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Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
The Indie Film Hustle Podcast is your #1 source for how to hack the film business and indie film world! The show is here to help as many indie filmmakers as I could. We wanted to bring the best guests, industry leaders, creative legends, and film business friends to you, the IFH Tribe.
Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning Writer/Director Oliver Stone, Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot), James V. Hart (writer Dracula, Hook), John August (Big Fish…
Episodes
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 704: From Short Film to Hollywood Blockbuster with David F. Sandberg
David F. Sandberg is a highly talented and innovative filmmaker who has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. Born on January 21, 1981, in Jönköping…
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IFH 703: Writing and Selling Screenplays Outside of Hollywood with Allen Johnson
Today's guest is screenwriter Allen Johnson. Allen has taken a unique path to become a working screenwriter. He has been able not only to sell ten screenplays…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 702: How to Make Four Features in One Year with Chad Archibald & Cody Calahan
Chad Archibald and Cody Calahan are Canadian film directors and producers known for their work in the horror genre. They have collaborated on several projects…
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IFH 701: Writing for TV/Streaming Platforms in Today's World with Michael Jamin
Today on the show we have writer and showrunner Michael Jamin. Michael has been writing for television since 1996. His many credits include Just Shoot Me, King…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 700: How to Be a Screenwriter in Hollywood with Marshall Herskovitz
Our guest today is producer, director and screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz. Many of his production projects have been in partnership with his long-time…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 699: Writing for Spielberg & Creating the Cult Classic Tremors with S.S. Wilson
S.S. Wilson, the screenwriter of such films as Tremors and Short Circuit, has just finished his second novel Fraidy Cats. Wilson also wrote a book on special…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 698: Writing the 90 Day Screenplay with Alan Watt
Today on the show we have screenwriter and best-selling author Alan Watt. Alan Watt is the author of The 90-Day Novel, Amazon’s #1 book on writing, as well as…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 697: Building a Filmmaking Brand on Youtube with Darious Britt
Darious Britt is a filmmaker, YouTuber, and educator known for his work in the film and online video industry. He is popular for his YouTube channel…
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IFH 696: How I Wrote Birdman with Oscar® Winner Alexander Dinelaris
Alexander Dinelaris is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning screenwriter for "Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)", a co-producer on the three…
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IFH 695: Writing Screenplays that Actually Sell with Lucy V. Hay
Today on the show we have Lucy V. Hay from Bang2Write. Lucy is an author and script editor, living in Devon with her husband, three children, and six cats…
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IFH 694: Screenwriting for Schwarzenegger & Stallone with Miles Chapman
Today on the show we have Miles Chapman, the screenwriter behind the successful action franchise Escape Plan starring the legendary Sylvester Stallone. The…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 693: Inside Writing the Oscar Nominated Mad Max: Fury Road with Brendan McCartney
Brendan McCarthy studied Painting and Film at Chelsea school of Art under the celebrated British Pop Artist Patrick Caulfield.Brendan is one of the UK's most…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Make A Living As A Filmmaker
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 692: How I Wrote Erin Brockovich with Susannah Grant
In the male-dominated world of Hollywood, Susannah Grant has emerged as a powerful force, breaking barriers and reshaping the landscape of screenwriting. With…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 691: How I Wrote Fight Club with Jim Uhls
Jim Uhls is an American screenwriter best known for his work on the iconic film "Fight Club." Born in 1951 in the United States, Uhls began his career in the…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: You Can Do This!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 690: Inside the Golden Age of Hollywood with George Stevens Jr.
George Stevens, Jr. has achieved an extraordinary creative legacy over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is a writer, director, producer, playwright and…
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IFH 689: Creating Revenue Streams for Filmmakers with Pat McGowan
Pat McGowan is a longtime Film & Video Creator from Ottawa, Canada. As with many in the “biz”, his career started as a musician, moved into audio post and then…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Don't Be The Desperate Filmmaker
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 688: What They Don't Tell Filmmakers about Making an Indie Film with Jeremy Gardener
Jeremy Gardner is an American actor, writer, and director known for his work in the independent horror film "The Battery." He wrote, directed, and starred in…
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IFH 687: Skipping First-Time Screenwriting Mistakes with Naomi Beaty
Today on the show we have former studio executive turned screenwriting teacher and screenplay consultant Naomi Beaty. She is essentially an on-call development…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: The Art Of Breaking The Rules
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 686: How to Get Things Done with David Allen
David Allen is a productivity consultant and the author of the book "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity." He is widely recognized for his…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 685: Learning Screenwriting Story Structure with John Bucher
Today on the show, we have storytelling guru John Bucher, who is a renowned strategist, communicator, and cultural mythologist based out of Hollywood…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 684: How to Make a Kick-Ass Low-Budget Zombie Film with Eric England
Eric England is an American film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, particularly for his 2013 film…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 683: Crash, Boom, Bang! How to Write Action Movies with Michael Lucker
Today on the show we have screenwriter, Michael Lucker. Michael is a writer, director, and producer with twenty years of experience creating film, television…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Balance
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 682: How to Make Your Own Damn Indie Movie with Lloyd Kaufman
Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, but wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale, though, he got introduced to "B"…
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IFH 681: From Indie Filmmaker to $1 Billion Sale to Disney with Michael Gallagher
Today's guest is a filmmaker and Filmtrepreneur Michael Gallagher. Michael is one of the co-founders of Makers Studio. Makers Studios was the largest…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Tell Your Story
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 680: Directing The Last Exorcism with Daniel Stamm
Daniel Stamm was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, where as a teenager he was host of a radio show and editor of a youth magazine. He toured with a theater…
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IFH 679: Screenwriting a Multi-Million Dollar Movie Franchise with Aaron Mendelsohn
Today's guest is a screenwriter, director, professor, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Writers Guild of America West Aaron Mendelsohn. He is best known for…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Tools In The Toolbox
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 678: Inside the PIXAR Story Brain Trust with Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards has written two classic animated films for WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION, the Academy Award nominated Treasure Planet and the Academy Award and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 677: How to Write for Television, Netflix & Hollywood with Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit
Today on the show we have the showrunning writing duo of Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. They are responsible for bring iconic character Pikachu to the big…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Fake It Till You Make It!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 676: Horror Filmmaking Masterclass with Danny Draven
Danny Draven is an award-winning director and producer of genre films. After receiving his film degree in Boston, he moved to Hollywood and worked his way up…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 675: Inside HBO’s Writers Room with Showrunner Daniel Knauf
Today's guest is writer and showrunner, Daniel Knauf. Daniel Knauf had a couple of small credits to his name—a TV movie here, a stint on Wolf Lake there—when…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Dealing With Rejection
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 674: How to Always Make Money with Independent Film Godfather Roger Corman
Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford…
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IFH 673: How I Wrote Ant-Man with Joe Cornish
Have you ever wondered what it is like screenwriting inside the Marvel and Studio machine? Wonder no further, today we have screenwriter and director Joe…
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IFH 672: How to Build a Paying Audience for Your Indie Film with Pat Flynn
Pat Flynn, the founder of Smart Passive Income (SPI), is a pioneering figure in the world of online business and digital marketing. His success story has…
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IFH 671: How I Built a Blockbuster Career Off of an Indie Film with Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer (Director/Producer) began his career as a filmmaker in Memphis, Tennessee. While working at Barnes & Noble, he learned camera and editing…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: You Are What You Believe In
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 670: How I Made $193M Off My Micro-Budget Film with Oren Peli
Oren Peli, an Israeli-American film producer, director, and screenwriter, is the creative genius behind the horror sensation Paranormal Activity. The movie…
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IFH 669: The Secrets of Story with Matt Bird
You’ve just boarded a plane. You’ve loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Why Filmmaking Goals Suck?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 668: Creating the Ultra-Violent World of John Wick with Derek Kolstad (CROSSOVER)
Today we have a special CROSSOVER episode of the IFH Podcast. Our guest is Derek Kolstad, the genius behind the extremely successful John Wick franchise. An…
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IFH 667: From Short Film Script to Spielberg with Sacha Gervasi
Being a podcaster now for over 600 episodes I've heard all sorts of stories on how people make it in the film business. From Sundance darlings to blind luck…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: How To Get Over Your Filmmaking Fears
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 666: Shazam! You WON'T Believe How David F. Sandberg Created This Blockbuster Film!
So many times we hear those mythical stories of a filmmaker who makes a short film and uploads it to YouTube in hopes of a big-time film producer sees it and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: OSCAR WINNERS! The Daniels Breakdown How they Made Everything, Everywhere, All at Once!
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as DANIELS, have been writing and directing together for over a decade, initially with a slew of viral…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Go Make Your Movie NOW!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 665: Secrets to Working Inside the Hollywood Machine with Boaz Yakin
We have for you on the show today screenwriter and director, Boaz Yakin, The writer behind The Punisher, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Rookie, & Safe and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Don't Let Your Filmmaking Spark Go Out!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 664: How to Create a Viable & Profitable Story Idea with Erik Bork
Today on the show we have screenwriter and producer Erik Bork. Erik Bork is a screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, From…
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BONUS EPISODE: How Indie Films Can Use The Mandalorian Virtual Production Tech with Rene Amador
What if indie filmmakers could access the same virtual production systems used on the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian? What if you could use that same…
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IFH 663: No Bullscript – Screenwriting Advice from the Executive’s Perspective with Danny Manus
Today on the show we have an author, writer, and former studio development, Danny Manus. Danny parlayed his career as a development executive in Hollywood to…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Why Filmmakers Need To Break The Rules
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 662: The Coffee Break Screenwriter with Pilar Alessandra
I've been trying to get today's guest on the show for months. Pilar Alessandra is an author, podcaster, and script consultant. She's the director of the…