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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 […]

At Sundance, New Approaches to Finding an Audience

The big question - how to find and reach your audience, is being pondered by the folks at the film festival that has become synonymous with “Independent Films”. Alternatives include, online sales, YouTube, and Video On Demand.

…PARK CITY, Utah — The starkest picture to emerge from the opening days of […]

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 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 […]

John August’s on the “death” of independent film

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 […]

Realistic strategy for the sale and distribution of your film.

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 […]