Sitemap - 2024 - Hope For Film
There's A Lot We Can Do In The Year To Come
Cinema's Secret Formulas: Why We Deliberately Don't Offer True Choice
Piling More Bad On The Pile Of All We Ignore And Then Ignore Some More
More Bad Things Our 2024 Cinema Ecosystem Endures
Most Viewed HFF Posts, 2024 Edition
Good Things That Happened In The FKATheFilmBiz in 2024
15+ Suggestions For AMPAS Reform, 2024 Edition
Cinema's Secret Formulas: When To Sell
Are These ALL The Film-Related Podcasts?
Here In Filmland, Everyday Is Tornado Season
Cinema's Secret Formulas: Why We Do Not Improve Things In Our Cinema Ecosystem
Why do people subscribe to HopeForFilm?
Let me help you navigate Sh*storm2.0
A Second Heaping... What A Week!
Be Prepared: A Sh*tload Of Chaos Is Coming!
Everything You NEED To Be Ready For The New Non-Dependent Cinema Ecosystem
Cinema's Secret Formulas: Why Change Is Slow
If You Are Traveling Today Or Tomorrow...
The HopeForFilm Non-Dependent Distribution Masterclass, 2024 edition
The Importance Of The Time Spent NOT Being Able To Make Your Movie
Mental Health Support For Artists
7 Factors That Improve A Director/Producer Collaboration
Here's How You CAN Get An Independent Movie Financed Today
Cinema’s Secret Formulas: How To Build An Audience
Set And Setting: Context Is Everything
Cinema’s Secret Formulas: The Closed Triangle Of Audience Elevation
Wade into the waters, find the key, rinse, and repeat.
The Way We Finance & Budget Movies Limits Both Upside and Artistry
Creating a More Transparent Film Festival Landscape
Artists In Need: Frequent Flyer & Customer Points Initiative
Stuck, ruts, and escape hatches
Hopes, errors, hustles, and movies you have to see.
Choice, choice words, collective action, and the ongoing cearch for a perfect meta-metaphor
Is it all the opposite of what it claims?
Why This IS The Best Time Ever To Invest In Indie Film
Visiting Artist Residency Database & Placement Agency
Every day the tea leaves change.
Solutions, experiments, successes & some secrets
Ted Hope & The Industry - 5 Part Live Event Collaboration
Good news, bad news, and a cure for what was formerly known as the "indie" blues
How To Harness The Appeal Of Horror In Your Work
Proposal Generator (To Future Proof The Film World)
If change is constant, when does the old become new?
Take action, embrace risk, & shed false assumptions
What Should The Non-Dependent Filmmaker Be Most Concerned About Right Now?
Non-Dependent Distribution Tactics & Recommendations, 2024
Peace and other discussion worthy topics
You are thinking about it all wrong, friend.
They Say Truth Will Set You Free
Truths Hurt... Even When We Wake Up
Francis Ford Coppola IS The Filmmaker Of The Year
The Film Festival That America Needs Now
50 Concepts To Embrace To Benefit The Non-Dependent Distribution Of Your Film
Special Birthday Discount HopeForFilm Subscription (and other unrelated thoughts)
Just so you know... I am not bitter.
How To Kill Off Private Equity Investment In Independent Film in America
The Big Mistake Filmmakers Make "Supplying" The Market
The Logical Response Is To Be Bitter
Everything Is A Question About Life, Isn't It?
A Distribution Playbook For The Non-Dependent Filmmaker
Free Screenings, Free The Producers, Free The PA's -- Oh My!
Best Practices For (Filmmakers) Before You Launch Your Newsletter.
Further Murmurations & Meditations
I’ve Got Issues With Film Festivals
Our Many Worthless / Wonderful Practices
How Can We Better Give All That We Truly Want To Give?
Love, Loss... What's The Cost?
30+ Tactics I’d Use To Succeed If I Was Starting Out As A Cinema Producer Today
Were We "Chatting" Or Just Shaking Fists At Those Darn Clouds Again?
If I Was Starting Out Today As A Producer…
This Is What This-Land-Called-Cinema Truly Looks Like Now (I Think)
Today Only: Free Links & Ponders For Everyone!
Thinking Loudly, Worrying Mightily, Smiling Softly, And Plotting A Better World
What In The World Influences Us These Days?
If You Want To Discover The Truth, You Have To Ask The Questions.
Sipping Some Coffee And Thinking Out Loud In Public Again
The Big & Little Changes In Our Once “Indie” Film Business
Do You Need My Help Navigating The Indie Film Space?
It's Not A Warm Bath You're In... You Are Soaking In The Soup
We Can Fix What's Broken, One Micro-Improvement At A Time. You With Me?
The Idea Was To Leave Behind Something So Positive That No One Could Forget It
All The Hits: Constant Change, Long Runs, Recognition, & Rebirth
What Sort Of Person Can Run A “Successful” Newsletter?
MMMM: Could Being Bored & Not Longing For A Better World Be The Answer To Everything? To Anything?
Things Been Happening Lately... Not.
Non-Dependence Day Special Offer
Links, Hijinks And That Certain Stink
Don’t Be Conned: The “Something For Everyone” Concept Is Bunk
Make Us Talk: Get Us To Tell The World How Much We Love Your Movie!
If Only I Could Invite Nymphia Wind, Obama, and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang
Can You Do Me A Really Big Solid?
Always Be Learning: Is This Our Most Important Practice?
Celebration, Regulation, Manipulation, Devaluation, Stimulation... And Other Hits
Pattern Recognition: How To Find More Of What You Love
I Am No Longer Going To Produce Films For My Living
I Feel A Change Is Going To Come
A Big Cover-Up Or.... A Seduction By The Comfiness Of Our Cozy Little Cave?
Do People Actually Know What Sort Of New Movies They Want To See?
Hot News, Hot Links, And A Flaming Hot Attitude
The Rules Of Producing Have Significantly Changed
List Of (Almost) All The HFF Acronyms
What New Smiles And Terrors Did The Past Week Bring?
It Is Time For Doc & Indie Filmmakers To Abandon The Global VOD Platforms
Entice Disaster & Utopia To Dance Hand In Hand
Taking The Shine Where You Find It
Break On Through To The Other Side
The Secret Truth We Struggle To Admit About Cinema & Streaming
Participation Is Never As Easy As It Seems
Are We A Bunch Of Idiots For Ignoring The Simple Fix That Could Save Cinema?
There Is So Much Good Stuff Out There To Help Us All
I Need To Ask Again: "Why Did You Become A Producer, Ted?"
Why Did You Become A Producer, Ted?
Your Choice: Forever Be Their Content Slave Or Build The Road To Our Utopian Culture
The Welcome Death Of Great Things
INVISIBLE NATION: Lots Of Good News & Cool Things To Reveal
Do We Make Film Festivals Work Better For Everyone, Or Do We Let Them Die Off When They Don't?
Stop Financing Movies (Unless You Finance Marketing & Operational Improvements Too)!
How To Build The Non-Dependent Film Ecosystem, Pt 2
Hey East Coasters! Come See Our Film
Everything Is ALL A Part-Time Gig Now
Are Our Film Festivals Dying, Getting Ill, Or Just Aging Out?
New Ideas: The Popcorn List, Pt 2
New Ideas Popping On The Indie Scene, Pt 1
How To Build The Non-Dependent Film Ecosystem, Pt 1
America’s Core Business Strategy Has Become Its Dominant Movie Aesthetic.
Want To Be A "Better" Artist or Entrepreneur?
What Does It Take To Survive A Life In The Arts Today?
Why Are There So Many Bad Movies?
Do We Really Care Enough About Indie Cinema To Save It?
Answers To Know Before The Questions Are Asked
What Do You Consider With An Edit Assembly?
How To Let Cinema Change Your Life, Pt 2
"In my work, I strive to confront complexity rather than shy away from it."
How To Let Cinema Change Your Life, Pt 1
At The Risk Of Stating The Obvious: We Need To Make Money!
Movies That Will Take You Somewhere You Never Expected
"Becoming an artist is not a decision; it's a necessity." -- Asmae El Moudir
Why Do We Deny Ourselves What We Really Want?
Hey LA! Special Treat! See Our Film, and...
5 Questions #10: Madeleine Gavin
My Best Movie Viewing Experiences Of 2023
5 Questions #8 : Maite Alberdi