Episode 41: Ché Baker

In 2017, the Grand Jury Prize for feature film at Film invasion Los Angeles went to Blue World Order, a science-fiction epic that blows audiences away with everything it manages to accomplish for a truly independent film.  Ché Baker is the creative force behind Blue World Order and thankfully I’ve managed to meet up with this Australian …

Episode 42: DF4Q with Alex Merkin

Jeff & Alex at the 2016 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. What is DF4Q?  It’s the Discover 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 Alex Merkin …

Episode 41: Alex Merkin

Jeff & Alex at the 2016 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. This Modern Man Is Beat won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2016, and I never stopped thinking about how beautifully cinematic it is.  I knew from working with the filmmakers that there would be a good story behind it, and …

Grand Jury Prize Winner Jean-Marie Marbach on Discover Film Podcast

FILA 2017 alum Jean-Marie Marbach, whose music video Fiebre en la Disco won the Grand Jury Prize, sits down with festival programmer Jeff Howard for a discussion about independent filmmaking from start to finish, including distribution.  Listen to the podcast at the Discover Film website or on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or Stitcher. Source: FILA