INSIDERS GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTION

INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY MEANS THAT ALMOST ANYONE CAN MAKE AN INDEPENDENT FILM THESE DAYS. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY BE GOOD NEWS FOR ASPIRING FILMMAKERS, IT ALSO MEANS THAT THE OVERSUPPLY OF INDEPENDENT FILMS ON THE MARKET HAS CAUSED ACQUISITION PRICES TO DRAMATICALLY DECREASE. AS A RESULT, PRODUCERS AND INVESTORS RARELY RECOVER THEIR INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FILMS THEY MAKE. BUT DON'T BE DISCOURAGED! USE THIS BOOK TO LEARN THE REALITIES OF THE MARKET IN ADVANCE AND MAP OUT A WINNING DISTRIBUTION PLAN. THIS COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL FOR FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCERS DEDICATED TO FILM DISTRIBUTION AND THE MARKETPLACE COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING YOUR FILM OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND KEEPING IT "IN THE CAN." LEARN HOW TO SELL YOUR MOVIE TO A STUDIO, A CABLE NETWORK, A VIDEO DISTRIBUTOR, OR AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER. SELF-DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. IN ADDITION, YOU'LL HEAR SOME SUCCESS STORIES FROM PRODUCERS AND HEAR EXACTLY WHAT BUYERS ARE S