For brothers Michael and Mark Polish, low budgets are not an obstacle. The first time the world saw their abilities, was on 1999 with Twins Falls Idaho on the indie circuit. They have done together also films like Jackpot, Northfork and The Astronaut Farmer. This time, the Polish bring the audience a movie that really evidence the love between women and men, and as far as the production is concerned, is the result of becoming a worker of your passion.

For Lovers Only is the new Polish brothers film, produced with low budget but also low tech. This script have been in the drawer since they were teenagers experimenting the sweetness of live. Here is the geniuses: they spend not even a cent, then they earn everything from download distribution that started on july 2011. Mark says they “were surprised how global the movie became so quickly (…) Independent film lovers everywhere became a big, global group and supported it. You used to build a small niche in the U.S. and then take your film from one country to the next to build a global audience. Now you click a button and everybody has access to it all over the world.”

Mark and Michel arrange the best tech to hide and not pay taxes using public places for shooting. For that reason they used Canon EOS 5D Mk II camera, which let any cinematographer shoot on a crowded place looking like tourist. Michael tried 5D camera and decided to shoot and direct at the same time; sometimes they used 2 cameras simultaneously, Mark handled one and the other was set on a tripod, unattended, to act as a B-camera.

Expenses on transportation, hotels, lighting and other were omitted, Mark have said: “I didn’t even have a bounce card (…) The only time I brought any light to a scene at all was for a scene where Mark and Stana are making out in a club. I put my iPhone into flashlight mode to get a little light on them.”

For Lovers Only is back into 60′s, the story of Yves (Mark), a photographer who runs to Paris to get in touch with his ex-girlfriend Sophia (Stana Katic). They drop off everything to live their love through France by car, motorcycle, walking and anything else the love demand. So, drop of everything and enjoy this film downloading it from Apple iTunes like thousands of others have done.

@ryanbkoo is one of the most generous people in my circle of filmmakers friends. He's the creator of the DSLR Cinematography Guide that he gives away for free through his incredible blog NoFilmSchool. He's also a multi-talented artist with a sense of aesthetic very refined, just watch a clip of his Award Winner Web Series The West Side and you inmediatelly will understand that if he did that with a next to nothing budget, he'll do great with some resources!

Well, Koo is prepping his opera prima "Man-Child" I'm sure is gonna be good, because I know Koo and I know what he's capable of… and his script was selected to be part of the reknown IFP's Emerging Narrative Program, which provides mentorship and access to producers. Around 350 scripts applied and only 20 were accepted. That only validates my point!

He's 12 hour away to finish this historic Crowdsourced Campaign and is looking for the last $3,500 out of $115,000 for me, this is a milestone on new indie cinema!

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By @DanielaPeinado

During this Memorial Day Weekend, SnagFilms is donating $1 per “tweet” or “like” to support the nation’s army who served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan wars. A lot of men and women put their lives on the line every day to preserve our country’s peace and collaborate trying to find the best way to end the war. In this opportunity, social media is the tool to say thanks just by clicking this video.

Some people create wars that cause world tragedies because of the number of human losses. Some others can’t be saved from natural disasters and the ones who survive hardly will have back their lifestyle. This video is about a project of Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group (UIG) that was created on 2001 and believe the progress is everyone’s business:

"This investment commitment has facilitated the creation and preservation of approximately 9,000 housing units—nearly 75 percent of which are affordable to low-, moderate- and middle-income families—as well as 730,000 square feet of community facility space and approximately 900,000 square feet of commercial and retail space."

See how a new housing development is helping rebuild a community after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, share this project with everybody. You just have to watch the video through snagfilms.com and share it by twitter, facebook or both, with your friends and SnagFilms will be donating a dollar per “tweet” or “like” up to $10,000. 

By @DanielaPeinado / Edited by @leonardzelig

In this era of information is hard to find someone who’s not dependent on their smart phone, actually if you forget your cellphone at home, you feel like you are disconnected from the world, like you’re missing your social life. The point is, cellphones are more than just a digital way to communicate.

There is a world of applications that you can use on your phone as an extension of your computer. We want to bring you some information about apps designed specifically for Filmmakers.

You might have heard about ReelDirector, with this app you can edit your projects on your iPhone or iPad, even add musical background and upload it on YouTube.

If you want to write on the go, CeltxScript, the great open source suite, have an app for you. Write on any location, add ideas to your script and it will be automatically sync with your Celtx account.

But you might be thinking, what else? Well, here’s more. Storyboard Composer is another tool for those with drawing skills or not!, and it allows you preview your story on your phone and show it to anyone anywhere.

If you are a Prodecer, guess what? Yes, Producer is out there for you. You can estimate your costs of props, locations, equipment and others.

Now that DSLR are ruling Artemis Director’s Viewfinder allows you to choose your camera, aspect ratio and a list of lenses to compose shots with the same field of view as the lenses you will be shooting with.

Another useful app is iSlate, a portable digital clapper board to set your timecodes.

And for your actors!, the Rehearsal app, is the best way to take the script with you and practice and read it every time. You can highlihgt your script, black t your lines when you're memorizing and many many more.

Pocket Callsheet is an easy way to organize the crew and cast by a daily digital report, informing the requirements for the next shot.

There are a lot, so here a list of it:

Script Pro

When we have goals, t he only obstacle is ourselves. This time the Sarasota Film Society sets the challenge: write, shoot and edit a short film under 48 hours. The winner will get $5,000.

 “The 48 Hour Guerrilla Film Competition is a grueling 2-day endurance event that taps the creative power of filmmakers from around the world to raise money for a global contest.”

There are no limits to participate in this competition. Students, amateurs, first-time filmmakers and industry pros might compete face to face in the same conditions: 48 hours to make a short film using the technology you prefer.

 Nick Burch and Clint Weldon assure that “our mission is to continue making filmmaking a more accessible art form to anyone that wishes to pursue it. We believe this to be a clear an rewarding endeavor that will enrich the lives of those who participate.”

 If you want to be part of this, the date is on May 13^th, you just have to go to the their website and when your time is up, just upload your film. All you need is your creativity, the desire to challenge yourself and the attitude to live this amazing experience. Your reward: $ 5,000