ALERT!
"DEAD OF WINTER" has been POSTPONED! The original dates were set for this weekend, Feb 21 and 22nd. The organizers have sent out communications saying that there was a safety concern they could not ignore, and that they must reschedule the event. All vendors and pass holders will be honor...
Convention Prep
I wanted to clear something up - Dead of Winter is as much a Horror Convention as it is a Film Festival. There will literally be people there that come exclusively to booth hunt, and will not see a single film. And that's okay! Everyone should fan the way they want to fan!As so...
DOW Plans
I am excited, but I will keep this short: I wanted to recap ALL that Friendly Filmmaker will be offering at Dead of Winter, AND announce the secret I teased last week. 1) We helped make 3 films that will be screening, among the other excellent horror selections. 2) I'll be a guest on...
First - apologies for the delay in getting this newsletter out. Friendly Filmmaker stands with Minnesota, so in solidarity, I did not work yesterday.
DOW Panel
I am SUPER honored to report that I've been invited to be a guest on the newly announced panel titled "Miss-Gendered: The Importance ...
Fundraising Fun
I wanted to give a special shoutout to filmmaker Adam Newman, for putting together a really unique way to raise money for a film.
His team is making a fantasy adventure comedy set in medieval times. So, you know, not cheap 💸. But instead of more traditional fundraising routes, ...
Warning!
Last newsletter, we included a Casting Call that turned out to be a scam! Please be on guard for this project:
Project Title: “NEW DIMENSION”Location: Worcester MA Shoot Date: January 23-25th, 2026Compensation: Paid (Minimum $250-600, Please email for more info)Blessing (20-25) – A n...
Boston 48
Friendly Filmmaker will be doing the Boston 48 Hour Film Project this year in May! I just signed up. This will be the 10th 48HFP I've ever done! Can't wait!
Book Update
Still finalizing the edits to the Friendly Filmmaker Checklist . We also ordered the ISBNs for the book! Very offi...
Book Update
This month, my primary focus will be on getting the Friendly Filmmaker Checklist out to customers. We were set to go in December, but I just got a few key edits back from one of our Readers and there are important revisions that I need to incoporate before sending the final order t...
Recap !
As we start a new year, I wanted to pause a take a look back at all we accomplished together in 2025.In 52 newsletters, we shared 39 Events, 304 Gigs, and 11 fundraisers for local independent film artists to make their projects come to life.Friendly Filmmaker also helped out on 5 short ...
Break Time!
Enjoy the holidays! Fresh news updates coming in 2026!
Jan 21st, 2026
WIFVNE MONTHLY MIXERWARWICK, RI
Women In Film and Video New England hosts a filmmaker mixer every month, on the thrid Wednesday. Come out and meet some filmmakers to collaborate with!
Jan 31st, 2026
BANQUE...
Holiday Break
This newsletter will be lighter for the next two weeks for the holidays. I'll send out gigs, but there will be no news updates until 2026!
Jan 21st, 2026
WIFVNE MONTHLY MIXERWARWICK, RI
Women In Film and Video New England hosts a filmmaker mixer every month, on the thrid Wedn...
Milestones
More members joined the Friendly Filmmaker Community this month, and several existing members are experiencing huge professional wins. I just wanted to celebrate with you all.
Making a film is hard. Getting it out there is even harder. So to see so many film friends #Winning is real...
