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!

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.

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.

If you want to find success at film festivals, you need to prepare. Here’s a guide.

If you want to get an email from someone, you need to give them something in return. This normally. means some sort of giveaway. Here are 5 you can use as a filmmaker.

If you make your own independent films, you need an email list. Here’s how you grow it.

If you want to get press for your feature film, you’ll need an electronic press kit. (EPK) here’s how you make one.

If you want to get the most out of a Film Festival, you’ve got to maximize it as a promotional opportunity for you and your work. Here are some things that might help.

If you made a movie, you have to market it. That means you need a website. Here’s what one Executive producer who straddles film and tech thinks should be on it.

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

If you want to build a filmmaking career, you need a brand. Here’s why.

Every great filmmaker has an iconic brand. Here are 5 elements you need for yours.

Nobody LIKES crowdfunding, but there are good reasons to do it. Here are the 4 best ones IMNSHO.

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.

A legacy port of my breakdown of the 2018 American Film Market.

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.

Whether to get a sales agent or distribute your film yourself is a hot topic on most film forums. Here are 6 questions you should consider to help you decide.