February 15, 2019 | admin
FC Member Lucy Egisserian: Giving Voice to the Silenced
Looking back on what inspired her to make her first documentary film, Lucy Egisserian recalls volunteering at the Salem Film Festival in 2012. There was something about the energy of…
January 28, 2019 | admin
Meet Debbie Wright
The roads that lead people to becoming documentary filmmakers are as varied as the topics of the films they produce. We recently chatted with filmmaker and FC member Debbie Wright…
January 16, 2019 | admin
Catie Foertsch's MEATGRINDER
FC member Catie Foertsch is a long-time video producer who has recently expanded into documentary film production. Currently, she is working with Sgt. Travis Weiner and Capt. Tommy Furlong, both…
December 31, 2018 | admin
Meet FC Member Meghan Shea
We were happy to welcome veteran filmmaker Meghan Shea into the FC Member community this past summer. Meghan is an award winning documentary film director and producer. She began her career…
September 18, 2018 | admin
A conversation with NEH Grant recipient Kathryn Dietz
Late last month we proudly announced that, with our support, filmmaker and long-time FC member (and former Executive Director) Kathryn Dietz was awarded a grant of $500,000 by the NEH…
September 13, 2018 | admin
Beyond Diplomacy:Building a Sustainable Peace
Do you want to contribute to a program to promote peaceful solutions to conflict? Beyond Diplomacy: Building Sustainable Peace A Feature Length Documentary About Peacebuilding in Four Countries After suffering…
July 17, 2018 | admin
Serving Up the Truth about Food and Farming
Matt Wechsler, along with his producing partner Annie Speicher, are the filmmakers behind the 2016 documentary, “Sustainable.” The film was a passion project for them, combining their roles as food…
June 1, 2018 | admin
Heeding the Call of "The 11th Order"
Joshua DeFour has been making films since college, eventually dropping out of a journalism bachelor’s program in December 2010 to join the U.S. Marine Corps as a combat videographer and…
May 9, 2018 | admin
Experience "Mountain"
Nothing gets our pulse pounding faster than viewing a documentary that defies stuffy notions of what the genre is “supposed” to look and feel like. One such offering is the…
April 25, 2018 | admin
Co-Directors Tim O’Donnell and Jon Mercer discuss “Life Without Basketball”
Attendees at the Independent Film Festival Boston on Sunday, April 29 are in for a special treat. Screening that afternoon at 12:45 will be a work-in-progress version of co-directors Tim…
March 20, 2018 | admin
Celebrate Spring with Two Film Fests
New Englanders could be forgiven for experiencing some cognitive dissonance this week as the calendar says “spring,” but the temps insist that winter still has us in its grip! While…
March 7, 2018 | admin
IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund now accepting applications
The IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, supporting feature-length explorations of original, contemporary stories that integrate journalistic practice into the filmmaking process, is now accepting applications for production grants up to $100,000!…
March 6, 2018 | admin
An Interview with Tom Phillips of OBT Music
Music can have an indispensable influence in the impact of a film’s storytelling. Whether it is used to punctuate, create a mood, or reflect an atmosphere or era, a film’s…
December 20, 2017 | admin
Filmmaker Interview: Diana Rodgers
For the past 15 years, Diana Rodgers has lived on a working organic farm raising vegetables and pasture-based animals. In 2010, she realized the solution to her Celiac Disease and…
November 30, 2017 | admin
Filmmakers Collaborative Board Treasurer Needed
Filmmakers Collaborative is currently seeking a skilled, experienced and energetic accountant with a passion to work with the independent filmmaking community to act as Board Treasurer. Please click here to view a complete…
November 28, 2017 | admin
Filmmaker Interview: Garrard McClendon
In his debut documentary, Chicago talk show host, Garrard McClendon, tells the story of his parents being murdered just before he goes on-air. After celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary, Wayman…
September 21, 2017 | admin
"Celling Your Soul" Increasingly Relevant
Late last month, as summer began to wind down and students across the nation prepared to return to classrooms, the newly perennial debate bubbled up again over the role of…
August 29, 2017 | admin
Lorraine Hansberry Documentary To Have World Debut at TIFF: An Interview with Tracy Heather Strain
Congrats to FC member Tracy Heather Strain and team! Her documentary film SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART about playwright and civil rights trailblazer Lorraine Hansberry will make its world debut at the…
August 17, 2017 | admin
Remembering Barbara Gullahorn Holecek, Award-Winning Documentary Producer for PBS, NOVA
One of Filmmakers Collaborative’s longtime members Barbara Gullahorn Holecek passed away on Friday, August 4, at Beth Israel Hospital. Barbara was an intrepid adventurer, making films all over the world, among…
August 3, 2017 | admin
Cool Docs for Summer's Hottest Month
As the dog days of summer descend, Outside magazine recently served up some thoughts on a few of the hottest documentaries premiering over the next month. First out of the…
July 28, 2017 | admin
Announcing Hometown Heroes Film Rally Presented by Seed&Spark and The Duplass Brothers
Great stories happen everywhere. And great films can be made anywhere. Enter Hometown Heroes — a crowdfunding rally looking for the next generation of filmmakers making movies with local community and resources:…
July 25, 2017 | admin
Legal Considerations for Filmmakers
Back in June, we hosted a lively discussion called Legal Consideration for Filmmakers, led and moderated by Sandra Forman. Sandra is a Boston-based entertainment attorney with a primary focus on…
July 12, 2017 | admin
Max Ribbans, Juggling Filmmaker
We are so pleased that our Filmmaking Summer Camps have been such a hit. This year’s offerings have booked up quickly, though there are still spots available for the rest…
June 26, 2017 | admin
Summer Film Festivals
Is there any place more wonderful than New England in the summer? Rhetorical question, of course. And we’re sure that summer is pretty darn amazing in many parts of the…
June 9, 2017 | admin
BOSTON World Premiere Raises $76,000 for Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation
LA Roma Films is delighted to announce the World Premiere of the documentary BOSTON has raised $76,000 for the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation. Funds raised will be used to…
June 7, 2017 | admin
Massachusetts Film and TV Incentive Program
Many of you may have heard rumblings about how the Massachusetts Film and TV Incentive Program may be impacted by upcoming state budget negotiations. To give you sense of the…
May 29, 2017 | admin
Memorial Day
Today marks the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth. It is fitting then, seeing whereas it is also Memorial Day 2017, that we might consider this JFK quote as…
May 22, 2017 | admin
FC Fundraising Workshop
We had a great turnout on May 17 for our “Developing Your Film Fundraising Strategy,” hosted by FC Board Member and Independent Consultant, Ronn Smith. Ronn talked about demystifying the…
May 15, 2017 | admin
Funding Sources Get Reprieve
Independent filmmakers were among the many who watched and waited, with great concern, as Congress worked to arrive at a spending bill for the remainder of fiscal year 2017. The…
April 28, 2017 | admin
An Interview with FC Founder Michal Goldman
As we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Filmmakers Collaborate, we could think of no better person to chat with about this august occasion than Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and FC…
April 21, 2017 | admin
Angelo Unwritten to screen at IFF Boston
“Angelo Unwritten” tells the story of Angelo, a gifted yet troubled youth, and Laura and Phil, his final set of foster parents, whom he meets after living in several foster…
March 8, 2017 | admin
Matt Damon to Narrate Boston Marathon Documentary
The film premieres on April 15 in Boston, two days before the annual marathon commences. “Boston” will then receive a one-night theatrical premiere on April 19 through Fathom Events. “Matt…
September 21, 2016 | admin
Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket!
Here’s Part 1 of a Behind the Scenes look at Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket! More to come! #AnnabelleHooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNW5_57DMo
September 21, 2016 | admin
Join us for our first Member Mixer
Wed, Sept 21st, 6pm – 8:30pm at The Rockwell in Somerville Filmmakers Collaborative is proud to host the Boston area premiere screening of FC member Josh Seftel’s new short film The Many…
Archive
FC Member Lucy Egisserian: Giving Voice to the Silenced
A conversation with NEH Grant recipient Kathryn Dietz
Beyond Diplomacy:Building a Sustainable Peace
Serving Up the Truth about Food and Farming
Heeding the Call of “The 11th Order”
Co-Directors Tim O’Donnell and Jon Mercer discuss “Life Without Basketball”
Celebrate Spring with Two Film Fests
IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund now accepting applications
An Interview with Tom Phillips of OBT Music
Filmmaker Interview: Diana Rodgers
Filmmakers Collaborative Board Treasurer Needed
Filmmaker Interview: Garrard McClendon
“Celling Your Soul” Increasingly Relevant
Lorraine Hansberry Documentary To Have World Debut at TIFF: An Interview with Tracy Heather Strain
Remembering Barbara Gullahorn Holecek, Award-Winning Documentary Producer for PBS, NOVA
Cool Docs for Summer’s Hottest Month
Announcing Hometown Heroes Film Rally Presented by Seed&Spark and The Duplass Brothers
Legal Considerations for Filmmakers
Max Ribbans, Juggling Filmmaker
BOSTON World Premiere Raises $76,000 for Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts Film and TV Incentive Program
An Interview with FC Founder Michal Goldman
Angelo Unwritten to screen at IFF Boston
Matt Damon to Narrate Boston Marathon Documentary