Filmmaking (Actually)
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On the Filmmaking (Actually) podcast, award-winning indie filmmaker Koura Linda talks all things indie film, from project development through navigating the festival circuit!
With over 30 completed projects under her belt since late 2016, over 200 award nominations and almost 70 awards, Koura gives the nitty-gritty on what it takes to make a film.
From finding (or writing) a good story, to casting and auditioning, getting funding, planning for post production, utilizing festivals to grow your network, and everything in between including travel tips and any other random related topic.
With over 30 completed projects under her belt since late 2016, over 200 award nominations and almost 70 awards, Koura gives the nitty-gritty on what it takes to make a film.
From finding (or writing) a good story, to casting and auditioning, getting funding, planning for post production, utilizing festivals to grow your network, and everything in between including travel tips and any other random related topic.
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Is there any difference between writing a short vs a feature (aside from the obvious page count)?Yes, yes there is! Join Koura as she breaks down some of the key things to keep in mind when developing a short film as compared to developing a feature, with a focus on how to make a short film a strong story which stands alone as its own film!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually).Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
After pitching and working on funding films for years, Koura reflects on what she's seen as far as how investors start the investment conversations and the questions they ask and yardsticks they use to measure a project. What questions are they asking? More importantly, what questions should they actually be asking? And to extrapolate from there, what questions should you be prepared to answer as a filmmaker when pitching your scripts for funding?Join Koura in this episode where she shares the information needed to actually tell if a film is going to be a good project to fund (spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with if the filmmaker has random access to money already)...!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually).Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Everyone wants to work with the best, but what does that mean? And what is the best way to approach working with professionals?Join Koura in this episode where she shares why hiring professionals on a project is important, and what the difference is between working with people who are getting started, vs working with people who have years of experience...If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team while accessing our films, behind the scenes, panels, and other sneak peeks and perks!Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually).Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Some of the things Koura has heard as an independent filmmaker has broken her brain. Standing between film and business, she has a lot of cross conversations in business spaces and in film spaces. Imagine if the conversations filmmakers had were had with business start ups? Now imagine if filmmakers were talked to as if they were a business founder? What difference could that make? Join Koura as she dives in with this next episode! If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team while accessing our films, behind the scenes, panels, and other sneak peeks and perks!Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually).Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Is Independent Filmmaking broken? Why would Koura say that?? And what can be done to fix it? Join Koura in this episode where she shares what she's observed producing dozens of films, while running Space Dream Productions and servicing clients, overseeing the editing and production of thousands of marketing videos and other content. If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com. If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team while accessing our films, behind the scenes, panels, and other sneak peeks and perks!Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually).Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
How do you build a body of work? Does it matter? Does actually having experience add up to anything? How to do you get there?Join Koura in this episode where she shares how she produced dozens of films, received over 200 award nominations, and won over 70 awards in less than 10 years, while running Space Dream Productions and servicing clients, overseeing the editing and production of thousands of marketing videos and other content.If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!What make a screenplay stand out from a pile of dozens, even hundreds and thousands? How do you balance clarity with creativity without smothering your collaborators? And what's one huge mistake that instantly makes a reader put your script down?Join Koura as she breaks down the biggest screenwriting pitfalls, and celebrates the stories that get it right. If you want your script to really survive, this one's for you!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!Why are companies hiring people they don't trust? Lately, more and more businesses are running contractor work through AI detectors, tools that are known to glitch and misfire. But what if the biggest concern isn't the software...but the culture of distrust behind it?Join Koura as she digs into the rise of AI detectors, the erosion of trust in professional communities, and asks the question: Is software solving a problem, or creating an even bigger one?If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!Why are creatives expected to pour out ideas for free while investors sit back and pick the winners? In every other industry, research and development is a paid department. So why not in film, writing, and the arts?Tune in as we unpack the broken model, the power dynamics behind it, and whether or not it's finally time to - shocker! - normalize paying creatives for their work.If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)! There is a lot of advice out there. How do you know who to listen to? Is it OK to not listen to someone with decades of advice?If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)! Join Koura as she examines the all-important topic of making sure people see the movie you're making - marketing!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)! Join Koura as she examines what makes the blockbusters of 2025 so good - and how there are lessons to be learned from them for indie filmmakers.If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
What could go wrong when making a film on a deadline? We're interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to share a special two-part episode on our 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge film entry! Koura dives into the nitty gritty, going over all the moving parts that went into making it! What went wrong? And of course, what went right!You can watch the film here. There are spoilers in the episode, so check out the film first! It's only 6 minutes!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out our Patreon. For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
What could go wrong when making a film on a deadline? We're interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to share a special two-part episode on our 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge film entry! Koura dives into the nitty gritty, going over all the moving parts that went into making it! What went wrong? And of course, what went right!You can watch the film here. There are spoilers in the episode, so check out the film, first! It's only 6 minutes!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out our Patreon. For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Welcome to Filmmaking (Actually)!If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Shea E. Butler is a prolific storyteller: television writer, published author, and award-winning director/writer/producer for short films and web series. Lauded in multiple fields, Shea is an alumna of Ryan Murphy’s Half Foundation Directing Fellowship, and the Warner Bros. Television Director’s Workshop, with a prolific 18-year background as a script supervisor for film and television.If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
Shea E. Butler is a prolific storyteller: television writer, published author, and award-winning director/writer/producer for short films and web series. Lauded in multiple fields, Shea is an alumna of Ryan Murphy’s Half Foundation Directing Fellowship, and the Warner Bros. Television Director’s Workshop, with a prolific 18-year background as a script supervisor for film and television.If you have any questions or comments for Koura or any of team, please reach out to us at filmmakingactually@gmail.com.If you're passionate about creating meaningful films and want to connect with like-minded filmmakers, check out patreon.com/space_dream_productions.For as little as $1.99 a month, you can join our community and stay updated on the latest projects from Koura and the Space Dream team.Make sure to tune in for this and every episode, and we're excited to share more of what we have in store for you on Filmmaking (Actually). Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications for future episodes!
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