabia finished in the top 10%. This competition was sponsored by Coverage, Ink., one of the premier script analysis services in the industry and the leader in low-cost, high-quality screenplay analysis. It was [...]
Crowdsourced Film Festivals
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Maybe because I’ve been reading Wikinomics, but the idea of a crowdsourced film festival really seems like a good one.
I’ve been a judge for the DC Shorts Film Festival. Am I more of an expert than you are on short film? Possibly. Am I more knowledgeable and astute than a vast crowd of film buffs? [...]