I don't know if it's fair or not, but if you're going to launch a service made up of Oscar nominated films, you have to have a background in making great films yourself to make it work. My guest today, director Alejandro Vilpa, is pushing forward with both: a streaming service called Vilpa Max that is now available in the Middle East/North Africa region and the UK for award-winning short films, and also going on a festival run with THE UNDERTONE OF DAVID JENSEN (2026), a sumptuous film about the struggles of a violin soloist.
He put it together with the help of the Czech and Mexican governments, not an easy task, and now goes on to launch a streaming platform!
It takes guts. Let's celebrate that today with Alejandro.
In this episode, Alejandro and I talk about:
Alejandro's Indie Filmmaker Highlight: Malachi Marlan
Memorable Quotes:
"It's all about the team that I got. I got all the best team that I could have with what I had."
"Most of us artists, we struggle to find out what's next, right?"
"I found there was...these films from the Oscars and Cannes Film Festival. They won and nobody knew about them. Why?"
What's the pitch for Vilpa Max to filmmakers? "We make them make money with their films"
"I like to say we are all David Jensen."
"We're constantly scouting for new films."
"I don't think there's a single film in Vilpa Max that you would say, okay, that looks amateur."
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