To me that is the question... Having observed the interaction on our site alongside the interaction with our myspace page, I have concluded that most, the majority of filmmakers have a selfish streak. This is not intentional I believe, but it does mean they remain in the same place. As tacky as it may read, team efforts succeed far more than being insular in you dealings.

Filmmakers need to support other filmmakers! if you are entering any type of contest that relies on the votes of others as well as fellow contestants, then MAKE the effort to watch their movies and VOTE. Don't just canvas people to vote for your movie. Canvas them to enjoy all the movies and then Vote. This will show a demand to the commercial side of the film industry, fostering sponsorship support which trickles down to the filmmakers.

Here is something else, and i know its not knew, there are many funds out there, but because of our reputation and integrity, we feel we could actually benefit filmmakers by having a simple fund set up.

I am on two sides of the fence with this one. On one hand, you would have to trust the fund organizers to have the presence of mind and tastes to select a worthy project to develop with the money raised. This is rarely the case. Most "funds" are self serving.

However, imagine a fund where its not self serving, apart from the admin % to actually pay the people to WORK on the development, the money would go straight to the development of a project selected by our committee.

Our committee includes the former Executive VP of Miramax, the Head of Acquisitions for Focus Features, and of many more powerful individuals who we cannot name. So, say you start supporting each-other, each donating $1 or $10 or $100 or whatever, and we raise a respectable amount to develop one of those filmmakers features, then isn't it worth it? The chance to possibly be selected, or at least the chance to support another filmmaker? Is there something wrong with this thought?

Let me know if you think The Director's Cut should put in place its "DONATE TO FILM FUND" link on our site. Let me know your thoughts. Would you Donate?

How do YOU support other filmmakers...?