Based Quote by Ann Macbeth

A lot of people are trying to get out of their home country and think 'making it' is if you're able to work in…

— Taika Waititi

It's always hard to be away and relocate. When you relocate for a film, there's an end in sight.

— Shane West

We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people…

— Ann Macbeth

It's becoming increasingly harder and harder; there's no such thing as independent film anymore. There aren't any, they don't exist. In the old days…

— Gary Oldman

Try to produce your own films, avoid directing for hire.

— Atom Egoyan

There are so many filmmakers who are so talented, and actors and writers who work so hard, and it's really hard to let your…

— Brit Marling

As an independent filmmaker, the biggest challenge is finding the money. Whenever you have interest in a film project you need to find investors…

— Harrison Smith

I consider myself as a director's actor, so I'm open to work with filmmakers from across the country and even abroad.

— Aditi Rao Hydari

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved…

— Ann Macbeth

In the 10 years that I've been a professional filmmaker, the film part of the film industry is really disappearing, right in front of…

— Joe Swanberg

The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where…

— Alex O'Loughlin

It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited…

— Mark Rydell