Experience is replacing film distribution. For most of film history, distribution was the bottleneck. You made a film. You fought to get it into cinemas. You prayed a distributor picked it up. And audiences had very few ways to watch. That world is gone. Experience is replacing distribution. Home entertainment has never been better, cheaper, […]
A few months ago we gave some advice on how to make film festivals despise you. Assuming you have done the opposite of what we told you, there should now be some distributors interested in your film. Here are 10 ways to Make Film Distributors Totally Hate Your Guts. 1) Make it nearly impossible for […]
With the current heatwave melting filmmaker’s equipment, we thought it a good idea to remind ourselves how independent filmmakers are cool! While independent filmmaking can be challenging, there is no doubt that being an independent filmmaker is the coolest of cool occupations and an independent film can become the flavor of the month amongst the […]
It’s been a busy few days in Hollywood: the historic 20th Century Fox studio was absorbed into the Mouse House, and Apple announced its long-anticipated foray into video streaming services. Streaming platforms – mostly Netflix – have been major troublemakers in the film and television industries in recent years. Film festivals are not quite sure […]
Film distribution is the number one concern of any filmmaker. We see hundreds of movies every year at Raindance. While filmmakers know how to make a movie, few have a single clue about how to go about monetising the fruits of their labours. I have worked as a consultant on many different movies with budgets […]
I received this email yesterday from Botagoz Koshim who is studying at the University for the Creative Arts in Surrey. He’s in the final year of film production study and currently is writing a dissertation on ‘How social media changes film distribution?’ The research includes some opinions of people from the film industry and I’ve […]
You have finished your short, feature or documentary and sent it to film festivals. HAve you considered the film distribution essentials you’ll need before you can get paid? After a festival screening, a sales rep comes snapping at your heels, and tries to feel you out to see what kind of filmmaker you really are: […]
For those of you who have attended our Marketing & Distribution courses will know we always recommend reading the dailies that come from film markets such as Cannes, Berlin and AFM. From the dailies you will see who is selling, what films are selling and what buyers are hot for. Many films getting deals at […]
In 2008 Mark Gill, former president of Miramax and Warner Independent, gave a speech at L.A‘s Film Festival listing quite a few reasons why independent film was in serious trouble. From closing of Miramax and Warner Independent to the fact that only five films out of 5000 submitted to Sundance get US theatrical release. In short- the picture wasn’t […]
Vertigo Films have acquired Rob Savage’s Strings – winner of the Raindance Award at the BIFAs. Strings was directed when Rob was just 18, and won plaudits, and a nomination, when it played at the Raindance Festival. You can read more about the acquisition here. Congratulations to Rob, and we hope this is the start of […]
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