Filmmaking (Actually)

Join Koura Linda in part one of a two-part series as she discusses film distribution with Erik Lundmark, CEO of Leomark Studios, a film production, post-production, and distribution company with more than 50 film titles in its catalog. Film distribution is changing day by day, and while there’s no one model for the trajectory of a feature film’s release, this conversation highlights some of the basics for filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike to learn about. For more on Leomark Studios, check them out on Twitter @LeomarkStudios and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LeomarkStudios/ and Instagram @LeomarkStudios

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura on Episode 7 of Filmmaking (Actually) to learn about a timely topic for those of you who are headed to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Located at over 10,000 feet above sea level, the winter weather during Sundance can get very cold very quickly! So grab your headphones along with your earmuffs, scarf, windbreaker, and waterproof boots: it's going to get hot in here if you know what to wear!

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura Linda in part two of a two-part series as she discusses the ins and outs and ups and downs of making documentary films with award-winning producer and director Ansley Sawyer! Along with director Brandon Li, their films Hong Kong Strong and Nomads of Mongolia were featured as part of the National Geographic Short Film Showcase. And Ansley's directorial debut, Like We Don't Exist, focuses on a refugee community along the Thai-Burmese border, and the uncertain future they face amid the longest ongoing civil war in the world. Want to learn from the perspective of a seasoned documentary filmmaker the way to approach making docs, whether locally or globally? Then listen to this!

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura Linda in part one of a two-part series as she discusses the ins and outs and ups and downs of making documentary films with award-winning producer and director Ansley Sawyer! Along with director Brandon Li, their films Hong Kong Strong and  Nomads of Mongolia were featured as part of the National Geographic  Short Film Showcase. And Ansley's directorial debut, Like We Don't Exist, focuses on a refugee community along  the Thai-Burmese border, and the uncertain future they face amid the longest ongoing civil war in the world. Want to learn from the perspective of a seasoned documentary filmmaker the way to approach making docs, whether locally or globally? Then listen to this!

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura Linda on part two of a two part series as she discusses the topic of docs with documentary filmmaker Ansley Sawyer. Sawyer, along with Brandon Li, produced both "Hong Kong Strong" and "Nomads of Mongolia", both featured as part of the National Geographic Short Film Showcase. Her award-winning directorial debut, "Like We Don't Exist", is a powerful short film about the Karenni struggle for freedom in a refugee community amid the longest ongoing civil war in the world along the Thai-Burmese border. Want to learn from her perspective on documentaries and filmmaking on both a local and international level? Then have a listen!

Join Koura Linda on part one of a two part series as she discusses the topic of docs with documentary filmmaker Ansley Sawyer. Sawyer, along with Brandon Li, produced both "Hong Kong Strong" and "Nomads of Mongolia", both featured as part of the National Geographic Short Film Showcase. Her award-winning directorial debut, "Like We Don't Exist", is a powerful short film about the Karenni struggle for freedom in a refugee community amid the longest ongoing civil war in the world along the Thai-Burmese border. Want to learn from her perspective on documentaries and filmmaking on both a local and international level? Then have a listen!

Join Koura on Episode 4 of Filmmaking (Actually) as she answers her first listener e-mail - from none other than her Mom! What belongs on the page when a writer is crafting a screenplay? How much room for collaboration should be given to directors, producers, actors, etc.? Listen as Ms. Linda answers the question on the airwaves of the world wide interwebs. 

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura on Filmmaking Actually in episode three: Revenge of the Script! How do you go about writing in the first place? How do you avoid and overcome writer's block? How do you avoid writing the same old clichés, tropes and stereotypes so common in screenplays of today? How do you ensure that your stories and characters have real depth? And how do you know your script is ready for production? All of these questions will be discussed, considered, confabulated, sifted, jawed, hashed over and dissertated by Ms. Linda! 

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura on Episode 2 of Filmmaking (Actually) to dig into what she calls 'intentional filmmaking.' Based on your resources and what you want to do with your film, be it a short or feature-length, there are a jillion ways to approach the process. Once you decide what you want to make, whether you simply want to gain experience or show off what you can already do, you'll learn in no time that there's no time like the present to get started!

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.

Join Koura on the first episode of Filmmaking (Actually) as she details the steps she takes when making movies - and you can, too! While everyone can have their own process, every film project goes through these steps, be it intentionally and smoothly, or by sheer painful necessity of what it takes to get it done.

If you want to ask a question or just want to say hello, write to [email protected]! Check out spacedreamfilms.com as well for all the latest projects that Koura is working on.