The Honest Filmmaker

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www.thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk From finance and script to sales and distribution for indie filmmakers. Are you a filmmaker working on your indie film, finding it hard to raise finance, understand screenwriting or ensure you make the most of your shoot? Then I’m here to help - The Honest Filmmaker is about sharing advice from my 20 years experience working on micro budget movies. Each week I chat to filmmakers, share tips and tricks to make the most of your movie, reach the widest audience and avoid mistakes that could scupper your films success from film festivals to working with the wrong approach during sales a distribution.

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Do THIS Before Submitting to a Film Festival (Most Filmmakers Don’t)

Do THIS Before Submitting to a Film Festival (Most Filmmakers Don’t) The Honest Filmmaker

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Surviving Your First Feature Film - From Dog Soldiers to Director with Craig Conway

Surviving Your First Feature Film - From Dog Soldiers to Director with Craig Conway The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make $$ on TUBI - Tips and tricks to maximise your earnings on the platform

How to Make $$ on TUBI - Tips and tricks to maximise your earnings on the platform The Honest Filmmaker

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Audience, Budget & Distribution - Building your Indie Film Career with Devon Bray

Audience, Budget & Distribution - Building your Indie Film Career with Devon Bray The Honest Filmmaker

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8 Feature Films, One Clear Audience – Devon Bray on Indie Filmmaking

8 Feature Films, One Clear Audience – Devon Bray on Indie Filmmaking The Honest Filmmaker

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Micro Budget Film Blueprint: How to Make a Film With Almost No Money

Micro Budget Film Blueprint: How to Make a Film With Almost No Money The Honest Filmmaker

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Sell your Micro Budget Movie to HBO - How one filmmaker sold his first feature to streaming

Sell your Micro Budget Movie to HBO - How one filmmaker sold his first feature to streaming The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Sell your Movie to HBO - with Stefan Van De Graaf

How to Sell your Movie to HBO - with Stefan Van De Graaf The Honest Filmmaker

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Micro Budget Film Hacks - The Smart Way to Start

Micro Budget Film Hacks - The Smart Way to Start The Honest Filmmaker

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Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss

Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss The Honest Filmmaker

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Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss

Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss The Honest Filmmaker

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How FilmHub Works for Micro Budget Filmmakers (Honest Breakdown)

How FilmHub Works for Micro Budget Filmmakers (Honest Breakdown) The Honest Filmmaker

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Self-Distribution for Micro Budget Filmmakers with Alex Srednoselac

Self-Distribution for Micro Budget Filmmakers with Alex Srednoselac The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Self-Distribute a Micro-Budget Feature Film with Alex Srednoselac

How to Self-Distribute a Micro-Budget Feature Film with Alex Srednoselac The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Fund a Micro-Budget Movie: 5 Practical Financing Strategies

How to Fund a Micro-Budget Movie: 5 Practical Financing Strategies The Honest Filmmaker

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How to be a full time filmmaker with Gugu Michaels

How to be a full time filmmaker with Gugu Michaels The Honest Filmmaker

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How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels The Honest Filmmaker

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Micro-Budget Filmmaking - The AI Artwork Debate with FilmHub's Chad Whitman

Micro-Budget Filmmaking - The AI Artwork Debate with FilmHub's Chad Whitman The Honest Filmmaker

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What Filmhub’s Relay Means for Indie Filmmakers (With Chad Wittman) - Filmmaker Questions

What Filmhub’s Relay Means for Indie Filmmakers (With Chad Wittman) - Filmmaker Questions The Honest Filmmaker

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Is Filmhub's Relay the future of Indie Film Streaming? With Chad Wittman

Is Filmhub's Relay the future of Indie Film Streaming? With Chad Wittman The Honest Filmmaker

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Making a Film About Loss—and Not Giving Up - The Honest Filmmaker Extra Clip with Jon Hill

Making a Film About Loss—and Not Giving Up - The Honest Filmmaker Extra Clip with Jon Hill The Honest Filmmaker

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What 6 Short Films Taught Me - City Eye Showcase - Southampton

What 6 Short Films Taught Me - City Eye Showcase - Southampton The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Finish the Film You Can’t Stop Thinking About with Jon Hill

How to Finish the Film You Can’t Stop Thinking About with Jon Hill The Honest Filmmaker

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Making your Debut Indie Feature Film with Jon Hill

Making your Debut Indie Feature Film with Jon Hill The Honest Filmmaker

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Start your Micro Budget Movie today - Killer Pitch Deck - How to create yours - Slide Deck

Start your Micro Budget Movie today - Killer Pitch Deck - How to create yours - Slide Deck The Honest Filmmaker

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Micro Budget Filmmaking with Justin Phillip - No Risk, No Reward

Micro Budget Filmmaking with Justin Phillip - No Risk, No Reward The Honest Filmmaker

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No Risk, No Reward - Micro Budget Filmmaking with Justin Phillip

No Risk, No Reward - Micro Budget Filmmaking with Justin Phillip The Honest Filmmaker

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Distribution Deliverables - The big list of items you need to hand over to get your film released

Distribution Deliverables - The big list of items you need to hand over to get your film released The Honest Filmmaker

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From Rejection to Release - The Indie Filmmaking Rollercoaster with Gene Dolders

From Rejection to Release - The Indie Filmmaking Rollercoaster with Gene Dolders The Honest Filmmaker

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The Indie Filmmaking Rollercoaster - The Blade Cuts Deeper with Gene Dolders

The Indie Filmmaking Rollercoaster - The Blade Cuts Deeper with Gene Dolders The Honest Filmmaker

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Location Hacks for Indie Filmmakers (Micro Budget Edition)

Location Hacks for Indie Filmmakers (Micro Budget Edition) The Honest Filmmaker

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Killer Content on a Micro Budget - Writing, Budgets, Prosthetics & Panic

Killer Content on a Micro Budget - Writing, Budgets, Prosthetics & Panic The Honest Filmmaker

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Write it, Shoot it, Survive it - The Art of Getting It Done

Write it, Shoot it, Survive it - The Art of Getting It Done The Honest Filmmaker

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The Short Film Trap - Get on with your first Indie Feature Film

The Short Film Trap - Get on with your first Indie Feature Film The Honest Filmmaker

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10 Things you should never do when making your first feature film

10 Things you should never do when making your first feature film The Honest Filmmaker

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Never do these 10 things when you make your first feature film

Never do these 10 things when you make your first feature film The Honest Filmmaker

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Age old advice for Directing Indie Film - Fix it in Post

Age old advice for Directing Indie Film - Fix it in Post The Honest Filmmaker

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How to finance your Horror film from grants and funding bodies

How to finance your Horror film from grants and funding bodies The Honest Filmmaker

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16 Mistakes that Indie Filmmakers make... from my own Painful Experience

16 Mistakes that Indie Filmmakers make... from my own Painful Experience The Honest Filmmaker

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Indie Filmmaking Essentials - Everything I learned from making The Apocalypse Box

Indie Filmmaking Essentials - Everything I learned from making The Apocalypse Box The Honest Filmmaker

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Indie Filmmaking Essentials - Everything I learned from making The Apocalypse Box

Indie Filmmaking Essentials - Everything I learned from making The Apocalypse Box The Honest Filmmaker

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Everything you need to know about Directing Indie Film

Everything you need to know about Directing Indie Film The Honest Filmmaker

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Everything you need to know about Directing Indie Film with Andrea M. Catinella

Everything you need to know about Directing Indie Film with Andrea M. Catinella The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make a Horror Movie with Erin Aine & Kyle Valle

How to Make a Horror Movie with Erin Aine & Kyle Valle The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make a Horror Movie with Erin Aine & Kyle Valle

How to Make a Horror Movie with Erin Aine & Kyle Valle The Honest Filmmaker

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Turn your Short into a Feature film with Hillary Shakespeare & Chris Reading

Turn your Short into a Feature film with Hillary Shakespeare & Chris Reading The Honest Filmmaker

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Turn your Short into a Feature film with Hillary Shakespeare & Chris Reading

Turn your Short into a Feature film with Hillary Shakespeare & Chris Reading The Honest Filmmaker

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Get your film made! Crowd Funding Masterclass with Melissa Center

Get your film made! Crowd Funding Masterclass with Melissa Center The Honest Filmmaker

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Crowd Funding Masterclass with Melissa Center

Crowd Funding Masterclass with Melissa Center The Honest Filmmaker

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Passion or Profit? Deciding the Path for Your Micro-Budget Feature with Alexandru Borchescu

Passion or Profit? Deciding the Path for Your Micro-Budget Feature with Alexandru Borchescu The Honest Filmmaker

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Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Shoot a Gritty Gangster Flick - Michael Head’s Indie Gangster Blueprint

How to Shoot a Gritty Gangster Flick - Michael Head’s Indie Gangster Blueprint The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Shoot a Gritty Gangster Flick - Michael Head’s Indie Gangster Blueprint

How to Shoot a Gritty Gangster Flick - Michael Head’s Indie Gangster Blueprint The Honest Filmmaker

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The Future of Indie Filmmaking? - Virtual Production on a Micro Budget - BTS - Behind the Scenes

The Future of Indie Filmmaking? - Virtual Production on a Micro Budget - BTS - Behind the Scenes The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make Your First Feature Film with Jim Eaves

How to Make Your First Feature Film with Jim Eaves The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make Your First Feature Film with Jim Eaves

How to Make Your First Feature Film with Jim Eaves The Honest Filmmaker

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How to Make Profitable Low Budget Movies on Tubi in 2025 with Justin Milton

How to Make Profitable Low Budget Movies on Tubi in 2025 with Justin Milton The Honest Filmmaker

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How to make a Profitable Low Budget Movies on Tubi in 2025 with Justin Milton

How to make a Profitable Low Budget Movies on Tubi in 2025 with Justin Milton The Honest Filmmaker

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Making a Sci Fi Monster Movie with Linda Hamilton

Making a Sci Fi Monster Movie with Linda Hamilton The Honest Filmmaker

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Breaking into Indie Film Directing with William Kaufman

Breaking into Indie Film Directing with William Kaufman The Honest Filmmaker

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