Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: The Entrepreneurial Filmmaking Podcast with Alex Ferrari

Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: The Entrepreneurial Filmmaking Podcast with Alex Ferrari


Latest Episodes

FT 057: How to Make $1.5 Million Self Distributing an Indie Film with Christopher Rufo (CROSSOVER EVENT)
August 03, 2020

Today we have a very special episode. I am doing a cross-over episode with a member of the IFH Podcast Network, the Indie Film Academy Podcast. I will, from time to time, be highlighting Filmtrepreneurial stories and interviews from the network that I...

Annoucing the IFH Podcast Network for Filmtrepreneurs
July 23, 2020

The IFH Podcast Network makes it easy for you to discover, connect, and engage with industry-leading filmmaking and screenwriting podcasts, all in one place. We curate the best podcasts that will help you on your filmmaking and screenwriting journey....

FT 056: How Much Revenue Can a $100K Indie Film REALLY Generate with Liz Manashil
July 20, 2020

Have you ever wondered how much revenue a real indie film can make in the marketplace? Wouldn't you like to see the real and raw numbers for a nontheatrical film with no major film festival premieres? Today's guest has been brave enough to do just...

FT 055: Confessions of an Ex-Distributor Turned Filmmaker with Jeff Deverett (CROSSOVER)
July 06, 2020

I'm so excited to bring this episode to the Filmtreprenuer Tribe I can barely contain myself. This episode is a CROSSOVER EVENT with the Indie Film Hustle Podcast. The info was so good I had to share it with the FT Tribe. Today on the show we have...

FT 054: How Skillshare Screwed Over Its Instructors - Filmtrepreneur Warning!
June 22, 2020

I've been preaching from the top of the Filmtrepreneur mountain for a while now that filmmakers need to build multiple revenue streams from their projects besides just the traditional renting and sales of the film. In my book Rise of the...

BONUS: Using Filmmaking for Change in the World with Jon Fitzgerald
June 19, 2020

Today on the show we have filmmaker and author Jon Fitzgerald. Jon has twenty-five years of experience in the independent film, internet, and film festival communities, a rare leader with a unique combination of skills.  As a filmmaker, he has...

FT 053: SVOD, TVOD, AVOD, Distribution Myths, and Film Markets with Linda Nelson
June 15, 2020

Today on the show we have Linda Nelson from Indie Rights. I wanted to bring Linda back to discuss how much the distribution game has changed in the three years since she was last on the show. We also discuss the American Film Market and how to work it...

FT 052: The Documentary Filmtrepreneur Method with Griffin Hammond
June 09, 2020

Today on the show we have an OG in the online filmmaking education space, Griffin Hammond. I've followed Griffin for years and was so excited to sit down and talk shop with him. Griffin Hammond is a documentary filmmaker in New York City, known for...

FT 051: Confessions of a Producers Rep with Ben Yennie
June 01, 2020

Today on the show we have producer's rep Ben Yennie. Ben has the honor of being the very first guest I ever recorded for the IFH Podcast. He is a wealth of information so get ready to take some notes. As Founder and CEO of Guerrilla Rep Media, where...

FT 050: How NOT to Shoot a $50,000 Short Film - Lessons Learned
May 25, 2020

So as filmmakers we all want to make the best films we can. Sometimes filmmakers think that a bigger budget is the answer, that bigger is better. This is what I thought when I went down the road and create my short film Red Princess Blues. After going...

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