About the Author
"I write books that inspire people to achieve their dreams."
I have always had a passion for helping people.
From my days of selling a guerrilla film school on DVD, to the work I do with all my shows and website - you can say I'm a serial teacher. Writing books is another extension of my mission in life, to help and educate as many people as possible.
His first book Shooting for the Mob (Based on the Incredible True Filmmaking Story), a story of Alex almost making a $20 million feature film for a bi-polar and egomaniacal gangster, hit the Amazon Best Seller's List within a week of its release. (978-1948080637)
Amazon UK Shooting for the Mob (True Story
Alex's Second Book Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business rocketed to the top of the Amazon charts and became a #1 Best Seller within 10 hours of its release. The book is constantly in the top 10 in the film business category. (978-0578608655)
Amazon UK Rise of the Filmtrepreneur (Business)
Alex Ferrari is an podcaster, author, speaker, consultant, and an award-winning writer/director with 25 years of experience in the film industry. As a director, his films have screened in over 600 international film festivals.
Frustrated that his fellow filmmakers were being "chewed up" by the film business, Alex decided to start Indie Film Hustle®, a website dedicated to educating filmmakers and artists on how to survive and thrive in the film business.
He launched a podcast focused on filmmaking called The Indie Film Hustle® Podcast. Within three months of its start date. the show became the #1 filmmaking podcast on Apple Podcasts. He's also the hosts the popular screenwriting podcast Bulletproof Screenwriting, and the filmmaking business podcast Rise of the Filmtrepreneur and the spiritual podcast Next Level Soul.
His first book Shooting for the Mob (Based on the Incredible True Filmmaking Story), a story of Alex almost making a $20 million feature film for a bi-polar and egomaniacal gangster, hit the Amazon Best Seller's List within a week of its release.
Alex's second book Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business rocketed to the top of the Amazon charts and became a #1 Best Seller within 10 hours of its release. The book is constantly in the top 10 in the film business category.
Alex's podcasts, videos, and blogs have been downloaded millions of times and he has been invited to speak at colleges, film festivals, and conventions. He's been asked multiple times to speak at the prestigious USC Film School, UCLA Film School, American Film Market, NAB Conference, Slamdance Film Festival, Film Con, and New York Film Academy just to name a few.
Alex currently lives in Austin, TX with his lovely family. He is a devoted practitioner of meditation and talks of how it aids in his creative and entrepreneurial process. He also speaks regularly at screenwriting and film events, festivals and conventions.
Alex's SHOWS:
Indie Film Hustle - "I Love Speaking! Motivation, Success Strategies, Filmmaking, Marketing."