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How to Spot Festivals Scams
A very unfortunate side of the Film Festival Industry are scammers. Anyone can start a Film Festival, and once they take your submission fee, it is very unlikely that you will get it back.
Media Kits: why they are essential for your film or screenplay
A media kit is a digital or physical kit that is a first look at your project and what it is about.
A Letter from our CEO, Caroline King
Wow! You finished your film or screenplay! This is only the beginning of your journey and here at Cinema Life, we are so happy to help you along the way.
Filmmaker Feature: Vanessa M. H. Powers
Vanessa M. H. Powers is a prolific and award-winning film director who has been making films professionally since 2011. Her company, the Oxford Comma Film Cooperative has tackled topics ranging from hysterical to heartbreaking, spanning almost every genre you can think of.
Filmmaker Feature: Aysha Wax
Aysha Wax is a writer, director and comedian. She is fun, witty and unintentionally the loudest person in the room. Aysha has had her sketch videos featured on Buzzfeed, Funnyordie, Wifey TV, and WhoHaHa.
Filmmaker Feature: Michael Gene Conti
Originally from West Haven, CT, Michael moved to Los Angeles where he dove head first into the world of acting. Taking some time to perform on stage in NYC, Michael then wrote and sold the series ‘Spooked’ to Hulu which thrusted him into the world of screenwriting.
Filmmaker Feature: Frank J. Avella
Frank J. Avella is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. Frank’s screenplays (Consent, Lured, Screw The Cow, Multitasking, Fig Jam) have received 34 major awards at Film Festivals throughout the world (16 countries) and have been selected/winners/finalists in over 160 Fests/Comps to date.
Filmmaker Feature: Rachel Fitzgerald
Rachel Fitzgerald directed the successful short film ‘Filch’ (2018) and ‘The Gunslinger’ (2021). Rachel hopes to make feature films one day and be a renowned action/comedy director. Rachel is a passionate filmmaker who strives to learn something new with each project.
Filmmaker Feature: Jonathan Wilhelmsson
Jonathan Wilhelmsson is a Swedish director, cinematographer and editor. He has studied at Sydney Film School where he in 2017 made his thesis film Waltzing Tilda (2017), a post-apocalyptic comedy about the last woman on earth.
Filmmaker Feature: Julie Leibee
Julie Leibee is a screenwriter based in Los Angeles. Originally from Maryland, she spent the first chapter of her career as Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador and a nonprofit fundraiser in Washington, DC.
