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  • Movie News

Your Video Just Went Viral. Are You Sure You Own It?

Over the course of the last decade, the entertainment landscape has undergone a seismic shift. The traditional channels for discovering…

3 years ago
  • Other

Exclusive: Nick Thune and Kaily Smith Westbrook Trip on the Digital Age in This Clip From People You May Know (Video)

At what point will our online presences actually define who we are? Have we already reached that point? Sherwin Shilati's…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

Recreating Revolution: Mohamed Diab on Shooting Clash Entirely Inside a Van, and Getting a Letter From Tom Hanks

Over the course of a single day, individuals from across Egypt’s political, religious, economical and social spectrums collide inside a…

7 years ago
  • Other

#BlessedProduction: Ingrid Goes West Director and Stars Talk Instagram Marketing, Social Media Creepiness and More

Keep it brief, keep it fun, and keep it creative: That’s how an effective social media post lures in eager…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

#TellMM Your Stories: Make Your Voices Heard!

Searching high and low for a social network of kindred moviemaking spirits? We want to provide that resource for you,…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2016
  • Other

The Indie Introvert’s Guide to Networking: How to Work a Room, One Person at a Time

“Networking” can feel like a dirty word—so sleazy and sales-y, so “look at me” that it can make you cringe.…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2016
  • Producing

All Crewed Up: Tips on Assembling Your Best Indie Crew

Assembling a ragtag group of brilliant, fired-up comrades and convincing them to work wonders for embarrassingly low pay—that’s kind of…

8 years ago
  • How They Did It

Thank You, Internet: How Social Media Sparked and Enabled the Documentary Twinsters

Twinsters follows Anaïs Bordier and Samantha Futerman, two adoptees living on opposite ends of the earth, who in 2013 discovered their…

9 years ago
  • Spring 2014

The No-Budget Marketing Attack Plan: Campaign Your Indie on the Cheap

So you've finished your movie. You've taken it on the festival circuit, and you've signed with a digital distributor who…

9 years ago
  • DIY

DIY Monday: A Guide to Social Media Movie Promotion, Part Two by Sheri Candler

Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…

10 years ago
  • DIY

DIY Monday: A Guide to Social Media Movie Promotion, Part One

Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…

10 years ago
  • Articles - Distribution
  • DIY
  • We Make Movies (Better)

We Make Movies (Better): New grass roots and the digital age of moviemaking at SXSWby Jennifer Flaks

I have a confession to make: I'm a bit of an interloper in the film world. I was an actress for 15 years, having…

11 years ago