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This week Jim sits down with writer-director Alexandru Borchescu to explore the bold leap that launched his first feature. Alexandru shares why he left film school in his final year, how he scraped together the funding on his own, and how he plans sales and distribution for the film.
Check out Alexandru's filmmaking here: https://alexandruborchescu.org
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Chapters
1. Intro to Alexandru (00:00:00)
2. How did Alexandru get into filmmaking? (00:01:00)
3. Why start with a feature film? (00:02:20)
4. How was his film financed? (00:04:13)
5. Tips for Kickstarter (00:05:17)
6. What did Alexandru learn making his first feature? (00:07:37)
7. A matter of money (00:11:10)
8. Sales and distribution (00:13:31)
9. Film Festival strategy (00:17:27)
10. Working with actors in intimate scenes (00:19:48)
11. How does being Romanian inform Alexandru's filmmaking? (00:22:20)
12. Alexandru's motto for filmmaking (00:25:14)
13. Jim recommends (00:25:24)
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