A while back, I posted some thoughts on ways to expand the reach of film festivals. One of the examples I pointed to was an announcement that Sundance would be screening films in cities across the country as their festival was happening as something they call Sundance Film Festival USA. On ...
Archive for the ‘Distribution’ Category
New Positions – Director of Distribution & Marketing
December 5th, 2009 by NoName
Just like the director, the producer, the director of photography, all the department heads... filmmakers should be hiring a director of distribution and marketing from day 1. The filmmaker also needs to be involved with the whole process. John Reiss talk from DIY Days. (He calls it a Producer of Distribution ...
Opportunity for Indie Film amidst the Collapse of Studio Distribution Windows?
November 7th, 2009 by NoName
Roger Goff, entertainment attorney and a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. posted this article as a response to an article in Variety. Variety reported on the MPAA's efforts to broadcast first run films directly to TV sets in the home using DRM protection and a technology ...
The Future of Film Festivals – Reaching and Engaging a Wider Audience
November 6th, 2009 by NoName
Film festivals have traditionally been held in an isolated location, bringing together a small group of dedicated film devotees. This is sometimes even a small niche of the most devoted fans of one particular genre, say a comedy festival or horror festival. While this has worked in the past, the effort ...
Future of Distribution – Follow The Audience
October 12th, 2009 by NoName
In the midst of the phenomenon that is 'Paranormal Activity', it is difficult to see how it will all pan out. Ten years ago, another film received similar hype and was announced as the beginning of new ways to market films. That film was 'The Blair Witch Project' and audience ...
The Future of Movie Marketing and Distribution- Hybrid Distribution
October 12th, 2009 by NoName
The future is now according to Peter Broderick. In his article on IndieWire. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That whenever any form of distribution ...
