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

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


Latest Episodes

BONUS EPISODE: Making Money with Theatrical Self-Distribution with Steven Lewis Simpson
May 22, 2020

I'm very excited to bring this episode to the IFH Tribe. Today on the show we have filmmaker, Filmtrepreneur, and self-distribution expert Steven Lewis Simpson. Steven has been able to generate hundreds of thousands in revenue for his film Neither...

FT 049: An Evening with the Duplass Brothers - From a $3 Short Film to Netflix & HBO
May 18, 2020

I had the pleasure the other night to see two of my inspirations speak on stage. Mark and Jay Duplass or as they are known The Duplass Brothers, were at a book signing for their new book, Like Brothers, and gave an awesome talk about how they got...

FT 048: The Art of iPhone Filmmaking with Tangerine Director Sean Baker
May 11, 2020

I've recently been looking and studying alternative shoot methods to shoot a feature film. One name that keeps coming up is Sean Baker. His ground-breaking film Tangerine made more noise at the Sundance Film Festival than the winner that year. The...

FT 047: Introducing Indie Film Hustle Academy - Premium Film Education
May 07, 2020

Well, I've been busy during this quarantine. I was racking my brain on how I could provide more value to the Tribe so I create the IFH Academy. The IFH Academy is the home of exclusive online courses on filmmaking, screenwriting, film distribution,...

FT 046: Self Distribution vs Traditional Distribution (The RAW TRUTH)
May 05, 2020

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE, self-distribution vs traditional distribution!!! I wanted to finally create an HONEST resource for indie filmmakers to learn the TRUTH about both forms of distributing their films. I get into the weeds on this one and...

FT 045: The Craft of Indie Film Producing with Suzanne Lyons
April 27, 2020

Today on the show we have veteran indie producer and best-selling author Suzanne Lyons. Suzanne was one of my first guests on the Indie Film Hustle Podcast. Her episodes are some of my most downloaded episodes so I had to have her back on to talk...

FT 044: The Art of Micro-Budget Filmmaking with Noam Kroll
April 20, 2020

Today on the show we have the writer, director, post guru, and podcaster Noam Kroll. Noam has directed a killer micro-budget feature film called Shadows on the Road. In this episode, we discuss how he shot this extreme micro-budget film and still made...

FT 043: The Frankenstein Self Distribution Model with Ryan Templeton
April 13, 2020

Today on the show we have filmmaker Ryan Templeton. Ryan has been developing a "Frankenstein" self-distribution model for the ever-changing filmmaking landscape. Though this interview was recorded before the pandemic it seemed almost Nostradamus-like...

FT 042: How to Sell Your Indie Film Using Ninja Facebook Hacks with Kyle Prohaska
April 06, 2020

We all want to make money selling our feature films or streaming series but getting people's attention in this noisy world is pretty impossible. We don't have the marketing budget of the studios to reach our audience. What is a filmmaker to do? Why...

BONUS: Filmmaking Side Hustles to Survive the Pandemic
April 03, 2020

Many filmmakers thinking is based on two months ago. They believe that the world will go back to exactly how it was before on this pandemic blows over. That might be true and I truly hope it does but hope alone will not pay the rent. Our industry is...

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