Spark, Fuel, Ignite:
Set Your Filmmaking Year Ablaze
January 2026 Series:Â 4 Events
Everything you need to hit the ground running in 2026—and keep the creative fire burning all year long.
Begin the new year with connection, clarity, and creativity. Spark, Fuel, Ignite: Set Your Filmmaking Year Ablaze is a January series featuring four energizing events—two completely free and two in-depth workshops—to support filmmakers at every stage. Join us to set intentional goals, get inspired by working artists, explore smart AI strategies, and prepare your next script with confidence.
FREE Get Out of Your Own Way in 2026- Goal & Mind Setting Workshop with Sara Elizabeth
January 8th from 5-6:30pm EST
Start your year with clarity. Producer and mentor Sara Elizabeth Timmins will guide you through setting meaningful filmmaking goals—and the practical steps to stay committed to them all year long.
Productivity & Organizational Tools for 2026 Using AI with Joshua Young
January 20th from 6-8pm EST
Creative and AI consultant Joshua Young will show you how to use AI as a powerful productivity and organizational partner—so you can streamline your process, work smarter, and accomplish more in 2026.
Preparing to Write/Rewrite Your Script in the New Year with Bri Kaisen
January 27th from 4-6pm EST
Get the roadmap every writer needs before page one. Bri Kaisen walks you through the development steps that shape your concept, deepen your characters, plan your script, and set you up to write your strongest first draft yet.
FREE Power Hour with Marco Calvani from Netflix's Four Seasons
January 28th from 7-8pm EST
Join Netflix actor and award-winning filmmaker Marco Calvani—who has fiercely charted his own course in the industry—for a powerful conversation on resilience, self-belief, and building a creative career on your own terms.
FREE Webinar: Get Out of Your Own Way in 2026- Goal & Mind Setting Workshop with Sara Elizabeth on January 8th from 5- 6:30pm EST
 Join Sara Elizabeth Timmins for a 90 min webinar where together we will:
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Reflect on the past year to understand what supported you…and what held you back.
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Ground into the present so your goals align with who you are and what you truly want.
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Get clear on your 2026 vision by keeping one eye on your dream future as you plan the steps ahead.
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Get our of your own way with actionable tools and tips—so you can move into the new year with clarity and momentum.
Plus, gain access to a supportive community of filmmakers via a private Facebook group for ongoing connection, inspiration, and accountability.
Start the year with a plan that excites you—and the support to actually stick with it. Let’s make 2026 your year.
Productivity & Organizational Tools for 2026 Using AI with Joshua Young on January 20th from 6-8pm EST
Finding Balance between life and our creative pursuits can be tough and the tools of time management, delegation and efficeintcy are key to finding more hours in your day and to spend more time doing what lights you up.
Learn to reclaim your time, sharpen your focus, and build reliable workflows using AI-powered tools. From turning emails and meetings into clear action items, to managing projects, submissions, and deadlines—all while avoiding burnout and task-switching. Discover practical AI hacks, personalized productivity audits, and strategies to streamline your creative process and career growth. Work smarter, not harder, and take your filmmaking to the next level.If you’re ready to work smarter, cut through chaos, and elevate your filmmaking career with the power of AI, this workshop will show you exactly how.
Joshua is a filmmaker turned AI expert who is passionate about helping filmmakers harness the power of technology and AI to bring greater efficiency and productivity to your personal lives and creative projects.
Only $37Â $47
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Preparing to Write/Rewrite Your Script in the New Year with Bri Kaisen on January 27th from 4-6pm EST
Get the roadmap every writer needs before page one. In this class, Bri Kaisen walks you step-by-step through the essential development process—shaping your concept, deepening your characters, and clarifying the emotional and structural spine of your story. You’ll learn how to organize your ideas, identify what’s missing, and strengthen the elements that make a script truly stand out. You'll be ready to build a clear plan that sets you up for a confident, compelling first draft. If you want to start strong and write with direction instead of guessing your way through, this class gives you the foundation you need.
Bri has been an invaluable member of the Life Out Loud Films team for over three years. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting and brings her creative expertise to every project in development. When she’s not helping shape LOLF’s slate, she’s conducting script reads for indie filmmakers and developing her own pilots and feature films.
Only $37 $47
Sign Up HereFREE Power Hour with Writer/Director/Actor Marco Calvani from Netflix's Four Seasons on January 28th from 7-8pm EST
May Marco’s career inspire you and serve as a reminder that it is never too late and sometimes you just need to carve your own path. Never give up and alway staying authentic to you is the secret! Learn more about his career and journey as he candidly shares the wins, the challenges and heartfelt, inspiring advice for indie filmmakers. Join us at this FREE Power Hour to kick off the New Year!
Marco Calvani is an Italian-born award-winning writer, actor and filmmaker. After over 20 years in the theatre and nurturing his career, his mindset and his authentic self, Marco saw his dream life come into focus in 2024. His first feature film High Tide premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim and was later theatrically released in the U.S (NY Times Critic’s Pick, Top 25 films of 2024 for IndieWire, GLAAD nomination for Best Feature Film) and features Brazilian star Marco Pigossi, Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei and Tony-winner Bill Irwin. Then in 2025, Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons (Netflix) was released where As an actor, he co-stars opposite Oscar-nominees Steve Carell and Colman Domingo. The show will return for a second season in 2026. Next he will co-star in Kat Coiro’s You, Me & Tuscany (Universal Pictures) with Halle Bailey and RegĂ© Jean-Page.Â
Over the course of his twenty-year career as a theatermaker, he has received commissions from the Phoenix Theatre of London, Kunsthaus Tacheles of Berlin, Théâtre de la Ville of Paris, Grec Fundaciò of Barcelone and La MaMaTheatre of New York, among others. His sophomore feature film Capitana, a biopic he co-wrote with V (formerly Eve Ensler) inspired by the life and activism of German sea captain Pia Klemp.
