2018 Festival Deadlines

The deadlines for the 2018 Sherman Oaks Film Festival are: Early Deadline: June 1 Regular Deadline: July 1 Extended Deadline: August 1 Final Deadline: September 1 The entry fee goes up $5 after each deadline. Submit your films, music videos and screenplays before thosee deadlines pass. The festival will be held November 7, 8, & …

Grand Jury Prize winner STAY offers Secret Perk

Last year, Grand Jury Prize winner for feature film was Stay, a great movie that programmer Jeff Howard said reminded him of Soderbergh’s early work. Stay is going the self-distribution route and is on Indiegogo right now.  The producers are offering a “Secret Perk” for those anyone associated with SOFF.  Click here for the Stay SOFF secret …

Episode 58: DIF4Q with Lindsay Nyman

What is DIF4Q?  It’s the Discover Indie Film Four Questions. Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3) Name a film you think is underrated Name a film you think is overrated Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out I met actor/writer/producer/amazingly-kind-person Lindsay Nymanwhen her film The Blind Center won …

Episode 57: Lindsay Nyman

The Blind Center won a Grand Jury Prize at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2017, and it also brought down the house.  It’s not available online yet, but it will be soon.  I got to talk to both director/producer Tim Cruz and actor/writer/producer Lindsay Nyman in separate interviews… I can’t say this for sure, but …