Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Join the mission: quietcanadiansmovie.com Special Training School 103. On farmland by the lake between ▮▮▮▮▮▮ and ▮▮▮▮▮▮ — Whitby and Oshawa, if you want to go look. Sabotage, silent killing, wireless, forgery. Taught in Ontario, to operatives headed for occupied Europe. 1/2 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026We made it in Canada. We just celebrated Canada Day. So celebrate Canadian film too. It does not need permission to tell a big story about small, human things. Roth is Sunday. The couch is right there. Watch the pros in the morning. Watch 13 Miles at night. habethyfilms.com/13miles 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Nobody does it for the medal This Sunday, 3,500 athletes line up in Roth, Germany. Challenge Roth. The largest long-distance triathlon on the planet. A 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on the bike, then a full marathon on legs that quit an hour ago. 1/ 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Our new episode is out now! What do you need to make a movie? We answer your questions! Listen now: www.offthelotpodcast.com/listen 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Ken breaks down how our many discussions over the past few months of Off the Lot have inspired and informed him. Truly we have been lucky! offthelotpodcast.com/episode/from... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The case was left for someone. The question is: for who? Another clue in The Quiet Canadians has surfaced. This isn’t a casting call. It’s a mission briefing. If you know, you know. If not… now’s the time to find out. Your invitation is waiting: insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Tap in to join our mission: insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Casting and watching auditions is “quietly” becoming one of my favourite pieces of the process of making The Quiet Canadians. Thanks to Monika Dalman Casting & her team for all the great help, and to our Producers for judiciously going through all the auditions. Talent really shines! 1/2 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025This week on Off the Lot: From office PA to Netflix writer to feature film director—Ken Kabatoff’s story is indie film hustle at its best. 🎧 Hear how he made the leap on Off The Lot → www.offthelotpodcast.com/listen Sponsored by Peliplat → www.peliplat.com/offthelot 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Someone is watching. But who’s pulling the strings? The Quiet Canadians is a modern spy thriller made in Canada, for fans of movies with tense conspiracies. Go behind the scenes and be the first to get intel. Join our Insider Intel list now: insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Something is happening in Canada. Quietly. Urgently. Inevitably. Audiences are tuning in— not to noise, but to signals. The Quiet Canadians is not just a film. It’s a code. A modern spy story set here, for everywhere. Read the first file: insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Night shoots, with Amber Ripley! www.offthelotpodcast.com/episode/indi... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Finding an audience is so important these days for an independent film. We chatted about this and more with Amber on last week's podcast episode! www.offthelotpodcast.com/episode/indi... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025'Make sure you pay yourself. If you don't pay yourself, you can't survive.' 💸 The most honest advice about film producing you'll hear this year drops TOMORROW when we talk with Amber Ripley about the financial reality of indie filmmaking. offthelotpodcast.com and make sure to subscribe! 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Producing independently is both creatively satisfying and stressful! Join our discussion with Producer Amber Ripley this Friday on Off the Lot offthelotpodcast.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Are you film investment curious? We will be running a bit of an educational series on how it works and how the “money” works. forms.gle/RGVH4F4owQUK... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Meet a fellow Vancouver Film School alumnus, Andrew Gust, on becoming an editor and how he went from Film School to editing The Morning Show. This Friday on Off the Lot! Link in comments. 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 05/05/2025This Friday on Off the Lot, we have Andrew Gust, editor of, amongst other things, The Morning Show! Stay tuned for a great discussion with Andrew! offthelotpodcast.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 28/04/2025There are lots of new models out there for independent filmmakers. The tools exist, we just need meaningful action and a guide to the pathway. Mark Duplass and Emily Best can help forge a path. Listen to the full episode here: www.offthelotpodcast.com/episode/keep... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Make small budget things that look luxurious... That's the Duplass Brothers' motto. Coming tomorrow, our fantastic discussion with Emily Best on offthelotpodcast.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Coming this Friday, a very candid discussion with Emily Best of Seed & Spark on Off the Lot! offthelotpodcast.com 020
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Run & Gun signup is this weekend, and we had Sasha Duncan and Joel McCarthy on the podcast to discuss that and all things independent film! Check it out here: offthelotpodcast.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 10/04/2025We are so privileged to have Daren Smith on our podcast this week. Daren's interview, which drops tomorrow, takes on the marketing and audience building approach I have been talking about for the past couple of years at least... 1/2 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Refreshed our creative deck for The Quiet Canadians. Check out "Insider Intel" and become a part of our mission to bring this Canadian spy movie to the theatre! insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Talking about your movie!!! It's also known as pitching. offthelotpodcast.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 02/04/2025In development on your next movie? You will want to listen to this Friday’s episode of Off the Lot with Ken Kabatoff and myself. Offthelotpodcast.com #makingmovies #indiefilmmaking 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 26/03/2025“If you hit the ground this time, I’ll bump you up to stunt.” That’s how Lauro Chartrand-Del Valle got his first official stunt credit. He slams the wall, hits the ground, and hears: “Yep. That’ll do.” 1/2 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 25/03/2025You won’t want to miss our interview this Friday with Lauro Chartrand-Del Valle, Director and Stunt Coordinator on Shogun! Set your reminder! www.offthelotpodcast.com/listen 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Lesson of the moment: the Production Assistant who is watching one of the trucks today may be your boss tomorrow! Start wherever you can get work… you don’t know where you will end up. www.offthelotpodcast.com/episode/the-... #indiefilm #makingmovies #canadafilm #makingmovies #canadafilm 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Indie filmmakers, listen up! If your script isn’t rock solid before pre-production, your department heads won’t be able to do their jobs properly. 1/2 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Producer and founder of Notable Studios, Amanda Verhagen (A Nice Indian Boy, Love Me, The Dead Don’t Hurt), joins us this week on Off The Lot! With a career spanning festival hits and industry standouts, she knows what it takes to get films made. offthelotpodcast.com 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Hollywood spends millions to force people to care. Indie filmmakers win by making something people already care about. 1/3 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025In tomorrow's Off The Lot we chat with legendary prop master Dean Goodine! From Unforgiven to the Assassination of Jesse James and last year's indie delights Heretic and The Order! Such an insightful conversation! Tomorrow morning! Full episodes at the link below. offthelotpodcast.com/listen 111
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 05/03/2025So excited for this Friday’s episode—legendary prop master Dean Goodine! Catch all our episodes at www.offthelotpodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! 110
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 28/02/2025“In the shadows, loyalty is a liability. Trust no one.” The deeper you dig, the more dangerous the truth becomes. The Quiet Canadians is a modern Canadian spy thriller about secrets, deception, and survival. Who do you trust when the system turns against you? habethyfilms.com/quiet-canadi... 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Read all about our latest podcast in my weekly Filmmaker's Notebook: newsletter.habethyfilms.com/posts/hallma... 031
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 16/02/2025How do you make a feature film for just $6,000 and turn it into a career? 100
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 07/02/2025What do you do if you don’t get Telefilm funding? Our latest podcast episode with @lauraadkin ! open.spotify.com/episode/0RXa... 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025My attempts at getting to my laptop for work have been subverted. 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The threat is coming from inside the room. Our new spy movie team is busy at work planning for 2025. Learn more at insiderintel.quietcanadiansmovie.com 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 12/01/2025One of my goals this year is to lean forward into running more. Today was a beautiful day running around False Creek in Vancouver. Cold but beautiful. 120
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 08/01/2025It’s the New Year! We are partnered with From the Hesrt Productions as our fiscal sponsor! That means you can support independent movies and our movie directly and receive a tax deduction (U.S.) while helping make The Quiet Canadians! habethyfilms.allyrafundraising.com 010
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Memories from 2024. Speaking at the Kelty Foundation fundraiser in November. 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 08/01/2025A walk in the park today. Walking is the best cure for energy drain and solving work issues. 000
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Happy birthday to Maryam d'Abo. She was in the first Bond movie I saw in a movie theater. Great podcast interview with her if you are interested. podfollow.com/1526729282/e... 021
Anthony @anthonyepp.bsky.social · 27/12/2024For 13 Miles, “Cora” had blue in her wardrobe and “Trevor” had orange. “Zac” was yellow. You’d notice their bikes and triathlon outfits kept to this visual style. There are a few exceptions but that was the chosen and deliberate pallet. Colour consistency ties the movie together. 210