I received an email from a colleague telling me that Mike Leigh has mentioned my encounter with him in his blog in the Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/25/mike-lei...

Fellows from Project Involve and other Film Independent labs were invited to Universal studio for a presentation and a Cocktail reception. We were welcomed by Publicists and e...

It’s one day before the Oscar’s ceremony and the parties are in full swing in Hollywood. It began with a DreamWorks brunch at Campanilla in La Brea to honour the Animation Academy ...

Today, fifteen scripts have been selected as finalists for PI shorts. Alas, my scripts were not selected. Reading the selected scripts, I could see that they bear the spirit of Fr...

There was a long line of hopefuls, who were eagerly awaiting the screening of the 2009 Oscar-nominated short films, in front of the Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills. My c...

A crisis! We were called for a meeting with Josh Welsh, the head of Talent Development at Film Independent. In the meeting, Josh announced that our Sponsors, particularly Ban...

January was an intense month. We started with a workshop with Casting director, Nicole Arbusto (Stephanie Daley, Philadelphia). We were asked to submit a scene from our features in orde...

Dec 10th, 2008 – Film independent offices (LA) Ten of us were invited to pitch our projects to Oscar-winning director and producer Peggy Rajski. Before we arrived to the...

A Fox Searchlight party for Slumdog and the Wrestler I can’t remember the name of the restaurant, but it’s located in Beverly Hills and has an impressive back garden, where th...

The month starts with a workshop with Joans Checkel, one of the leading mentors in Hollywood. Her labs provide an opportunity to put a film on its feet prior to production. Directors, ...