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Welcome to July Filmmakers Club, Stage 32 Community! If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know: July Filmmakers Club is your month-long creative accelerator, designed to help you connect with fellow filmmakers, set clear intentions, and move your projects forward with purpose, in partnership with Blackmagic Design. Every week, we'll be sharing a new July Filmmakers Club blog packed with inspiration, resources, and a new creative challenge to keep you motivated and making progress...

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Have you had a creative weekend so far? Whether you’ve been writing, filming, editing, or simply dreaming up your next big idea, I’ve got some inspiring content to fuel your passion and keep you moving forward. So grab your coffee, and let’s dive in. This week’s featured video comes from FilmSpeak: Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS Just Changed Filmmaking Forever. Coogler’s Sinners is already being called a landmark achievement in cinema and a genre-defining horror mast...

Small feature films are roads to much bigger projects. A positive, proactive attitude will propel your work. Here is what you need to give your film a fighting chance against the competition. 1. Aim For Attention Successful projects happen when you adopt a realistic approach to their completion. Don’t think too big too soon. Storytelling as a filmmaker is a lifelong learning curve but a positive attitude is everything. A feature film carries the kudos and longevity that short-form content doe...

If you have visited my profile, you have presumably noticed where I live. So I want to give you a very Swedish piece of advice. Here in Sweden, we are sometimes reminded of Swedes who are popular in Hollywood. You may know about Greta Garbo, Alexander Skarsgård, Ingrid Bergman, Dolph Lundgren, and Alicia Vikander. Or heard about other Swedes in Hollywood. So, how do you become popular? You may at first find it odd that we Swedes can be popular abroad. I have myself encountered the opinion "y...

A word to the wise. What I’m proposing in this article is based on my aspirations and intentions. Some may want to point out that I may fail. Sad to say, there are always people like that in this industry, and the best thing to do with them is to keep them at a distance. We don’t need their negative energy, so we shouldn’t allow them to undermine our confidence. As we know, there are no guarantees for what we are doing, but we have to face any opportunity with confidence and not doubt. Why wou...

June marks a natural transition—a season change, a shift in light, a nudge to check in. As creatives, we often move forward without pausing to consider how we are feeling. How are we functioning? Or we do not do it often enough. Now that we are halfway through the year, it is a good time to pay attention to what is actually sustaining us and take a reset. In my mind, the best place to start is with your health, not just in a physical sense, instead as a state of alignment across three dimensio...

AI in the publishing field is not merely an idea; it’s already a reality. New tools specifically designed for publishing are being introduced, and the first publishers are beginning to experiment with them. At the Turin International Book Fair, the largest book fair in Italy, I attended a product presentation for one of these tools. The host publisher shared that he was initially sceptical but was ultimately amazed by the results and wants to continue using it. But what does this mean for wri...

Happy Monday, Creative Army! If you weren’t able to make it to Cannes this year, don’t worry, we’re bringing Cannes to you. As many of you know, Stage 32 has proudly partnered with the Marche du Film at the Cannes Film Festival for ten incredible years, and this year was one of our biggest yet. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing exclusive recordings of our 2025 Cannes expert panels right here on the Stage 32 blog, so you can tap into the insights, strategies, and connections that were...

Happy Sunday, Creative Army! Let’s kick things off with a huge shoutout to everyone who has already jumped into this month’s Introduce Yourself Weekend. Thousands of creatives from around the world are connecting, sharing their stories, and building relationships that will lead to collaborations, opportunities, and lifelong friendships. If you haven’t yet made your introduction, you’ve still got time! Head over to the Introduce Yourself Lounge and say hello before the weekend wraps. Be bold....

Networking is too often associated with adjectives such as uncomfortable, artificial, or intimidating. However, there are concrete ways to change your mindset and navigate these situations effectively so it goes back to what it was originally intended for: creating and solidifying meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships, in your industry and beyond. 1) Think About Your Purpose As a film producer, I have always wanted to work with people from all over the world to make authentic fi...