Unleashed: A Producer's Guide to Indie Filmmaking
Welcome to UNLEASHED: A Producer's Guide to Indie Filmmaking. My Name is Avi Federgreen and I have produced over 70 feature films in Canada over 30+ years. I run Indiecan Entertainment, a North American distribution company with two other labels: RED WATER ENTERTAINMENT, a genre based Distribution label, and PRIDE PICTURE, a LGBTQ2S+ distribution label. It's time to shine a light on the state of the industry and explore where we were and where things are heading. Let's get to the bottom of things and find a way to make great indie movies made in today's conditions.
Episodes
On this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen chats with film director and screenwriter Robert Cuffley about his ongoing filmmaking journey.
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Shayne Putzlocher, President and CEO of Trilight Entertainment Inc.
Shayne has worked in both producing and production for the film and television industries for the past 25 years. With over 40 feature films and 200 episodes of television experience, Shayne works in all aspects of production, including script development, financing, pre-production through to final delivery, sa...
On this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen chats with Kate Kroll, an award-winning filmmaker and the visionary behind Black Moon Media, about the difficult business of making a movie in this country.
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with filmmakers Charles Wilkinson and Tina Schliessler about their pursuit of the truth in such documentaries as Haida Modern: The Art and Activism of Robert Davidson, Vancouver: No Fixed Address, Oil Sands Karaoke, and Peace Out,
In this episode of UNLEASHED: A Producer's Guide to Indie Film, Avi Federgreen chats with actress, producer, director, and CEO of Redcloud Studios, Jennifer Podemski, about her experiences as an Indigenous woman in the entertainment industry. Prepare to be inspired and gobsmacked.
In this episode of UNLEASHED: A Producer's Guide to Indie Filmmaking, Avi Federgreen speaks with Megan Follows about Stealing the Sky, a mosaic of interlocking stories set against the backdrop of Toronto's swelling urban landscape she directs and stars in. And so much more!
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Mike Repsch, President at Dark Star Pictures.
A graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Michael has distributed over 200 films to date. As the SVP of Distribution & Sales at Breaking Glass Pictures, Michael strategically managed the digital, festival and theatrical releases on all films on the domestic front. Michael launched his new v...
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Justin McConnell, Owner and CEO of Unstable Ground, Inc.
Justin splits his time equally in multiple forms of media – as a producer/director of feature films and home entertainment (The Collapsed, Working Class Rock Star, Skull World), in providing a growing list of high-profile clients with every production/post solution available (including trailer editing, DVD/BD autho...
With over 30 years of design experience in the music and film industry, Small Dog Design is Avi's trusted partner for custom designs with impact. From visual identities to key art, posters, and more, they've collaborated with both the industry giants and the up-and-coming talents.
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen chats with Canadian director, writer and producer Karen Lam.
In this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with 5'7 Films co-founder Stu Stone about his experience making movies in Canada, Avi's journey to make Home Free, and Avi's exciting new announcement.
On this episode of UNLEASHED, Avi Federgreen speaks with Less Than Kind series creator Marvin Kaye about Canada's broken series creation system.
To lead us off on my podcast journey is a dear friend and collaborator whom I have been fortunate enough to make a number of great movies and web series with. Please welcome Jeremy LaLonde.
Jeremey mastered the art of storytelling both on screen and in the kitchen. Jeremy LaLonde is an accomplished filmmaker with seven feature films and dozens of TV episodes to his name. But after a life-changing decision to go Whole Food Pla...
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