How long should your short be? An interesting question. Obviously this is determined to a large degree by the story you are trying to tell, and the way in which you want to tell it. But if you are hoping to also have your film reach the widest possible audience, the length of your film…
Ask independent film producers and directors what causes them the most angst, confusion, headaches-or worse-in the filmmaking journey, and the answer likely will be: Distribution. Lacking knowledge, training and guidance, most independent filmmakers employ a scattered, piecemeal, and ultimately unsuccessful approach to distribution. Film producer and distribution expert Jerome Courshon says you can’t fault them….
One of the most difficult negotiation points today for independent film producers in their domestic distribution deal is the hold-back of the release of the picture in the foreign territories. This one point by itself can bring the producer grief from almost every side, from his foreign sales agent to his own investors. Even though…
Streaming movie service FlixFling introduces a new channel on its site dedicated to films submitted by independent filmmakers. The channel, dubbed IndieFling, will showcase these films and make them available for rental or purchase by any FlixFling user. IndieFling will serve as a showcase for independent films and will be open to any filmmaker who wishes to submit their…
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…
As a general rule, we don’t do coverage of film festival calls for entry as there are just too many festivals out there, but in the case of The Trailer Festival, we’re going to make an exception as there is a great filmmaking upside to this event. The first Trailer Festival took place in June 2010 and…
The Internet is certainly awash with new players in the online TV market and all are seeking content. Many of these have been little more than YouTube-alikes and probably don’t represent much in the way of value for the indie filmmaker. Entering this crowded space in December 2010 is a new service called itzon.tv, which aims…
First it was the music business, now the film industry is beginning to face a sustained assault on its traditional business models, and distribution is the main battleground. As audiences now demand more timely and flexible access to content, Big Media has given up on suing it’s customers in favour of a two-pronged attack: going after easier (and…
100 Prints is a new resource site for British independent filmmakers (although much of the content is probably relevant to filmmakers outside of the UK as well). The objective of the site is to help develop better business practice for filmmakers, which in itself isn’t a USP for the site. But 100 Prints’ approach is. To achieve this aim,…
Miramax, Sony, Mandalay, Warner Brothers and other major studios now have instant access to more new film projects than ever before. Why? Film Festival Academy.org recently launched a brand new website featuring 4 virtual film festivals a year giving film executives access to view thousands of trailers from their office, laptop or cell phone, making it convenient to…
