Filmmaker Blog - Mario J. Novoa

Most People Are Afraid To Follow Their Passion, Even For One Year by Jean Leggett CONNECT WITH JEAN LEGGETT http://onemorestorygames.com https://www.facebook.com/OneMoreStory... https://twitter.com/1MoreStoryGames LinkedIn -  http://bit.ly/1QKG0ut

Production Designer Rick Carter ("Forrest Gump", "Avatar", "Jurassic Park") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.

The Editing Genius of Michael Kahn Michael Kahn is one of the most successful film editors in the business. Here’s an in-depth look at his legendary career. Top Image: Steven Spielberg and Michael Kahn via  Empire Magazine The most interesting thing about legendary editor  Michael Kahn  isn’t that he started by editing  Hogan’s Heroes , or that he became  Steven Spielberg ‘s go-to editor. No, the most interesting thing about Kahn is that he never really wanted to be an editor in the first place. He began his journey working in a New York mailroom and slowly moved up the ladder to become an apprentice. He advanced to assistant editor and finally head editor of the classic television series  Hogan’s Heroes . From there his career shot off like a rocket. Let’s take a detailed look at his classic career, one that made  Edgar Wright  say: We were shown a montage of Michael Kahn’s credits. It was possibly the most epic, daunting and yet inspiring body of work I’ve seen a

Steven Spielberg: Bridge of Spies FULL TALK (59:50): Director Steven Spielberg discusses his latest film,  Bridge of Spies , with Director Martin Scorsese. Steven Spielberg:  Bridge of Spies October 7, 2015 A DGA Q&A in New York An honorable attorney is thrust headlong into the murky world of Cold War espionage in Director Steven Spielberg’s biopic,  Bridge of Spies . Spielberg’s historical drama tells the amazing true story of James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a New York lawyer who accepts the unenviable task of defending Rudolf Abel, a Russian spy captured in America. After Abel is convicted, Donovan’s task becomes even more complicated as he’s drafted by the CIA to negotiate the release of U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union during a mission in his U-2 spy plane, whom the Soviets may be willing to exchange for their man Abel. Following the DGA membership screening in New York on October 7, Spielberg had a conversation about t

The Baby Cries will be playing Friday October 9th, 2015 at the Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival! — at The Hotel Zamora. Check out the interactive 2015 Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Schedule.  Source:  2015 TIGLFF Schedule | TIGLFF

Nancy From East Side Clover - Trailer from L.A. A Queer History on Vimeo . Nancy From East Side Clover | Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Source:  Nancy From East Side Clover | Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Nancy From Eastside Clover/  L.A. A Queer History  is headed up to the Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival next weekend! Congrats  Gregorio Adam Davila ! Thank you Nancy Valverde!   Film Bliss Studios Growing up poor, Chicana, a woman, and a lesbian in mid-20th century East L.A., Nancy Valverde’s life was a constant uphill battle. Now at age 83, Nancy’s defiance and resilience to maintain her identity as a Chicana butch lesbian has garnered her legendary status in the L.A. queer community. Nancy From East Side Clover Location: Sacramento, CA Venue: Crest Theater Time: 7:30 PM OCT 09, 2015

I've been involved in writing grant applications for two years, some successful, some not so successful. Part of writing applications is doing research on what grant foundations like CalHumanities, Sundance Documentary Grant and The Fledging Fund are looking for. No application is like the next, so you are constantly tweaking you narrative...your pitch, so that it resonates with organization's mission. I have a long list of fund granting institutions but not all are good fits for my current round of applications. If you are pursuing the grant funding route, make sure you do your homework and be prepared to rewrite extensively. Don't stop until you meet your first goal. You can do it! For starters check out this video from LA Doculink Meeting called "Fundraising for the Documentary! Meet the Funders". It's from 2012, so it's a little dated, but the information is useful. Good luck documentary filmmakers!

Spielberg lines up a shot of Tom Hanks on the set of Bridge of Spies.