The best writing on entertainment strategy including a weekly "Streaming Ratings Report", unpacking what shows and films are winning the streaming wars.
I am a veteran documentary film and television producer writing this newsletter to think about how to keep making documentaries during these complex times. Here we go….
A working journal on releasing international films in North America. Case studies and our take on theatrical, community, and cultural distribution, written in real time by a growing team in Los Angeles.
"Death Ground", wrote Sun Tzu, is the space wherein delay means disaster, where there exists no possibility of retreat, where the only option is to fight or die. This is my guide to survival in today's reality, standing firmly ON DEATH GROUND.
A dispatch from Sasha Santiago — exploring storytelling, filmmaking, and community-building in Web3’s early frontier. The cinemantics of a filmmaker in the loop is the principle of keeping a human creative at the center of all things that matter.
Everything I understand about being a working screenwriter, I learned from writing TV movies. I'm Lauren Greenwood and I'd love to share what I've learned about story, screenwriting, filmmaking and the film biz with you.
I explore how stories become worlds and brands become universes - where media, IP, and storytelling collide for creators, marketers, and legacy-driven world-builders.
Film. Music. Ideas.
From my garage studio comes thoughts on evolving the film ecosystem and how to help filmmakers blossom in our current world. It's beyond f*ing survive to '25. Delivered sporadically with a musical side dish of sonic selections.
Based in Taiwan, we write about culture, politics, religion, & daily life. We're locally rooted and draw on our expertise in history, law, and advocacy. We've been recognized as one of the leading English-language publications covering Taiwan.
The American Pamphleteer publishes resistance tools, radical zines, and action-ready guides to help you fight fascism, organize locally, and build real democracy from the ground up.
A weekly newsletter for new Substack creators: how to start, how to grow, and how to monetize by a writer who built a $25K+ publication that's not writing about writing.
A weekly digest of everything hot and happening in the world of film marketing, film news, indie movies, and Hollywood shenanigans. You're gonna need a bigger inbox.
The newsletter 35K+ monthly readers choose to talk about films. TFS connects cinema to the conversations that matter now. Weekly essays that make you the smartest voice in every party, plus regular takes from readers to chew on.
I am an educator and filmmaker from Lafayette, Louisiana. I am here to share my journey into taking control of my work through micro-budget filmmaking.
Filmmaking craft and technical insights from cinema, advertising and video games. A newsletter for filmmakers building outside the system, and cinephiles who want to know more.
The Committee for the First Amendment is a large collective of artists, storytellers, and cultural leaders standing together to defend free expression against government repression, industry complicity, and intimidation.
An LA actor in Madrid following the work across borders. Practical insights on international self-tapes, navigating global industry shifts, and building a sustainable career—no matter where productions are shooting.
You're entering the Substack realms of Rantz A. Hoseley - The Eisner & Harvey Award-winning VP of Editorial at Z2 Comics. A WGA Screenwriter & Indie/NonDē Filmmaker. An island of bemused calm in the chaotic seas of storytelling. No Gods. No Kings.
Observations on culture, power, storytelling, merit, and - yes, inevitably, the beautiful game. Occasionally featuring The Undiscovered, a series of conversations with people I think are worth listening to about what remains undiscovered and why.
If you're not a nepo baby or from generational wealth but want to work in the film/tv industry- welcome! I'll be sharing my screenwriting journey and industry musings along with best practices I've learned in assistant life + as a film marketer.
