Indie film distribution in a digital world: A master class w/Dylan Marcetti & Josh Braun
by Justin Ferrato on February 14, 2013This content is for IFP members. Please login to view.
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Nekisa Cooper on Financing Pariah
by Jacob Appet on September 19, 2012Nekisa Cooper on being relentless about funding.
No Budget? No Problem!
by Adam Bowers on August 30, 2012Not to toot my own horn (I can’t anyway, since it was stolen by those circus freaks), but I recently shot my first commercial, through IFP’s Emerging Visions competition. It was my first shoot with any sort of budget, unless you count the time I bought a pack of gum …
Film Investing for Dummies
by Mynette Louie on August 21, 2012Like most working independent film producers, I’ve pitched my projects to more potential financiers than I can remember. I’m always relieved when they’re seasoned film investors because then I can focus on the creative aspects of the project, the production and distribution plan, and the recoupment structure. When I pitch …
A Call to Producers: Innovate or Die
by Mynette Louie on June 18, 2012Summit of independent creative producers hosted by MoMA, Indiewire, and Zipline Entertainment in December 2009.
I’m very fortunate to be friends with many accomplished independent film producers–people whose films have screened at the best festivals, won significant awards, gotten picked up by major distributors, earned healthy gross receipts, and …
Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: Raise a Million Dollars Over the Internet
by Mark Litwak on April 18, 2012Although Republicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything these days, Congress has passed and President Obama signed on April 5, 2012 the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, a collection of laws that dramatically relaxes regulations on raising capital for startup companies. The law was backed by Republicans, as well …
New Law Will Help Indie Filmmakers Raise Financing
by Mark Litwak on April 18, 2012President Obama signed last week the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, a collection of laws that dramatically relaxes regulations on raising capital for startup companies. The Act has provisions that for the first time will allow internet crowdfunding of small businesses, such as producing indie films. Crowdfunding is a …
Film Project Markets, Dissected
by Mynette Louie on April 2, 2012Film Independent's Fast Track project market
Sometimes I feel like a traveling salesman, going from festival to festival selling my finished films, and from market to market pitching my new projects. I recently participated in my ninth project market on the “filmmaker” side, and I’ve done four of them on …
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