Posted on August 10, 2010 in Film Festivals | 2 Comments
Workbook Project’s New Breed created this video by Zak Forsman on how to make the festivals work for you by managing your expectations and networking.
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Posted on February 15, 2010 in Film Festivals, Selling Your Film | 1 Comment
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 uploading it to Vimeo or [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
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. We bust our butts for [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2009 in Marketing | No Comments
Film Specific founder, Stacey Parks, discusses the theatrical distribution model during a workshop at the 2008 Raindance Film Festival.
via: FilmSpecific
Posted on April 6, 2009 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
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, filmmakers, producers met to discuss [...]
Posted on January 26, 2009 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
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 the newest opportunities, as well [...]
Posted on September 18, 2008 in Film Festivals | No Comments
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 independent film world, it’s become [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
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 Films Hits Hollywood”). Is [...]
Posted on August 4, 2008 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
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 will be unique, taking into [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 in Selling Your Film | 1 Comment
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 came with a track record [...]
Posted on July 24, 2008 in Marketing | 3 Comments
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 (GIF only) settings
Export to custom [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 in Film Festivals | No Comments
From Here to Awesome is a discovery and distribution film festival for more info visit fromheretoawesome.com.
How the festival works from fromheretoawesome on Vimeo.
Posted on July 20, 2008 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Panel discussion from the Big Apple Film Festival featuring:
- Aaron Levine (moderator), Film Division Manager at Gen Art
- Peter Goldwyn, Vice President Acquisitions Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Clémence Taillandier, Head of Theatrical Sales, Zeitgeist Films
- Erik Davis Managing Editor, Cinematical.com
- Brian Chirls (Distribution and Marketing Manager, Four Eyed Monsters)
Posted on July 13, 2008 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
John August replies to Mark Gill’s LA Time’s article “The sky is falling on indie film.” In the process he discusses his independent film “The Nines,” the roll of Sundance in the indie film world, the realities, the future and other great advice for anyone wanting to distribute their small film. Some may [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2008 in Film Festivals | No Comments
By: Jeremy Coon (producer, “Napoleon Dynamite”)
Based on my observations, the biggest mistake independent filmmakers make is not having a realistic strategy for the sale and distribution of their film. Plenty focus on raising money and the many physical aspects of producing their film, which are all extremely important, but they don’t give enough thought [...]
