Independent Film Blog

Wanna know how to maximize your opportunities on Facebook and find out how you can leverage the powerful Facebook platform for your film?
Go no further than listening to this interview with Social Media expert Linda Nelson!
Take notes as Linda reveals her 5 biggest tips specifically targeted to filmmakers, that you’ll want to take and [...]

In order to demystify some of the Distribution Overwhelm that many of you are experiencing right now, I thought it would be helpful to perhaps illustrate what some other filmmakers are doing in specific situations that maybe YOU find yourself in right now. I know whenever I find myself in a situation where [...]

Hi there….
To cap off my series here of Filmmaker Case Studies from Film Markets, I wanted to include a recent interview I did with Digital Production Buzz called “5 Tips: Prepping For AFM”.
Any of you planning on having your films at AFM? If so, are there any remaining questions you have that were [...]

A year ago, filmmaker Richard Ford had a completed film “i-Crime” which he submitted to sales agents hoping to launch at AFM®, but got no response and no representation.
He and his producing partner didn’t like taking NO for an answer, and decided to head to the market anyway, figuring they’d have better luck trying to [...]

Taking an extremely pro-active approach to the distribution of his film, filmmaker Ron Zimmerman took his nearly completed feature “The Killing Strain” to the American Film Market® in 2009 to spark interest and find the right sales agent.
In this case study Ron discusses:
• How he and his filmmaking partner met their sales agent
• The preparation [...]

Next up in our series of Film Market case studies…..
Filmmaker Mark Shields went to the Cannes Film Market armed with a script and looking for financing. Although he was successful…. success didn’t come in the form you might think!
In this case study, Mark discusses:
• How he prepared for the Cannes Film Market
• The role his [...]

After listening to a couple of interviews from filmmakers on their experience at Film Markets, I thought you’d like to hear a different perspective — one from a SALES AGENT.
So in this interview, Clay Epstein, VP of Sales & Acquisitions at The Little Film Company, gives filmmakers some incredible insight on how to get your [...]

I plucked this one from the Film Specific archives – one of our most popular Case Studies…..
After several years of attending film markets and studying the dynamics, learning the “business” of filmmaking and distribution, and meeting the buyers face-to-face, filmmaker Christian Viel started selling his films (and those from other filmmakers) at international film markets.
After [...]

First time feature director Rahul Gandotra went to the Cannes Film Market with nothing more than a completed short, and a ’script in process’ for a feature length film based on the short.
His goal?
To find a Producer with a track record to help him get his film financed and off the ground.
How many of [...]

There are so many options nowadays for filmmakers with completed films. For example, you can easier then every before approach domestic distributors directly, hook up with a foreign sales agent to exploit your film’s rights overseas, upload your film to internet VOD platforms, self-distribute your film into theaters, and so much more, including doing a [...]