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Good morning Stage 32 Creatives! I hope your week is off to a great start. I want to give you some updates that I think will make it even better. Obviously, if you have been following Stage 32 for any length of time, you know that despite the temporary hiatus in production, business is still going on in the industry. In fact, during the recent Global Pitch Tank I hosted last week, Manager Spencer Robinson of Art/Work said, “I’m reading more than ever and I’m on the phone with producers and ne...

Happy Saturday Stage 32 Community! Today is Saturday, right? What day is it?! How long have we been in quarantine?! Time is starting to feel a little like this... Name that Classic Movie!   Worry not folks, because Stage 32 is committed to bringing you entertainment, education, and community from the comfort and safety of your own home. Over the past several weeks, we have had the supreme pleasure of hosting a number of live digital events! We sipped cocktails in our respective hom...

Welcome back, rear reader! What you are reading is the second half of a two-part series on how to find money for movies. Even if you don’t have any interest in crowdfunding, I recommend reading the first half of “How to Find Money for Movies: Fundraising” before you proceed. Not only did we clear up some widely misunderstood terms when it comes to money, but we also talked about...DISCLAIMER: Under no circumstances should you take my advice when it comes to money. Why are you listening to people...

Ok, Stage 32! What you are about to read is a two-part article that’s been more than fifteen years in the making. For a little context, my arrival in Los Angeles landed me behind a telephone at the Exodus Film Group... where I pitched would-be investors on family entertainment for two long years. Probably the best part of working at Exodus, apart from the mentorship I received, was spending time with Basil Poledouris - who wrote the film score for RoboCop and many other personally beloved movies...

Happy Saturday Stage 32! Last Friday night, we had the pleasure of hosting a live virtual table read and happy hour. It was a smash-success and brought hundreds of you much needed laughter and community in the time of #SelfQuarantine. Stage 32 is committed to bringing you entertainment, education, and community from the comfort and safety of your own home. For those of you who missed this online good-time, worry not! We are thrilled to announce you can now download the full table read and ca...

    Happy Friday Stage 32 Community!   I hope this blog finds you safe, happy, healthy, and creative. Like all of you, the Stage 32 team has been diligently rocking that work from home life while in self-quarantine. Fortunately, things have been a little less lonely with the help of our epic Stage 32 community of over 600,000 worldwide (and growing by the thousands every week!). We are incredibly happy to be putting the "social" in #SocialDistancing.    This Monday, April 6th at 1 pm...

Switching distribution guns to KILL MODE! The distribution journey for a Dutch-made low-budget action/sci-fi flick.     Kill Mode’s Release Wasn’t Timed to Coincide with a Global Pandemic! (2020) Kill Mode was released in the United States on March 17 by RLJE Films, our U.S. distributor, through a deal brokered by our international sales agent, Raven Banner Entertainment (Canada). While this blog entry is principally about how the Kill Mode producers secured and negotiated distribut...

Hey, guys. Hoping you are all staying safe, healthy and (relatively) sane. With thousands of new creatives and professionals joining Stage 32 over the last week, traffic, interactions, and network requests at an all-time high, and with all of us stuck at home for the foreseeable future, I thought this would be the perfect time to throw down a content challenge. For the next 30 days, and hopefully beyond, I’m challenging you to start new posts and contribute to existing posts within the Sta...

We sincerely hope this finds you safe and healthy during this strange time in the world. Over the last few weeks, we have been working tirelessly to ensure that you know that Stage 32 is your online home to stay connected with over 600,000 film, tv, and new media creatives from across the globe. Stage 32 is proud to be putting the "social" in #SocialDistancing.  Now, we are looking forward to bringing you another virtual event to help you stay up-to-date about the state of the entertainment in...

Happy Friday, Stage 32! Yesterday, our fearless leader Richard "RB" Botto hosted one of his signature "Ask Me Anything" webinars with a special twist: Quarantine Edition. We had over 1,000 Stage 32 members, both new and old, tune in from all over the world (including practically every state in the U.S., Croatia, Brazil, Scotland, Germany, Poland, China, South Korea, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, India, South Africa and many more) and ask their questions about the state of the en...