Today, fifteen scripts have been selected as finalists for PI shorts. Alas, my scripts were not selected. Reading the selected scripts, I could see that they bear the spirit of Fr… [...]

There was a long line of hopefuls, who were eagerly awaiting the screening of the 2009 Oscar-nominated short films, in front of the Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills. My c… [...]

A crisis! We were called for a meeting with Josh Welsh, the head of Talent Development at Film Independent. In the meeting, Josh announced that our Sponsors, particularly Ban… [...]

January was an intense month. We started with a workshop with Casting director, Nicole Arbusto (Stephanie Daley, Philadelphia). We were asked to submit a scene from our features in orde… [...]

Dec 10th, 2008 – Film independent offices (LA) Ten of us were invited to pitch our projects to Oscar-winning director and producer Peggy Rajski. Before we arrived to the… [...]

A Fox Searchlight party for Slumdog and the Wrestler I can’t remember the name of the restaurant, but it’s located in Beverly Hills and has an impressive back garden, where th… [...]

The month starts with a workshop with Joans Checkel, one of the leading mentors in Hollywood. Her labs provide an opportunity to put a film on its feet prior to production. Directors, … [...]

Unfortunately, the head of Project Involve, the Great Francisco, fell ill and things slowed down on some fronts. The action, however, continued. I spent some time forming a… [...]

Project Involve kicked off on September 26, with the Film Forum, where many of Hollywood’s movers and shakers come and talk to aspiring film makers. We were also given the opportunity … [...]

After knocking on the British film industry’s doors for so many years, without much success, I decided to head West and try my luck in the land of dreams and opportunities. I land… [...]