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One such person who has always stood out to me is filmmaker Venita Ozols-Graham. I've adrmired Venita's dedication to her work from afar, her recent posts about her new short film The Ossan have been exciting. From the start of the funding campaign through to the shoot. It;s been a pleasure to see this entire process unfold.
I have known Fro for a few years, and can honestly say I have never met anyone as hard working. His dedication, drive and work ethic are reaping in the awards and its so thoroughly deserved. This is only the start of FroVideo greatness I feel.
With their new releases Love N Quarantine and Demon Fighter out now, it was a great chance to catch up with these Mighty Dragon favourites. They offer solid advice for any Independent Filmmaker and share some of their process for making their unique, quirky, and unforgettable films.
Deborah discusses her career path from flair bartending in the UK and US to the short horror film Dark Lights, which was released last year. A huge success, Dark Lights picked up Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects and Best Horror Short awards at the Stranger Days Independent Film Festival.
Kelly Schwarze, film director, author, sumo wrestler! What more can I say? I was absolutely delighted that Kelly accepted my offer to jump on a call for The Mighty Dragon to share his success on his eight feature film.
https://youtu.be/l2Fp28MNymQ I’m delighted to have back Andrew Froening on the blog again. Based in New Jersey Andrew is working on two feature films, one based in the mob world close to home in NJ. Andrew talks about his projects this year and how he adapted to working throughout the pandemic.
Alex's daughter reminded him of his passion at at time he was at a loss how he could help his filmmaker friends in a time of struggle. Subsequently along came, COVID 19: Sins & Virtues.
We also talk about his favourite role he has played where he was up against acting giants Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern. Jeff, a multi-talented actor, discusses how his audition for The Crumbs was a turning point for the story itself, his English accent is certainly better than mine!
From my experience, it’s always been about finding out a way to be the director. I never assumed anyone would hire me to be simply a director of a film, so I have produced, written and managed projects, just to give myself that opportunity. I love directing actors. I love shaping stories visually, so at its core, directing is my first love.
I've worked in both massive blockbuster and independent movise and as an actor I would always rather do an independent film because of the freedom of it and the way is made
My biggest hero is definitely Sylvester Stallone. As I mentioned, his story and career journey has been incredible, but he’s also a very talented director and writer, as well as actor.
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