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New Directions for Independent Cinema: Ian Calderon

Ian Calderon, director of digital initiatives for the Sundance Institute, talks with CinemaTech editor Scott Kirsner about trends in independent film: delivering content to mobile phones and Internet-connected TVs, producing in 3-D, piracy, and the challenge of breaking through the noise — whether you’re submitting a film to Sundance or […]

Adventures In DIY Theatrical Distribution

Jon Reiss chronicles his efforts to self distribute his film “Bomb It” in this informative piece from Filmmaker Magazine. If you ever considered hitting the open road and theatrically self distributing your film make sure and read article.

…My story is not unlike that of most independent filmmakers these days. […]

Theatrical As A Loss Leader

Film Specific founder, Stacey Parks, discusses the theatrical distribution model during a workshop at the 2008 Raindance Film Festival.
via: FilmSpecific

John Cooper Art House Convergence Key Note Speech

Sundance Film Festival Programmer John Cooper addresses 51 Independent film theatres at Salt Lake City. Cooper founded the Art House Project in 2006 as a tribute to 25 years of the Sundance Film Festival and to honor Independent Art Houses who are vital to filmmakers.
On January 13, 2009 exhibitors, bookers, […]

Sundance Panels: New Models of Distribution

Showcase of films capitalizing on new distribution models.
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In today’s brutal marketplace, filmmakers and distributors are forced to think outside the box. From DIY theatrical to multiplatform releases and viral marketing, there are as many new strategies today as there are successful films. Join us as we showcase films capitalizing on […]

Some Festival Advice for Filmmakers

AJ Schnack offers some advice for filmmakers in his “An Annual State of the Industry Post and Some Festival Advice for Filmmakers.”
…Distribution companies shutting down (or seemingly on the rocks). New technologies seeming to arrive on a daily basis. With all the fast and furious changes in the […]

No Distribution Models For Independent Films?

Will there ever be a business model for distributing independent films? Mark Gill’s “Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling” statement at the L.A. Film Festival has many filmmakers asking this question.
Investors have been flooding Hollywood with cash, upwards of $18 billion according to The Wall St. Journal (“Glut of […]

Sample Film Sales Estimates

These sales estimates are intended as only as illustrations. These figures come from an actual independent feature film but they should not be used in connection with any other film. Reliable sales estimates can only come from experienced sales agents or similar distribution professionals. The sales estimate for any project […]

No Film Distributor? Then D.I.Y.

John Anderson’s eye opening trend piece in The New York Times on self-distributing indie films.
…When “Bottle Shock” played at the Sundance Film Festival in January, it appeared to possess that mix so tantalizing to well-heeled indie distributors.
It had a name cast, including Bill Pullman and Alan Rickman. The director […]

Generate Custom Film Festival Laurel Leaves

Here is a neat little free application we found from a user on Withoutabox.com. EZLeaves allows you to quickly and easily generate custom festival laurel leave images.

Features include:

Choose from four different laurel leave styles
Use any system-defined font
Export to JPG, BMP or GIF with custom quality and transparency […]