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How indie film production actually works. How do films get developed and financed? Why is vertical filmmaking exploding? Are studios everywhere secretly using AI? The Indie Playbook is a monthly podcast hosted by Emmy-winning producer Grace Porras featuring Flashback Pictures founder and CEO Daniel Cotroneo ( Mad Men , This Is Us ) and executive "Creative Guy" Dominic Russo (co-creator of Workaholics ). With more than 60 combined years in the business, they're building Flashback Pictures, an independent film studio, during one of the industry's biggest disruptions, and they're pulling back the curtain on how. Their core belief is that the old studio gatekeepers are gone, old budgets are dead, and that's the best thing to happen to filmmakers in decades. They have the receipts. A vertical series that went from concept to launch in three months and has been licensed across multiple platforms internationally. A 2D animated feature built with a human-first, AI-assisted workflow for $350K instead of $75 million. And a recently-secured $375K CA Film Credit for a $1M feature shooting in Fall 2026. This plus a slate of nine feature films coming over the next three years. So if you make films, write them, or just want in, pull up a chair. This is how movies get made when you stop waiting for permission. Flashback Pictures. Old School. New Screen.
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What exactly are vertical microdramas—and why is everyone suddenly talking about them? 📱🎬 In this episode of The Indie Playbook , the Flashback Pictures team dives into the rapidly growing world of serialized, phone-fi
How do independent films actually get financed—and where does the money come from? In this episode of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo, Grace Porras, and Dominic Russo break down the realities of independent film fin
AI is transforming filmmaking faster than ever—but is it replacing creativity or unlocking new possibilities? In this episode of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo and Dominic Russo are joined by filmmaker Blane Dydasc
Everybody's talking about Hollywood's future—but history shows we've been here before. In episode 3 of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo, Grace Porras, and Dominic Russo explore how filmmakers like George Lucas, Franc
Everybody's talking about Hollywood's future—but history shows we've been here before. In episode 3 of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo, Grace Porras, and Dominic Russo explore how filmmakers like George Lucas, Franc
Hollywood is looking for its next great filmmaker—and increasingly, they're finding them on YouTube. In Episode 2 of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo, Grace Porras, and Dominic Russo explore the surprising rise of Yo
Hollywood is looking for its next great filmmaker—and increasingly, they're finding them on YouTube. In Episode 2 of The Indie Playbook , Daniel Cotroneo, Grace Porras, and Dominic Russo explore the surprising rise of Yo
Hollywood is changing fast. Traditional production models are shrinking, jobs are disappearing, and creators everywhere are asking the same question: What comes next? In this premiere episode of The Indie Playbook , Dani
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