Frank advice from Heidi van Lier

Lately I’ve had the privilege of sitting on a couple of panels with Heidi van Lier, filmmaker and author of The Indie Film Rule Book. Heidi’s advice is no-nonsense, funny, and wastes no time. If you’re not reading her blog at the Film Independent web site, you should be. There she dispenses similar wisdom; I’ve linked to a few recent samples below.

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