HOW TO PITCH EFFECTIVELY

Meet Kris Pearn: animator, director, writer, comic artist, and a part of the Industry Sessions for the Forest City Film Festival. Born in London, Ontario, the dozens of films and TV shows he has worked on have been a staple of many childhoods. They also span different animation styles like 2D, CGI, and stop-motion. Most […]

Screenwriting guru Michael Hague has boiled down all of the current principles, examples and pitching templates and presented his insights in the book, “Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds”. Here is his abbreviated advice edited from an article posted on scriptmag.com:  1) NEVER TRY TO TELL THE WHOLE STORYThis is by far the biggest mistake […]

Who’s ready for Forest City Film Festival 2020? To kick off the FCFF Industry Sessions this year, we’re hosting an acting workshop by award-winning actress, Co-Chair of ACTRA’s Diversity Committee, and Founder of The Actor’s Work Studio, Samora Smallwood!  You can catch her in Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Short Treks, The Expanse, American Gods, […]

For this week’s Forest City Youth Film Festival Alumni Spotlight we’re celebrating Ranya Treesh, with special guest Rianne Treesh.

Are you an aspiring filmmaker looking to get your foot in the door? Do you have an idea or script for your next film, but not sure who to pitch it to? Are you an experienced filmmaker in need of resources or connections to start your next project? If you answered yes to any of […]

For this week’s Forest City Youth Film Festival Alumni Spotlight, we’re celebrating Vanessa Solivio who submitted a stop-motion animation called Caladenia Melanema. Her gorgeous film took home the second-place prize in the animation category at the 2019 Forest City Youth Film Festival. Please go check out her film here – you won’t be disappointed!

For today’s spotlight, we’re introducing Queena Liu! With her fresh eye, camera skills, producing chops and original imagery, Queena is going to kill it out there. We cannot wait to see what she comes up with next.