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!

If you want to grow your audience and build your brand, there’s one thing that’s more important than anything else (That might even include money)

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.

Most Sales agents don’t want your business plan, and a bank doesn’t want your lookbook. Here’s what stakeholders do want, and when.

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

Generally, when you have your first serious meeting with an investor they’ll ask to see your deck. Here’s what they want.

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.

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

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

Given that I work in film sales, marketing, and distribution I get pitched on Series content A LOT. Most of those pitches are declined unilaterally due to one major (Shockingly common) mistake.

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.