Can a Film Slate Make More than a Tech Portfolio?
Most people know film is a bad investment. There is one potential saving grace though.
Why Angels Invest and Why they Choose Tech
Most Filmmakers need Investors to make their movies. To convince an investor to back in your indiefilm, you need to understand why they invest in anything,
Why Should Those Rich Tech [People] Invest in your Film? [1/7]
Filmmakers often wonder why Investors don’t view film a serious potential investment. This 7 part blog series seeks to answer that question.
What is a Film Market and how do they work?
You’ve probably heard of film festivals, but you might not have heard of Film Markets. In short, Film Festivals celebrate art, and film markets transact business. Read this for more.
Understanding Money
If you want to make movies, you need money. If you want to raise money, you mist first understand it.
the 5 Main Types of Indiefilm Distribution Media Rights - Redux
Indpendent films are sold based on 3 major criteria. Media Rights, Territory, and Language. Here’s an overview of the first.
The Importance of Specialization to Film Communities.
We all know that there are a lot of problems with most film schools. The foremost being that while they’re great at teaching you how to make a movie, they suck at teaching you how to make money doing it. There’s another one that isn’t generally talked about.
What does a Producer’s Rep Do Anyway?
Outside of the film industry, few people understand what a producer does. Inside of the indusrt, the jargon gets even deeper. This article examines the difference between Agents, Executive Producers, Producer’s of Marketing and Distribution, and Producer’s reps, as well as their roles and responsibilities.
What’s the Difference between a Sales Agent and Distributor?
Too few filmmakers understand distribution. Even something as basic as the disfference between each industry stakeholder is often lost in translation. This blog is a great place to start
7 Ways to become a leader in your Filmmaking (or Any) community
If you want to succeed in the film industry (or an industry for that matter) you’re going to have to grow a community around you and your work. Here’s how to rise to the top and lead a burgeoning community.
One Simple Tool to Reopen Talks with Investors
Closing an investment is not the same thing as finding an investor. Here’s a very valuable tool for closing an investor you thought was lost.
Why Film Needs Venture Capital
Part of creating a sustainable revolution in the film industry is creating a new system of finance. For that, we should look to other industries starting with Private Equity and Venture Capital. Here’s how we do that.
Black Box - a Call for Transparency in Film
The concept that Film Distributors aren’t telling you the whole truth isn’t unknown. However, the problem is deeper than you may realize. Here’s why.