Spanning the snowy slopes of Sundance to the grand canals of Venice, film festivals remain one of the most vital showcases to gain exposure and create buzz – for first-time filmmakers and industry vets alike. But now with thousands of festivals worldwide to choose from – each with its own... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
The best film trailers often serve as the audience’s ideal window into a movie’s narrative soul. In mere moments, they must introduce the primary characters and convey a sense of the story’s arc — all while getting filmgoers excited enough to think, “I can’t wait to see that!” One might... Read more
By Hunter Via
I recently traveled to Capitol Hill with CreativeFuture and my team from the FX show Snowfall to speak with Members of Congress. As a film and television editor, I’d hoped to give our elected officials a more complete picture of the growing constituency working in entertainment— one whose employment depends... Read more
By: Gregg LaGambina
Most afternoons, you’ll find songwriter Michèle Vice-Maslin sitting poolside at a club in Marina del Rey. She comes here during the day, armed with sunblock and a laptop, to market herself to anyone who needs music – recording artists, television shows, films, advertisers, app developers, game developers, etc.. At night,... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
Photographer Mark Leibowitz has a degree in Economics and Spanish from Stanford University but spent more time taking pictures than pondering trickle-down theory. After working as an international consultant in Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, and Buenos Aires, Mark quit his job at the age of 24 when he realized photographing... Read more
By: Ruth Vitale, CEO, CreativeFuture
Summer holidays are upon us! And it seems the right time for all of us at CreativeFuture to thank you, our friends and followers, for the success we’ve had in the last year or so. When we asked for your help, and needed you to #StandCreative, you were there –... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
Filming a realistic version of the “Miracle on the Hudson” in Sully was no easy or cheap feat for Warner Bros. They had to buy two retired Airbus A320s, place them in an artificial lake, soften the California light by hanging a massive silk drape from a crane, and hire... Read more
By: Gregg LaGambina
A novelist writes novels, of course, but when you’re Nina Sadowsky, that’s just one small part of being a writer. Sadowsky didn’t even start writing her first novel until she was in her 40s, and much of her success can be attributed to her ability to flout convention and remain... Read more
When posting to Instagram, most people don’t think twice about copyright. That’s certainly true for Khloe Kardashian, the fourth most popular Kardashian sister if Instagram is the barometer. Khloe recently got served with a copyright infringement lawsuit for the seemingly innocent act of posting a photo of herself on the... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
The average person has a range of view of about 135 degrees. Film director Gev Miron, however, is no regular person, and has made a career out of working with a range of 360 degrees. No, he’s not a super human cyborg, but a film director who works primarily in... Read more