Welcome to Film Rogue!

Film Rogue, formerly known as Common Film, is a new film production hub and review site for producers dedicated to genuine independent film. We're not talking about the million-dollar so-called 'indie' film with a studio backing its distribution. What we're talking about is real do-it-yourself work, crews working on deferment, shooting fast because you have no permit, pro actors working pro bono, and getting close to the wildlife. Around here you'll find films that show the passion and resourcefulness of their creators. Join today and get to know other filmmakers from around the world. Promote and share your work, and help us put the indie back into independent film.

Site Features:

Filmmaker Forums
Written and Vodcast Film Reviews
Editorials
Instructional Articles
Streaming Films & Trailers
Embedded/Uploaded Video Library
Regular Podcasts by Producers
Instant Twitter Film News
MicrocinemaScene Blog for ultra-low-budget films and web series updates
User-maintained event calendar for festivals and releases

The Crew:

Jon Ashby - Founder/Operator

Timothy Whitfield - Vodcast Producer

Kelley Baker - Contributor

Financial Supporters:

Wendell Linder

Eric A Pellegrin

Peter O'Keefe

CC Chapman

Alissa Van Cleave

Jon Izma

Keith Korsgaard

Antonio Oliveri

Guinevere Ashby

Film Rogue supports:

Wikimedia Foundation

Movember

Oblivion: The Web Series

Same World Same Chance

Calgary Underground Film Festival

Open-source software developers such as Joomla, Seyret, Community Builder, HWDvideoshare, and others.

around the web

Visit Us On Facebook

Microcine Blog Feed

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Disclaimer

This site is intended for entertainment and to support independent artists. Some of the media available on this site may not be appropriate for minors and is presented uncensored. Viewer discretion is advised. By accessing this site you agree that Film Rogue, Jon Ashby, and this site's contributors cannot be held legally liable for any site content, especially media submitted via third party sites. (eg. YouTube.) To add any media to this site you must have the legal right to distribute said media. Editorial content in any form, such as film reviews, are the opinions of those contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of this site or it's operator. Film Rogue takes copyright infringement very seriously, and will remove any content deemed to be in violation of US or Canadian copyright law. Don't steal people's stuff, it'll get you blacklisted. Media that is illegal in North America (hate material, child pornography, etc) will be removed and reported to the authorities.

Bottom line, you don't have to keep it clean, but you do have to keep it legal.

More Information

Jon Ashby is a broadcasting professional, indie film promoter and father. The creator of Rewindvideo.com and Common Film now presents Film Rogue in the hope of bringing together film and video artists from around the world. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter.

Film Rogue is operated as a private company in Strathmore, Canada. Financial contributions are used towards the expenses of this website. A portion of our budget is donated to artistic and charitable groups.