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That’s the story the New York Times dives into with Declaration of Indies: Just Sell It Yourself! By MANOHLA DARGIS last week. In the New World, filmmakers maintain full control over their work from beginning to end: they hold on to their rights and, as important, find people who are interested in their projects and [...]
A growing number of filmmakers are finding ways to profit from the Internet by creating content that is professional, poignant or just plain funny. Two that have made a name for themselves are Rhett and Link, who were interviewed on NPR Monday. They and their families lived month to month for a while, until they [...]
“The Sky Has Fallen” a locally produced and filmed feature film, has been accepted at the following world wide film festivals in the coming weeks and months:
British Film Fest LA
Swansea Bay Film Festival
The Heart of England International Film Festival
The International Film Festival of Ireland
So Steven Soderbergh is doing some experimenting with the film distribution model. Here’s two different reports that point to his newest release, which as noted below, is already available on select cable systems and is also now available on Amazon rentals. Details below! From Matt Dentler Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Girlfriend Experience, opens in [...]
From Indiewire: 10 Tips For Strategizing Distribution Today by Peter Knegt Aimed at aspiring or challenged filmmakers, a Tribeca Film Festival panel discussion examined the emergence of innovative new strategies for marketing as well as digital distribution, and how there are now multiple ways for filmmakers to control what happens to their film. Six industry [...]
Sita Sings the Blues Synopsis: Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the [...]
At South By Southwest (SXSW), there are numerous discussions going on regarding the state of independent film distribution. Saturday’s distribution discussion at the bustling SXSW Film Conference that runs alongside the SXSW Film Festival featured Barker, Magnolia’s Eamonn Bowles, IFC’s Ryan Werner, Oscilloscope’s David Fenkel, Blockbuster’s Keith Leopard, and was moderated by film rep David [...]
LA Shorts Fest’s earlybird deadline was February 20th. The festival runs August 7-9; entry fee is $39. . The Marfa Film Fest in Texas runs April 29th to May 3rd. Deadline is today, February 25th. Entry fee is $35. . The Provincetown International Film Festival in Maine runs June 17-21. Submissions deadline is February 28th, [...]
Indiewire attempts to answer the question with Trading Up: New Paradigm Poaches From Fests by Mike Jones (February 20, 2009) Film festivals began as art film’s primary exhibitor, and with the closure and hobbling of so many specialty distribs they have resurged as one of the few places audiences can see art film as it [...]
The Sky Has Fallen, a new feature-length horror movie, has completed production and is beginning the Film Festival submission process. Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, a new disease wipes out almost all of mankind within a couple hours. Trying to avoid infection, people flee to remote locations, but they start seeing mysterious, black figures carrying [...]
From Indiewire – Geoff Gilmore: Evolution v. Revolution, The State of Independent Film & Festivals Everyone speaks today of this being a moment for change. And yet the truth is for independent film, change has been constant. As the Director of the Sundance Film Festival over (nearly) the last two decades, I’ve witnessed an ongoing [...]
We’re not a political blog but we are interested in the use of video, and related motion media, in communicating stories. This is video from the Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository. The Gaza footage is released under the ‘Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution’ license which allows for commercial and non-commercial use. This means that news outlets, [...]
From IndiWire, an insightful column addressed to filmmakers who submitted to Sundance on the current market and distribution options: iW INSIDER | Eugene Hernandez: A Letter to Filmmakers, Whether or Not You Got Into Sundance by Eugene Hernandez (December 3, 2008) So, let’s be upfront… To those who are hoping to make a sale after [...]
The Wall Street Journal looks at the impact the amount of cash Hollywood has made in recent years has had on film distribution Last year, more than 600 feature films — mostly independent movies not produced at a major studio — were released theatrically in the U.S., up from 466 in 2002, according to the [...]
I’ve got a couple of stories to point to for anyone who has iTunes on their radar screen. Personally I only purchase experimental items from iTunes because I dislike the DRM policy and the fact that unlike my Audible account, if I have a drive failure or otherwise lose my file, Apple doesn’t provide another [...]
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