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“So You Think It Would Be Fun To Take Your Film To Festivals” PART 3

This is the third part of a series devoted to film festivals. Please check
“So You Think It Would Be Fun To Take Your Film To Festivals”: PART 2

Click here for the first part of this series. GETTING READY TO SUBMIT (Not
“So You Think It Would Be Fun To Take Your Film To Festivals”: PART 1

PART 1: The Festival Journey of “Jes and Lora” Begins (or “Episode IV: A
The 25 Movies We’re Most Excited to See at Sundance

EACH YEAR, THE Sundance Film Festival feels like a race against time. There are
WMM Canada To Host Premiere Screening Party On March 30th!

Congrats to Michael Coady (fearless leader running WMM CANADA) & the filmmakers taking part in
Nine Tips for Pitching Your TV Series

With the arrival of the Golden Age of Television, many indie-slanting stories are finding
MovieMaker’s Fourth Annual Guide to Digital Distribution: A Game of Thrones

What a difference a year makes. Independent film distribution has continued its blink-of-an-eye evolution
Self-Distribution: You Don’t Have to (And Probably Shouldn’t) Do It All Yourself

The Director of Independent Film at Tugg has some thoughts to share on how
HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR FILM IS VIABLE IN TODAY’S MARKETPLACE

Independent filmmakers dream of making that indie darling that premieres at Sundance, sells for
American Film Market Builds Bridges With Festivals

Why is the American Film Market jumping into the festival business? Its Nov. 9
‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ Flop Shouldn’t End Early VOD Experiments

“Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” represented a bold distribution experiment and an unprecedented alliance
Is Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ the Future of Movies?

‘True Detective’ helmer Cary Fukunaga’s excellent child soldier saga is the first film to
One Way or Another: Why I Released My Film for Free on YouTube

Within the independent film world, prestige is the name of the game. It’s all
You Will Find Your People: Emily Best

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and distribution platform
Hulu Explores Adding Ad-Free Option to Its Service

Hulu is exploring plans to add an advertising-free option to its service, according to
Video On Demand Platform Yekra Shuts Down

A company that offered studios and filmmakers a platform on which they could sell
Distribution Transparency: Four Filmmakers Reveal Their Numbers, Part Two

Tuesday’s post looked at Neil Berkeley and Judy Chaikin as two filmmakers who wanted to
What Do You Need to Open a Movie? a Post-Distribution Deal Checklist

So you made your film, screened it at a ton of festivals to rave
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Heckled at Cannes: “You Will Destroy the Film Ecosystem in Europe”

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandoscame under fire from European film protectionists during his
GETTING INTO BED [with a distributer]

You’ve been seeing a lot of each other for a few weeks now. He
Should We Really Fear Movie Sequels?

There’s a new Pitch Perfect movie coming out next week. I knew that they were
Here’s How to Get Elijah Wood and the SpectreVision Team to Produce Your Film

SpectreVision, the genre film production company spearheaded by Elijah Wood along with filmmakers Daniel