Independent film distribution: how to make a successful end run around the big guys
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2006
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| adam_text | INDEPENDENT
FILM
DISTRIBUTION
How to Make
a Successful End Run
Around the Big Guys
Phil Hall
Frankfurt oM
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - xi
FOREWORD: Keith Gordon, Filmmaker xiii
1|A BRIEF AND POTENTIALLY
DISTURBING OVERVIEW ON THE STATE OF
INDEPENDENT FILM IN AMERICA 1
Independent Film 101 2
Outsiders Fighting Back 5
Interview: Rick Curnutte,
Editor, The Film Journal 16
Different Voices: Outsiders on a
Celluloid Platform 22
The View from Today: Who is
Distributing Movies? 28
Interview: Gregory Hatanaka,
Distributor/Filmmaker 30
Listen to What the Man Says 37
2 | BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK OF CONTACTING
A DISTRIBUTOR 41
Ask Yourself: Is This Film Really Good
Enough for Release? 42
Which Distributor Are You Considering? 43
Are All of the Elements in Place? 44
The Passover Principle 48
The Press Kit 50
The Web Site 52
Interview: Eric Robichaud,
CEO, Mediavveave 57
Making Contact 61
How to Respond If You Get a Contract Offer 62
How to Deal with Rejection 65
Interview: Bilge Ebiri,
Film Critic/Filmmaker 66
Listen to What the Man Says 72
viii
3 I IT S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, BUT 75
Interview: Eric Byler,
Filmmaker 78
The Producer s Rep 87
The Publicist 89
Interview: Sasha Berrhan,
Film Publicist/Marketing Specialist 91
The Media 94
Professional Resources 100
The Lawyer 105
The Someone Who Knows Someone Who 106
But Then Again 107
Interview: Albert Lai,
Partner and COO, Matson Films 108
Listen to What the Man Says 112
4 | THE HARD AND BITTER TRUTH
ABOUT FESTIVALS 115
The View from Yesterday 115
The View from Today 118
Interview: Ryan Dacko,
Filmmaker/Author 120
Are Festivals Worth the Bother? 128
Interview: Christian de Rezendes,
Filmmaker 132
The New Festival Paradigm 142
Interview: Mark Doyle and Bruno Derlin,
Festival Programmers, Visionfest 148
Listen to What the Man Says 152
5 | SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB
THAN MIRAMAX? 155
Interview: Arthur Dong,
Filmmaker 155
The Self-Distribution Pioneers 160
Interview: Andrew Repasky McElhinney,
Filmmaker 165
ix
A Few Basic Facts 172
Self-Distribution War Stories 174
The Service Deal Solution 181
To Four-Wall or not to Four-Wall? 184
Opportunity Knocking 187
Interview: Nick Day and Maurizio Benazzo,
Filmmakers 189
Listen to What the Man Says 194
6 | IS DIRECT-TO-VIDEO SYNONYMOUS WITH
FAILURE? 197
DTV, Yesterday and Today 199
Interview: Doug Pratt,
Author, Doug Pratt s DVD 202
Online Sales Success 206
Doing the Nontheatrical Circuit 213
Selected Movie, Coming Up 216
Interview: Michael Legge,
Filmmaker 219
Listen to What the Man Says 227
7 | WHO S WHO, WHERE THEY ARE, AND WHAT
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 229
Interview: Mark Cuban,
Producer/Distributor 229
The State of Film Distribution as of Today 231
Interview: Chris Gore,
Journalist/Publisher/Distributor 253
Listen to What the Man Says 259
THE FINAL WORD 261
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 271
Independent Film Distribution | Hall
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INDEPENDENT
FILM
DISTRIBUTION
How to Make
a Successful End Run
Around the Big Guys
Phil Hall
Frankfurt oM
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - xi
FOREWORD: Keith Gordon, Filmmaker xiii
1|A BRIEF AND POTENTIALLY
DISTURBING OVERVIEW ON THE STATE OF
INDEPENDENT FILM IN AMERICA 1
Independent Film 101 2
Outsiders Fighting Back 5
Interview: Rick Curnutte,
Editor, The Film Journal 16
Different Voices: Outsiders on a
Celluloid Platform 22
The View from Today: Who is
Distributing Movies? 28
Interview: Gregory Hatanaka,
Distributor/Filmmaker 30
Listen to What the Man Says 37
2 | BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK OF CONTACTING
A DISTRIBUTOR 41
Ask Yourself: Is This Film Really Good
Enough for Release? 42
Which Distributor Are You Considering? 43
Are All of the Elements in Place? 44
The Passover Principle 48
The Press Kit 50
The Web Site 52
Interview: Eric Robichaud,
CEO, Mediavveave 57
Making Contact 61
How to Respond If You Get a Contract Offer 62
How to Deal with Rejection 65
Interview: Bilge Ebiri,
Film Critic/Filmmaker 66
Listen to What the Man Says 72
viii
3 I IT'S NOT WHAT YOU KNOW, BUT 75
Interview: Eric Byler,
Filmmaker 78
The Producer's Rep 87
The Publicist 89
Interview: Sasha Berrhan,
Film Publicist/Marketing Specialist 91
The Media 94
Professional Resources 100
The Lawyer 105
The Someone Who Knows Someone Who 106
But Then Again 107
Interview: Albert Lai,
Partner and COO, Matson Films 108
Listen to What the Man Says 112
4 | THE HARD AND BITTER TRUTH
ABOUT FESTIVALS 115
The View from Yesterday 115
The View from Today 118
Interview: Ryan Dacko,
Filmmaker/Author 120
Are Festivals Worth the Bother? 128
Interview: Christian de Rezendes,
Filmmaker 132
The New Festival Paradigm 142
Interview: Mark Doyle and Bruno Derlin,
Festival Programmers, Visionfest 148
Listen to What the Man Says 152
5 | SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB
THAN MIRAMAX? 155
Interview: Arthur Dong,
Filmmaker 155
The Self-Distribution Pioneers 160
Interview: Andrew Repasky McElhinney,
Filmmaker 165
ix
A Few Basic Facts 172
Self-Distribution War Stories 174
The Service Deal Solution 181
To Four-Wall or not to Four-Wall? 184
Opportunity Knocking 187
Interview: Nick Day and Maurizio Benazzo,
Filmmakers 189
Listen to What the Man Says 194
6 | IS DIRECT-TO-VIDEO SYNONYMOUS WITH
FAILURE? 197
DTV, Yesterday and Today 199
Interview: Doug Pratt,
Author, Doug Pratt's DVD 202
Online Sales Success 206
Doing the Nontheatrical Circuit 213
Selected Movie, Coming Up 216
Interview: Michael Legge,
Filmmaker 219
Listen to What the Man Says 227
7 | WHO'S WHO, WHERE THEY ARE, AND WHAT
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 229
Interview: Mark Cuban,
Producer/Distributor 229
The State of Film Distribution as of Today 231
Interview: Chris Gore,
Journalist/Publisher/Distributor 253
Listen to What the Man Says 259
THE FINAL WORD 261
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 271
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