The conversation usually goes something like this: ME: “So, what’s working now?” THEM: “If you want to do a [insert genre here] that’s working really well in [insert country]”. ME: “O.k., that’s great. I have this project that I think might work.” THEM: “Oh, tell me about it.” ME: “Sure, it’s a [log line …
Does the indie film distribution business confuse you? You are not alone. If you’re like me, you look at the world of indie films, and you look at all the platforms, the changing landscape of the biz, and you are left scratching your head. I was just speaking with a distributor of indie films, and …
The results of Beasts of No Nation’s opening weekend are in: the picture opened on 31 screens and averaged $1,635 per screen for a total box of office of $50,699. A “horrendous results”, right; WRONG! There have been several reports about this box office result which seem to strongly denigrate the Netflix initiative to that …
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*written by Emily Buder – Indiewire What makes a good crowdfunding campaign? Is there a secret formula? Are there tried-and-true methods that always seem to bring in the green?
We honour the work of Gordon Willis, who died today at the age of 82, with our complete Craft Truck Collection from our time with him.
Recently, on our Business of Film podcast we chatted with former co-President of Lionsgate Releasing and co-Founder of ThinkFILM, Mark Urman, who now runs indepedent film distribtion company, Paladin, in New York. We felt there was so much amazing information in our time with Mark, that we’d synthesize some of the more important points of …
Recently, on the Business of Film podcast, we had the opportunity to interview Nicholas Gonda, Co-Founder of TUGG and Emily Best, CEO of Seed & Spark. Between these two companies, we get a 360 degree view of social media and the critical crowdfunding tips to both finance and distribute your film. While this post is …
1) Netflix is the Content Business; Not the Brand Business Netflix has come out and said time and again, they are in the content business. Unlike a broadcaster that is more focused on what their brand means, Netlix doesn’t have a brand. In fact, they have focused very diligently on not having a brand. On …
Kevin Smith has his fingers in a whole lot of media pies. He has films, TV shows, and podcasts – he is quite literally a franchise in and of himself. He even has his own Movie Club, which distributes up to twelve films a year in Canada and the US. Kevin’s big break came in …