3 Cheerful Filmmaking Facts for 2016

As 2015 comes to a close, we decided to make this episode our “end of year special!” And what could be more special than cheerful news for every kind of filmmaker? Get ready for three things we’re super jazzed about as 2015 ends and 2016 dawns…   It’s a Great Time for Aspiring Producers…   Forget the doom and gloom often preached to filmmakers, documentarians, and budding media artists of all ilk. We feel like the future of filmmaking is headed in the right direction.   So it’s with holiday cheer and new year optimism that we discuss: * Why storytellers have it really good right now. * The exciting new direction reality TV is heading * And why we’re so jazzed about…YOU! NOW… press that giant red “PLAY” button above and let’s share some holiday cheer together! Transcript Coming Soon! Helpful and Related Links: Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @jokeandbiagio Looking to pitch a reality show? This free e-book on pitching reality TV and unscripted television has everything you need to know! Want the cheat sheet on pitching show to us? Pitch Shows to Joke and Biagio. Ready to Make Some Reality TV or Unscripted Television? You’ve been out shooting, editing, and developing your own unscripted TV shows, reality pitches, or documentary series? Dying to pitch them to us? Here’s how:

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*Named "New and Noteworthy" across all podcasts, as well as TV & Film, Arts, and Education. Subscribe now. Ready to create, pitch, and sell documentary series, unscripted TV shows or reality series and specials? From creating pitch tapes to meeting with TV networks, developing your ideas to discovering reality TV stars, this podcast features tips on working in unscripted film and television that you won't find anywhere else. Get top-industry secrets and even pitch your shows to Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers and Unscripted Television Producers Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina. Recently, the duo have helped both new and experienced producers bring projects to television on MTV, BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL, INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY, A&E, and CNN/HLN. Your show could be next. Subscribe now. ABOUT JOKE AND BIAGIO: With over a decade of experience in unscripted film and television, this married couple has made TV shows, specials, and pilots for CNN, HLN, A&E, The CW, Biography Channel, NBC, CBS, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Discovery+, E!, IFC, Logo, Oxygen, Style Network, VH1 and MTV. Their feature length documentary DYING TO DO LETTERMAN played in theaters across America, was invited by the International Documentary Association to qualify for Academy Award® consideration, and named “New and Noteworthy” on iTunes alongside The Dark Knight Rises, Brave, and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Subscribers to this podcast will learn the secrets of the Unscripted TV and Film worlds, and how to apply them toward career success. Subscribe today.