The prevailing wisdom is this: don’t do it. “It’s insane,” they’ll say. “A waste of money and time and resources,” they’ll whisper. Don’t make that short film. Don’t go to film festivals. Don’t pour ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. When filmmakers create movies destined for the big screen, the ...

For a filmmaker, it’s a daunting task to take an idea and get it onto a screen. That’s true for a short film. But to make a full-length, independent feature film — to get it written, produced, shot ...