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How to Fund a Gritty Indie Film; The Hollywood Power Lunch
How indie filmmaker Adam Leon made his gritty indie film. Plus, the Hollywood power lunch isn't about the food.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenHow the Gimme the Loot filmmaker, Adam Leon, tapped friends, family and Kickstarter to make this SXSW-winning movie. Plus, the unwritten rules of the Hollywood power lunch.
Banner image: Tashiana Washington and Ty Hickson in Gimme the Loot. Courtesy IFC Films
In this episode
3 storiesThe Hollywood News Banter
Kim Masters and John Horn, film writer for the Los Angeles Times, banter about some of this week’s top Hollywood news stories.
Read the story7 minFunding 'Gimme the Loot'
First time filmmaker Adam Leon made Gimme the Loot on a small budget culled from friends, family and a small Kickstarter campaign. It played at the SXSW Film Festival in 2012 and took home the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature.
Read the story12 minHollywood Power Lunch
Gary Baum, senior writer for the Hollywood Reporter, talks with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food about the Hollywood power lunch. He uncovers the unwritten rules, the restaurants and the reasons behind the entertainment industry's most important meal.
Read the story8 min
