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  • Movie News

How to Sell Your Movie to Netflix, According to Someone Who's Done It

Jeremy Beasley licensed his independently made movie, Small Is Beautiful: A Tiny House Documentary, to Netflix in 2016 — and…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News Roundup: California Stays Home; Ben Affleck Arrives Early; Paul Scheer Brings Cheer

Welcome to our Movie News Roundup, where we'll get to the point: Californians are told to stay home, writers are…

4 years ago
  • Summer 2019

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss

American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus... even while reading like a…

5 years ago
  • Interviews

Surrounded By Wolves: Jeremy Saulnier Teamed up with Netflix to Adapt His Latest Atmospheric Thriller Hold the Dark

Since Jeremy Saulnier’s second feature, the slow-burn revenge tale Blue Ruin premiered to rave reviews at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,…

6 years ago
  • Distribution

Total Transparency: My Film Bread and Butter Has Almost Recouped Its Expenses—With These Revenue Streams

I am 32 years old. I am 32 years old. I am 32 years old! I avoid disclosing my age.…

7 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Burning Annie Arrived at Distribution After a Long, Long Decade Of Catastrophes

If an indie film is lucky enough to get distribution at all, the release is its one shot, a match…

7 years ago
  • Distribution

Deliverance! A Distribution Checklist of Deliverables

Production wraps, post-production is completed, and a film finally plays to the public... a moviemaker’s proudest moments. In between these…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Reflections on 16 Years of Horror Festing: Screamfest’s Founder and Director Shares Veteran Insights

Congratulations! Your film has been accepted into a film festival. Now what? For starters, absolutely rally, promote, attend the festival…

8 years ago
  • Distribution
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  • MM Guide 2014

Moviemaker’s Third Annual Guide to Digital Distribution

Congratulations. Count yourself among the generation of moviemakers for whom Video on Demand (VOD) has progressed from novelty act to…

10 years ago
  • Distribution

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 with the company's previous…

10 years ago
  • Festivals

Film Independent Forum 2013: Interview with Film Independent President Josh Welsh

The ninth edition of the Film Independent Forum, put on by Los Angeles-based nonprofit Film Independent, took place October 25-27,…

10 years ago
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  • Documentary

Getting to The Other Shore: the Inspiring Diana Nyad Documentary (Part Two of Interview) by Lara Colocino

We're back with Part Two of our interview with director Timothy Wheeler and producer Kevin Abrams as they talk about…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Directing
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  • Documentary

Getting to The Other Shore: the Inspiring Diana Nyad Documentary (Part One of Interview) by Lara Colocino

We’re celebrating the opening of our latest VOD offering, The Other Shore, with a splash: a two-part interview with director…

11 years ago
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  • MM Guide 2013

If You Build It: Four-walling Your Way Into Theaters

When researching the gamut of distribution strategies, it can be tough to figure out the best way to get your…

11 years ago
  • Distribution

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 pastime for me. Something…

11 years ago
  • Distribution
  • MM Guide 2013

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 Lucas sounded a death…

11 years ago
  • Festivals

What’s a Festival Worth? Improve Your Film Festival ROI

Plying the film festival circuit has become as much a part of the independent moviemaking process as crowdfunding, cinematography and…

11 years ago