by Tony Gapastione | Oct 14, 2024 | Blog, Academy, Acting
BraveMaker Academy announces the cast of nine talented actors for its final project of the year, a dramatic film titled "Objective Intervention." This marks an exciting milestone in a journey that began in January 2023, during which BraveMaker has provided actors with...
by Tony Gapastione | Aug 21, 2024 | Acting, Academy, Blog, Directing, Filmmaking, News
New short film announcement! Currently in its second season, BraveMaker Academy is set for a September 2024 production. Each year, (called seasons to mirror the style of television), the BraveMaker Academy hosts four sessions (called episodes), for actors and...
by Tony Gapastione | Apr 9, 2024 | Blog, Film Fest, Filmmaking, Producing
I just came back from screening one of our new shorts in Los Angeles for the Pasadena International Film Festival, (PIFF), ironically not held in Pasadena but in North Hollywood at the NoHo 7 Laemmle Theater. It was a great night but not without its awkward moments,...
by Tony Gapastione | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog, Filmmaking, Producing
What do producers do again? EVERY.THING. I recently finished producing a new short film with our BraveMaker Academy. It was so fun. I started a producer workshop and had a great crew of people working on INFECTIOUS THEATRE, a mockumentary I wrote that will be out some...
by Tony Gapastione | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Acting, Directing, Filmmaking
I don't like it. I don't like NOT creating. I don't like not doing stuff. It's somehow ingrained in me to work and work too much. That's NOT HEALTHY. Captain obvious, I know. This challenge is common for many. It comes from being a creative freelancer, an indie...
by Tony Gapastione | Jan 16, 2024 | Blog, Filmmaking, News, Producing, Production
This blog has been something I’ve wanted to write for a while. I may have been procrastinating… or avoiding it because it brings up just a few (read: all) of my insecurities and fears. But what better way to confront those issues than by addressing them publicly...
by Tony Gapastione | Dec 23, 2023 | Acting, Blog, Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Production, Screenwriting
Looking for love? I wrote a script about it and it became one of our last short films of the year. Our most recent BraveMaker Academy short film is in the can! Which means we made it through production and editing, (post-production), has commenced. All of our...
by Tony Gapastione | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, Filmmaking, Sundance
Sundance. Since 2013 I’ve been attending this life changing festival. It might be cliche to say it’s magical but being in person in the snow, with some of the best artistic cinema in the world and the ones who make it is something special. It’s been eleven...
by Tony Gapastione | Nov 25, 2023 | Blog, Directing, Filmmaking, Production, Screenwriting
Dare I say it? There is no real creativity… without conflict. Not my favorite thing, conflict, but it’s a necessary and important part of creativity…and life itself. Life is full of conflict. Just go on X, formally known as Twitter for five minutes and see...
by Jessica Cohen | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Writing can be hard.Really hard. Even the best, most experienced writers can sympathize with this sentiment. I am far from the best or most experienced writer, but I can personally vouch for this. It can be amazing, don’t get me wrong; the feeling of having a creative...