Film festivals provide an invaluable way for filmmakers to get movies in front of an audience. Additionally, garnering acceptance to the various film festivals can provide avenues for networking, career promotion and possible a three-picture deal. A few months back, we reached out to our Filmmaking Stuff Newsletter subscribers and asked them to recommend their favorite film festivals. The response was…
Every business has a sales cycle. This is no different for the independent filmmaking business. Having a long term perspective and patience is essential. The trouble is, as an ambitious filmmaker…
If asked who your target audience is, you may be tempted to say, “My movie is appealing to everybody.” And I’ll say – Everybody is nobody…
The European Film Market (EFM) is a key event during the Berlin International Film Festival. The EFM is one of the world’s largest and most influential film markets, providing an opportunity for filmmakers, producers, buyers, and sellers from all over the world to come together and do business. In this episode, film producer Tom Malloy … Read More
You’re not alone if you want to get funding for your movie. I have raised over 25 Million dollars to produce multiple feature films. Through this experience, I have learned that there is one thing you can do to make the movie funding process easier. You need to create “leverage.” Table Of Contents: Leverage Is … Read More
Planning a film crowdfunding campaign starts with a compelling idea for your story. For many film producers, our hometowns and their particular micro-cultures and institutions inspire the stories we’d like to tell. It’s as if we all want to be Mark Twain, sharing tales of our childhood on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. For … Read More