The Film Intensive

Sun Jan 04 2026 at 10:00 am to 06:00 pm UTC-07:00

Cottonwood Center for the Arts | Colorado Springs

Independent Film Society of Colorado
Publisher/HostIndependent Film Society of Colorado
The Film Intensive
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Learn how to develop, finance, produce, market and sell a feature film in this immersive 4-day workshop.
About this Event

About the Intensive

As much as it is an art, film is a business—and it is a comprehensive understanding of the latter that separates the successful filmmaker from the talented hobbyist. In this four-day intensive, 23-year Hollywood veteran Evan Alderson bridges the gap between art and industry, giving you the tools and strategies to confidently develop, finance, produce and distribute ultra-low budget to multi-million dollar feature film. This is not a theory-based course, nor is it a proprietary, guru-style method for success. It is a clear, in-depth breakdown of how the industry actually functions—a step-by-step guide for how real producers take a project from script to screen to sale.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to develop or option a marketable script
  • The logic behind film budgets, schedules and “dead zones”
  • Eight proven strategies to finance hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar budgets
  • How to approach, attach and leverage “name” actors
  • How to hire and manage a crew like a professional producer
  • Marketing, selling and distributing your film in today’s cutthroat market
  • The common pitfalls and hard truths of the movie business

This industry-level training program condenses the essential knowledge of a four-year film school (and beyond) into a no-nonsense roadmap for independent success. You’ll leave with a clear, repeatable system for producing profitable independent films.

Schedule

Four full-day sessions — Sundays, January 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 10 AM to 6 PM.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 East Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs, United States

Tickets

USD 375.00

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