Hi guys,
I'm not sure how to start this, but I'll give it a try. Maybe I should begin with presenting myself. Here we go.
I'm a (just turned) 22 year old guy currently living with my mom and dad (just left my job) in the land of rain, Sweden. As far as filmmaking goes I started to write my first feature screenplay when I was about 16. To this day I've made a handful of shorts and two feature films, all by myself. Right now I'm trying to get the third one going.
The thing is that, from a very young age I've always wanted to move from Sweden, but I really don't know how or where I should start. I've worked for about 2,5 years as an IT technician, just to be able to fund my own movies, but it started to get to me and I just had to leave. It sucked the creativity out of my body. Luckily I have supporting parents and I could save up some money so that I can live without work for a little while.
As you may or may not know, Sweden is not a filmmaking country. Honestly I haven't seen a half decent film since Bergman's era. And that was a while ago. This is what makes it so hard. If you are a filmmaker, painter, photographer or musician in Sweden you are often left alone. There's just no one who cares, and that is very hard when you are trying to make movies, which often is a collaborative medium. My films isn't that bad. I follow my own ideas, trying to make something different. They maybe aren't 100% yet, but I still feel that I have something special and new to give the world. I have gotten some recognition, but nothing that have helped my career in any way. On top of that, it rains 90% of the time and it is always cold (except for about 2-3 weeks in the summer). So, not very optimal for filmmaking. It just feels very unsocial. No sense of community. When I asked the people who works in the film departement in my home town if they have seen any movies lately, they just said "I don't watch movies that often". That's crazy to me, and too common of an answer, even between filmmakers. How can you take criticism from someone who doesn't watch movies?
I should get to the point. My goal is not in any way to move to Hollywood and start working there. I would gladly take any job at all, so that I can afford to live by myself and fund my own movies, just to be able to move to USA, or maybe some other country that has a little bit more sense of community and has creative people living there. As I wrote I don't know how you can help me. Maybe someone have gone through something similar and can share your own story.
Wherever I live, I will still be making movies. But I would help a lot to live in an exciting country that helps to spark new ideas. And to be happy isn't bad either.
Thanks for your time, sometimes it just helps to talk about stuff. I hope to hear some of your thoughts.
I'm not sure how to start this, but I'll give it a try. Maybe I should begin with presenting myself. Here we go.
I'm a (just turned) 22 year old guy currently living with my mom and dad (just left my job) in the land of rain, Sweden. As far as filmmaking goes I started to write my first feature screenplay when I was about 16. To this day I've made a handful of shorts and two feature films, all by myself. Right now I'm trying to get the third one going.
The thing is that, from a very young age I've always wanted to move from Sweden, but I really don't know how or where I should start. I've worked for about 2,5 years as an IT technician, just to be able to fund my own movies, but it started to get to me and I just had to leave. It sucked the creativity out of my body. Luckily I have supporting parents and I could save up some money so that I can live without work for a little while.
As you may or may not know, Sweden is not a filmmaking country. Honestly I haven't seen a half decent film since Bergman's era. And that was a while ago. This is what makes it so hard. If you are a filmmaker, painter, photographer or musician in Sweden you are often left alone. There's just no one who cares, and that is very hard when you are trying to make movies, which often is a collaborative medium. My films isn't that bad. I follow my own ideas, trying to make something different. They maybe aren't 100% yet, but I still feel that I have something special and new to give the world. I have gotten some recognition, but nothing that have helped my career in any way. On top of that, it rains 90% of the time and it is always cold (except for about 2-3 weeks in the summer). So, not very optimal for filmmaking. It just feels very unsocial. No sense of community. When I asked the people who works in the film departement in my home town if they have seen any movies lately, they just said "I don't watch movies that often". That's crazy to me, and too common of an answer, even between filmmakers. How can you take criticism from someone who doesn't watch movies?
I should get to the point. My goal is not in any way to move to Hollywood and start working there. I would gladly take any job at all, so that I can afford to live by myself and fund my own movies, just to be able to move to USA, or maybe some other country that has a little bit more sense of community and has creative people living there. As I wrote I don't know how you can help me. Maybe someone have gone through something similar and can share your own story.
Wherever I live, I will still be making movies. But I would help a lot to live in an exciting country that helps to spark new ideas. And to be happy isn't bad either.
Thanks for your time, sometimes it just helps to talk about stuff. I hope to hear some of your thoughts.