Many times it seems that filmmakers are caught between two wants. Wanting to have their film go to film festivals and wanting their film to get distribution. You may ask, sure, that seems perfectly normal. But it is a tricky situation. First, the filmmaker(s) need to determine their goals for the film. If it is [...]
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Film Festivals vs Distribution. Which is Best for your Film?
September 24th, 2011 by Amy Greenlaw | No Comments
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The Disposable Film Festival
June 8th, 2010 by Amy Greenlaw | No Comments
What is Disposable Film you ask? According to The Disposable Film Festival site: “It has been made possible by new media and the rise of online distribution. These films are often made quickly, casually, and sometimes even unintentionally. Everyone has become a Disposable Filmmaker: directors of Saturday night cell phone videos, actors under the eyes [...]
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NHFF film Marketing Panel 2009
February 25th, 2010 by Amy Greenlaw | No Comments
Chase Bailey, Leslie Poston, Amy Greenlaw at NHFF 2009 on film marketing for the indie filmmaker: note: video compressed to iPhone size – full size, HD video available on request
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Competition, Crowdsourcing, Content Creation in Film
January 4th, 2010 by Amy Greenlaw | 4 Comments
As I was looking at the site TrailerWars yesterday, I started thinking of all the ways sites like this one could be used by people in the film industry. For the end user it seems like just a fun way to pass the time, but for the filmmaker, the actor and the crew, competition sites [...]
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