Any questions, please contact me. Mat Levy 732-321-0711 x135
or mat?passionriver.com
Class Title: Film Distribution Seminar & Workshop
Date/Time: May 17th, 2008, 9 AM - 5 PM
Location: Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), D- Building,
Room D-207,
7th Avenue & 27th Street, New York, NY
Fee: $350
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Class Description: Learn the trade secrets and nuts and bolts
of film distribution in this unique seminar and workshop taught
by distribution executives with combined marketing and title
release experience from over 350 titles. Join President of
Passion River Films Allen Chou and Expert Film Distribution
Consultant Josh Levin as they discuss each step for getting a
film to the right distributor and media outlet whether
theatrical, TV, DVD, or Internet. Allen and Josh will also
teach topics that include: "The top 10 mistakes to avoid when
making a film distribution deal", "How to develop a profitable
film distribution plan"; as well as "How to find your audience
and make money with Self-distribution and Non-traditional
distribution models". Join these experts as they share the
secrets behind the real world of film distribution and
marketing in this unique and valuable seminar. At the end of
the lectures, they'll also workshop your titles. This is
normally a 2-day workshop, but the lectures will be squeezed
into a 1-day only event. Before you hire a producer's rep, or
sign your first distribution deal, you must attend this class-
or else you could lose thousands of dollars on a bad deal!
Distribution Executive Bios:
Allen Chou is President of Sales and Acquisitions at Passion
River Films, a NJ based company that distributes over 300
documentaries, arthouse films, and special interest titles for
the US home video and international sales market since 1998.
Many of his titles have landed retail shelf space in stores
such as: Walmart, Barnes and Noble, Blockbuster Video,
Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery, Best Buy, and many more? In
2005, Allen established a distribution partnership with
Netflix, resulting in the release of over 180 titles on their
site; as well as other retail outlets. Internationally, he has
attended Film and TV markets such as the American Film Market
in Santa Monica, CA and Cannes Film Market in Cannes, France,
where he marketed and licensed films and documentaries
worldwide to broadcasters and foreign home video distributors.
Recently he started the College Speaker and Public Performance
Program; as well as the New Digital Sales and Electronic
Delivery division. Allen Chou received his BA in Film from the
University Of Maryland, and also attended NYU.
Josh Levin is a film marketing and distribution executive who
has brought more than 30 feature films to the US marketplace,
including top award winners from Cannes, Sundance, Venice,
Berlin, Toronto and Tribeca. As Chief Marketing Officer for
Film Movement, Josh learned how to get hard-to-place films in
front of the eyes of filmgoers across the country ?by any means
necessary,? from theatrical premieres in New York City to
library screenings in Butte, Montana ? while also learning how
to get filmmakers paid for their art. Working with films with
tiny or non-existent marketing budgets is Josh?s forte. Since
starting Gallant Films in 2007, Josh has also begun working in
production financing and consulting. Josh got his MBA from
Columbia Business School, and his BA from the University of
Michigan.
To register or learn more about this distribution seminar and
workshop, visit: www.marketmymovie.com, or call 732-321-0711 ext
135.
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Mat Levy
Marketing & Acquisitions
Passion River Films
Tel#: 732-321-0711 ext 135
Fax#: 732-321-4105
email: Mat?PassionRiver.com
Passion River Films
416 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
www.marketmymovie.com
