You Don't Need Money to Make a Good Film (Especially if You're Funny)

Brian Wallace began his career as a stage actor in NYC and moved to Los Angeles in 2015 where he has produced innumerable films and stage shows using little more than spare change. He formed an LLC, Fancy Movies, which has placed award-winning comedy titles in leading film festivals across the globe, and is currently half of an international collaboration on a joint US-UK "docu-comedy" series, WORLD TWISTORIES, which explores eccentrics and their offbeat ideas throughout history. With a fully DIY approach, Brian has developed strategies for finding good partners, securing great locations, keeping the project union, overcoming obstacles & setbacks, and making the best film you can imagine, given any budget. He identifies 3 types of no-budget filmmakers, the key to making sure any size project is a worthwhile endeavor, and the four most surprisingly powerful words anyone can ever hear. Brian has shared his views in Shout-Out LA, the Story & Horse podcast, Voyage LA, and the WADcast, among other outlets. Additional credits: Once shortlisted for a Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship; produced the "play without a play" Kinsherf's Coat (Hollywood Fringe Producer's Award); wrote and produced the short film "The Briefcase" (Semi Finalist- L.A. CineFest, Honorable Mention- Fifteen Minute Film Fest, Honorable Achievement in Ensemble Performance- Independent Cinema Showcase); wrote the pilots for "M.A.R.S." (Finalist- Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship & Oaxaca FIlm Fest) and "#TiredOfWinning" (Finalist- Seoul International Film Festival). Wallace played a small but pivotal role in the pioneering transgender road film "Relish," which won Best Feature at the Madrid and Burbank International Film Festivals in 2019, and he appeared as the steady but depraved Dr. Richter in Denim Richards' latest film, "The Zoo."