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FOR THE RICHES OF THE EARTH

by Adam Bowers on November 7, 2011

Hi, everyone. I’ll be doing a little blogging for IFP from now on. A little background on myself: When I lived in Florida, I wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in a no-budget comedy called New Low, which played in the inaugural NEXT <=> section at the 2010 Sundance Film …

Putty Hill / The Little Picture That Could

by Matt Porterfield on February 25, 2011

After a successful opening weekend in New York, I’m happy to say that PUTTY HILL will stay another week at Cinema Village through the end of February and into March. If you haven’t had a chance to see it, please come out and support this little-picture-that-could as it begins its …

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PUTTY HILL: The Biggest Release of 2011 (for me)!

by Matt Porterfield on January 10, 2011

I’m pleased totally-fucking-stoked to report that after a great year of festival play, Putty Hill will see its theatrical release in the first quarter of 2011. Cinema Guild is handling the rollout stateside, which will begin in NYC at Cinema Village on February 18th.

In an attempt to push this opening …

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Adventures in Outreach & Audience Engagement Continued…

by Jesse Epstein on December 16, 2010

Screenings and “FILMS IN ACTION” videos:

At first I felt like I had to be the sole activist and travel with my BODY TYPED series– hosting screenings and leading workshops. But I soon realized that this might not be the only way to go – and my goal now is to …

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The Art of Indie Film Financing

by Steven Beer on November 30, 2010

I recently had the privilege of moderating an empowerment-themed panel at the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival.  The panel, “Getting Indie Films Funded; A Dying Art Form?” featured star Indie producers Frida Torresblanco (Braven Films) and Lisa Cortes (Cortes Films), production company execs Morris Levy (M.E.G.A. Films), Jamin O’Brien …

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Working Your “Core”

by pfreccero on October 21, 2010

During last month’s Independent Film Week, we met with many filmmakers – both new and experienced – who wanted to know:  “What can I do now [in pre-pro or during production] to help market my film when it’s done?”

Given that this question came up so often, we thought it might …

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Marketing via the Power of the Audience

by pfreccero on September 7, 2010

We launched our marketing and distribution services company, CrowdStarter, because the rug had been pulled out from under us. The company where we were working, B-Side Entertainment, ran out of funding and had to close. We both had done the corporate thing before, we’d done the traditional distribution thing before, …

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