There is so much written on this question. And Stefan and I have been asked about it so many times. I have no regrets or hard feelings. Blair Witch Project and The Last Broadcast will be forever linked. In the end we summed it up in The Last Broadcast -- is it fact or fiction, you decide. For those who want to judge for themselves, The Last Broadcast has been released in a new collector’s edition to celebrate its almost 10-year anniversary. It has new commentaries, new bonus footage and a remastered version of the movie.

Unlike big budget movies, small independent films require the director to be far more involved in marketing the film. Do you see the Internet as a key tool for the independent filmmaker?

Without a doubt the Internet is a key tool. Filmmakers that aren’t embracing the Internet are missing out on a cost effective tool for marketing and promotion. Not to mention that very soon digital distribution will be more of a reality. For those who want to go DIY (do it yourself) they will be able to fund, produce, shoot, edit, promote and distribute their own work. That’s what we did for TLB and what I’ve done for Head Trauma. In fact I feel so strongly about the subject I started a free filmmaking resource called the Workbook Project.  it is a social open source project for filmmakers that shows them how to make and distribute their own work.

Your first two films have both been horror. Do you see yourself as a genre filmmaker or would you like to try your hand at something else?

I love making psychological films. There is something great about mining dark material and mixing it with subtext. My next film will be in the horror genre.

After that I’m not sure, it really depends on what story I’m interested in telling. Since independent films take a couple years to make I want to make sure I’m passionate about whatever I’m making. In the end that’s what keeps you going.

Lance Weiler, thank you and good luck.