If you want to make a career in indiefilm, you need to make money. If you want to make money, people need to buy your movie. Here’s the funnel they tend to follow.

Shorts aren’t generally something you make money from, but here are some ways to build your career from them.

There are many things you SHOULD do when selling your film with your distributor. There’s one BIG thing you should NEVER do.

Good relationships are about give and take. Here’s a basic ruleset for working with your distributor or sales agent.

Distribution and Marketing aren’t the same thing. Your distributor should excel at making your film available, but you’ll still need to drive attention. Here’s why.

There’s more than one way to market a movie, here are some different ways you should prioritize getting the word out about yours!

Filmmakers know the system sales agents use to exploit their content is well, exploitative. The issue runs deeper that dishonesty. Here’s an exploration.

If you’ve got an issue with your sales agent or distributor paying you, it’s not neccessarily on them. (although it might well be.) either way, Its important to understand how money flows in this industry before you go at them.

When Filmmakers work with a distributor or Sales Agent, it’s something of a partnership. Understanding each other’s social media is vital to success.

Physical media is dead, right? Well, mostly. Although maybe not as much as you’d think.

DVD is dead right? Well, maybe not entirely. Find out why.

Decks and lookbooks are not the same. Here’s how you make the latter.

As distributors, we get dozens of submissions a week. Here’s how you can make sure to stand out.

For film distributors, genre refers to tone and style whereas Sub-Genre tends to refer more to setting. Hee’s more on that.

One of the most important things to communicate when selling your film is your genre. Here’s how distributors and sales agents use the term.

Is your plan to get distribution by going through festivals? If so, you NEED to read this ASAP.

Everyone wants to get their film on Netflix, but it’s a lot easier said than done. Here’s an outline.

Genre preferences tend to only change around the edges but this blog was at least a bit prescient.

If you want to make movies more than you want to monetize them, you’ll need a sales agent or producer’s rep. Here’s when you should reach out.

If you want to raise money from investors, you’re going to need a plan. A business plan, to be exact. Here’s how you write the marketing section.