Go Behind the Scenes of Our 2016 Film Initiative Winner

There are plenty of filmmakers exploring the blurred line between fiction and reality, but far fewer explore a much more…

Announcing Our 2017 Film Initiative Recipient

As we wrap up the second ever Musicbed Film Initiative, we’ve been blown away by not only the quantity of…

Elle Ginter on Transitioning to the Director’s Seat

If there is such thing as a “traditional path” to becoming a film director, Elle Ginter did not take it.…

6 Prompts to Launch Your Next Short Film

When things are going well, film ideas lead one to the next. You’re working on one project, and something sparks…

How to Fund Your Next Film on Kickstarter

Who hasn’t had to scale back an epic film project knowing there is no way to actually pay for it?…

5 Short Documentaries That Pack a Punch

We’re suckers for great documentaries, and there’s no shortage of them right now. What’s amazing is these films are not…

6 Exceptional One-Minute Short Films

Movie magic happens in an instant. It’s an alchemy of elements that, for whatever reason, creates something much more valuable…

On Directing Nonactors: The Bold Decisions Behind ‘The Cage’

When Ricky Staub, founder and director of Neighborhood Film Company, decided to make his first narrative short film, he went…

The Making of Jake Viramontez’s ‘Killing the Rock’

A sculptor doesn’t see the rock. A sculptor sees what’s inside the rock (i.e. The Sculpture). It takes a different…

An Oscar-Nominated Animator on How to Tell Catchy Stories

Three recent design school graduates are sitting in a room somewhere in the Netherlands, listening to an album. The record…