If You Submit A $5000 Movie To 30 Film Festivals... What Happens? - Andrés Taboada [FULL INTERVIEW]

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - I Had $5000 And 9 Months To Make My First Movie.... Here's How I Did It 14:14 - Honest Truth About Making A Movie For $5000 37:44 - Two Big Problems With Making A Movie For $5000 50:21 - How Many Film Festivals Actually Watch Your Movie? 1:14:14 - I Wish I Avoided These Mistakes On My First Movie Andrés Taboada was born in Perú, where he stayed until a scholarship sent him off to finish high school in Germany. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Cal State Long Beach and teaching in Southeast Asia, he moved back to Miami for a Master’s in International Education. While in grad school, he became a standup comedian. Andrés won the award for Best Comedic Actor at Miami WebFest and was a finalist at the World Series of Comedy. He then turned his focus towards Alta California, a bilingual dramedy, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as “Perucho,” the hotel clerk. As the director of Alta California, Andrés won the award of Best Directorial Debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Alta California recently had a sold-out screening at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, California as part of the 27th annual Dances With Films. MORE VIDEOS WITH ANDRES TABOADA https://tinyurl.com/bdf82c44 WATCH 'ATLA CALIFORNIA' - The Full Movie    • ALTA CALIFORNIA (2025) | Feature Film   CONNECT WITH ANDRES TABOADA https://www.altamovie.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10841273   / altamovie     / altacaliforniamovie   https://x.com/andreswhat   / andreswhat_   MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS Best Advice To Beginners On Making A Feature Film -    • Best Advice To Beginners On Making A Featu...   How To Build A Filmmaking Career Off A $1000 Movie -    • How To Build A Filmmaking Career Off A $10...   Why Most Filmmakers Should Start With A $1000 Movie -    • Why Most Filmmakers Should Start With A $1...   How To Finance A Movie -    • How To Finance A Movie   I Made 5 Movies While Working A Minimum Wage Job -    • I Made 5 Movies While Working A Minimum Wa...   CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage   / filmcourage     / filmcourage     / filmcourage     / filmcourage   SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER    / @filmcourage   SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON   / filmcourage   LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST   / filmcourage-com   (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support! #filmmaking #filmmakers #filmproduction