New Models

Our 1st FiB LIVE welcomes the team of "The Hanged Man" Director Korab Uka, Cinematographer & Editor Donte Underwood, and Lead Actor Max Pettit. Hosted by Martin Del Carpio. Having attended countless film festivals over the past several years, Martin Del Carpio (FiB Live Host), rarely encounters a film that truly disrupts expectation but The Hanged Man  did exactly that. His first encounter with the film was at the Queens World Film Festival , where a single poster across

In our third Filmmakers in Boardrooms conversation, we unpacked the Paramount–Skydance acquisition and discussed if the "Duffer" era signals CHANGE. Julissa Scopino  led a roundtable exploring what a salaried studio model could look like for independent creators where artists share both security and authority in shaping the stories that reach audiences. She's joined with Catherine Ann Taylor, Vaishali Sahu , Holly Zuelle , and Jensen Fresnel. Catherine-Ann Taylor  sees th

The second Filmmakers in Boardrooms  unites indie filmmakers Lonnie Edwards Jr., Martin Del Carpio,  and Alex Alston  for a candid discussion on the three S’s Studios, Sundance, and Surviving  in a time when studios claim to champion “creative freedom” and upper-tier festivals remain highly selective. In this exclusive conversation, Filmmakers in Boardrooms  founder Julissa Scopino unpacks what survival truly looks like for creators working outside the mainstream where onl