Film London’s Market Place Live: From Inception to Exhibition in 90 Minutes

Delivered by Film London and Film Export UK, the Market Place scheme is aimed at providing people starting out in the industry with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to establish a successful career in film sales – be it in acquisitions, business affairs, publicity and marketing, or sales. Delivered by Film London and Film Export UK, the Market Place scheme is aimed…

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Product placement app launches, promotes ‘scripts first’ policy

A new web app for product placement has launched, with a different take on how product placement deals can be approached. Product Place Me, founded by Rex Riepe, co-founder of Presskit’n and HootCourse, seeks to take on bad product placement with a “scripts first” policy. The web app works as a simple mailing list which puts filmmaker-submitted placements in front of advertisers. By only accepting concrete, already-in-the-script placements, Product Place…

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Get Your Short Factual Film Funded by Don’t Panic

Don’t Panic is an online magazine with a TV channel. They’ve been in touch to let us know that they’re currently looking for new filmmakers to propose ideas which they will consider funding to turn into films. The shorts must be factual (i.e. documentaries) and sit within one of the following broad subject areas: Arts, Music, Film, Politics, Style, or Technology. To submit your…

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Millions of film makers can be heard over the Internet but who is listening to them?

The unprecedented power of the Internet is threatening to bring down traditional barriers in the most closed industry in the world – the film industry. The rules could well be changing in the film industry. Highly guarded personal connections and contacts could be fighting a losing battle with the speed and accessibility of vast online…

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