During the Cannes Film Festival & Market last week, I enjoyed uploading daily video snippet on the Film Specific Facebook page to give people a real sense of what the infamous Cannes Market actually looks like. I know many of you got a kick out of those but I wanted to spend a few minutes […]
I’m writing this post knowing there are probably several distribution experts out there who disagree with me, but I’m going to speak my mind anyway! This past week while at the Cannes Film Market I couldn’t help but notice all the traditional distribution deals being done for independent films. In fact, it’s been a rather […]
A question that is coming up a lot lately has to do with this: In today’s distribution landscape where the Producer is in control of his own destiny, does it even make sense anymore to work with a sales agent in the traditional distribution realm? Now realize I might be a little biased here only […]
There’s been lots of discussion out there about the value of a middleman (sales agent and/or distributor) in today’s Distribution 2.0 world. I mean, with all the DIY opportunities right now, you might be asking yourself why you would need a middleman at all? I think the fact remains that to accomplish all it is […]
Who would have thought you could reverse the Distribution process? Allow me to clarify…. What I’m talking about here is ‘backing into’ your film’s distribution. Meaning, start with the end in mind and then work backwards until you get to the script, and THEN start writing. How many screenwriters out there actually do this? My […]
