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“Tim League’s Mega-Awesome Distribution Strategies”: Four Progressive Ideas from Film Independent Forum 2014
Each year, L.A.-based organization Film Independent hosts the Film Independent Forum, a three-day conference for independent...
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Horror Stories: Examining the Business of Genre Filmmaking
A decade ago, the primary focus of independent horror moviemakers was making a good horror movie,...
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Powers to the People: SundanceNow Doc Club Brings Curated Documentaries to VOD
You love documentaries. And what better way to satisfy your doc habit than by plunking down...
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Moviemaker’s Third Annual Guide to Digital Distribution
Congratulations. Count yourself among the generation of moviemakers for whom Video on Demand (VOD) has progressed...
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Turning Fans Into Programmers: Customizable Digital YEKRA Theater Launches
VOD platform YEKRA announced today the launch of the customizable digital YEKRA theater, which, in keeping...
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The Pros of Cons: Screening Shorts at Gaming and Comic Book Conventions
Here’s the more-or-less standardized path for moviemakers: You raise funds and rally your friends to make...
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Alternative Bedfellows: Gathr’s New Fund Puts Crowdfunded Films in Theaters
Even low-budget indie films funded on Kickstarter will have a shot at theatrical distribution. Demand-based theatrical...
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Slamdance Afterlife: Going Beyond the Premiere of Bible Quiz
A friend told me that the life of a film doesn’t really begin until after it...
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DIY Distribution Inspiration: The Journey of Generation Iron
Director-producer Vlad Yudin’s documentary, Generation Iron (narrated by Mickey Rourke), follows the top seven professional bodybuilders...
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Success in Digital Distribution: A Conversation with The Orchard
Swimming through the tides of new digital tools and distribution entities has become something of a...
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How to Crowdfund, Really: An Actionable Timeline
Emily Best, founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, explains why crowdfunding is more about the crowd than...
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MovieMaker‘s Second Annual Guide to DIY Digital Distribution
At a panel at the USC School of Cinematic Arts this June, Steven Spielberg, and George...
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DIY Marketing Monday: Do Film Festival Awards Matter?
To the fledgling filmmaker, any kind of award from a jury of their peers or an...
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Tattoo Nation: Director Eric Schwartz (Part 2)
In Part One (of this interview, we talked to Colorado-based Tattoo Nation director Eric Schwartz about...
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Tattoo Nation: Director Eric Schwartz (Part 1)
As part of Moviemaker.com’s hosting of Tattoo Nation (released this week on our site!) we were...
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Big Star: Documentary Opens in Select Cities
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is a compelling new rock documentary about one of Memphis’...
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Revenue Record: Yekra Crushes with Online Doc
Like everyone else trying to forecast the economic landscape of independent film, over here at the MovieMaker offices,...
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The Way, Way Back: Coming of Age in Hollywood
Young adulthood has long represented a rich source of inspiration for moviemakers. This confusing and confused life stage offers moviemakers ample...
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Factory 25: Turning art films into art objects
Are DVDs the Vinyl Records of Indie film? Factory 25 thinks so! “I pretty much grew...
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Sloppy Seconds: The Best (and Worst) Horror Remakes
Horror movie remakes are a dime a dozen these days, with retreads of such genre classics...
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Up and Away: Super (and Not-So-Super) Hero Flicks
Superhero movies tend to come in just one of two flavors: Exceptional and terrible. They either...
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CBGB: Coming to the Big Screen
CBGB Movie Coming to the Big Screen Oct 2013. If you haven’t heard of the New...
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Crowdfunding Field Guide from Indiegogo is a Must-Read
Indiegogo’s Crowdfunding Guide is a must-read for moviemakers looking to self-finance their masterpieces. Jason Brubaker wrote...
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Some Girl(s): Neil LaBute launches his SXSW-vetted film on Vimeo
Independent production company Leeden Media has announced that it is eschewing traditional distribution offers for its...
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