Silverdocs Session: Future of Public Media
Pat Aufderheide, from the Center for Social Media at American University, put together a panel at Silverdocs to try to forecast the future of public media threw futurists, investors, business people...
View ArticleDIY DAYS: Better Than Free
The Internet is a super-distribution machine that allows copies of digital media to flow in an almost frictionless way. As the wealth and survival of traditional media businesses are built on selling...
View ArticleIndie Filmmaking: 35 Tips From Experts
Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood compiled a list of 35 great pieces of advice by experts from “Produced By” Conference. Here are a few examples: …1. Change the title of your indie film to begin with...
View ArticleFrom Filmmaker to Entrepreneur
Independent filmmakers are extending the DIY nature of their productions into the distribution realm: …Scott Thigpen, president of Unify Films, and writer and director of A Powerful Noise, a film that...
View ArticleDeclaration of Independence: The Ten Principles of Hybrid Distribution
Filmmakers are turning to more creative methods of distribution including a model by Peter Broderick which he calls the hybrid model which incorporates direct sale and standard distribution. …Hybrid...
View ArticleThe Future of Indie Film Distribution: Peter Broderick
Scott Kirsner interviews distribution expert Peter Broderick at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The focus: how the distribution and marketing of independent film is changing. VIA: Scott Kirsner
View ArticleContent and Control for Online Film
By Jon M. Garon Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC The rules for creating, marketing and distributing films derive from a host of different sources. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
View Article21 Great Free Thinkers of Indie Film
Ted Hope from The Wrap has compiled a list of “Brave Thinkers” in Independent Film. I guess we can split hairs over what is considered brave in this industry, but nevertheless it’s a good list of some...
View ArticleWhy Indie Directors Give Movies Away Free Online
This article by Monisha Rajesh of Time.com illustrates how many indie filmmakers are sidestepping traditional distribution and finding larger audiences and larger profits by giving away their film for...
View ArticleThe Coming Indie Revolution: Just Sell it Yourself!
Manohla Dargis contemplates the new world of indie distribution – how technology and social media is affecting the way indies get distributed and, more importantly, how content creators can get paid....
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