![]() Despite its small team size and conservative budgeting, since its inception the company has gone on to create over 80 films which, collectively, have grossed a little over a billion dollars at the box office. ![]() Red Crown Productionsįrom L.A to New York, we now move to the indie powerhouse Red Crown Productions… although there is an interesting tie-in with Gilbert Films, too.įounded in 2010 by Daniela Lundberg and Dan Crown, the former co-produced The Kids Are Alright alongside the Gilbert duo above (her first big Sundance success after numerous years at the festival.) Dan Crown was a former theatre owner who sold up the family business to partner with Lundberg-of the partnership, Crown stated that they approach productions from dramatically different perspectives, while Lundberg refers to Crown as the company’s “godfather and true partner to me.” EFO Filmsįounded by Randall Emmett and George Furla (and later merging with Oasis Ventures) way back in 1998, EFO is an indie production company that has really gone the distance. If you want an example of an indie production company that started off strong and kept getting better, this is it. Gilbert Films is going from strength to strength, but the duo is clearly keen to put quality before expansion, selecting projects that are both artistic and commercially viable. While the Los Angeles-based Gilbert Films only has two people at its helm, those two producers-the eponymous Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horrowitz-have plenty of provenance between them. Gilbert himself had early success with the indie breakout Garden State (for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature) and Horrowitz joined him to put his decade of filmmaking experience to work as producer on the multiple award-winning The Kids Are Alright. Since the term ‘indie’ can be a little blurry when it comes to movie production, for the purpose of clarity we’re going with the widely-accepted definition that an indie production company doesn’t have big distribution contracts, tends to operate with a core crew of ten people or less, and generally finances movies with budgets below the $1 million mark (though some team up with other studios to bring big projects to life). If you’re in (or have recently graduated from) producing school and want a little inspiration from those who are going against the grain, read on! Indie Producers Hollywood Should Be Watching Alongside the hundred-million-dollar budgets that go into such movies, an almost equal amount is spent in the run up to release making sure virtually every person on the planet knows about them.īut get away from all the noise and you’ll come across some extraordinary independent producers that are creating superb work despite being overshadowed by the massive industry players. I believe that films may not be able to change society, but they can inspire the people who can create a change.To an outside observer looking in, it would appear that the film industry of late is comprised solely of gigantic corporate entities churning out endless, CGI-laden blockbusters.Īnd anyone would be forgiven for thinking that. It is only by being free to make and learn from mistakes that humans can continue to evolve. My film offers a vision of a near-future world in which our digital dependency threatens to make us all less human.Īnd once a technology has insinuated itself into our lives without restrictions or oversight, it can become nearly impossible to tear ourselves free again.īy relying too heavily on algorithms, humans stand to lose their ability to understand each other or develop solutions for society’s problems. ![]() The explosive growth of the online world has changed not just our lifestyle, but also the way we relate to each other and perceive the world around us. CAPIO is a science fiction feature film about how our society’s unconditional love of technology leaves us vulnerable to political and economical manipulation and loss of privacy and freedom. As a filmmaker, I feel like it is my duty to confront the challenges that surround us. ![]()
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