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Video Stores: A Conversation

by Adam Bowers on December 7, 2012

Video Rodeo, Gainesville, FL’s independent video store

There’s a lot of discussion in the independent film world right now about how filmmakers can earn a living in today’s economic climate, as well as how distributors and art house theaters can continue being profitable in the increasingly-digital landscape.

But, there’s a rarely …

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Film Project Markets, Dissected

by Mynette Louie on April 2, 2012

Film 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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Expert Distribution Tips from a ‘Microeconomics 101′ D Student

by Adam Bowers on February 23, 2012

My first feature, New Low, was released about a month ago digitally and on DVD. You’re about to get insightful analysis on the success of our distribution model by someone who got a D in Microeconomics. If this were the old Back to the Future ride at Universal Studios, Doc …

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Robert Kraft on Piracy

by Cait Carvalho on February 10, 2012

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Robert Kraft of Fox Music analyzes the collapse of the soundtrack business by comparing the soundtrack sales of Titanic and Avatar.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

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Managing and Agenting Your Career

by Dan Schoenbrun on February 1, 2012

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Why Filmmakers Don’t Need Money

by Adam Bowers on January 25, 2012

I’m hearing a lot of talk about how independent filmmakers need to be paid for their work, whether it’s regarding distribution deals, online piracy, or their tip percentage at Fuddruckers.

Well, as a young filmmaker, let me give it to you straight from the horse’s mouth (which is currently the only …

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Masterclass: How to Fund Your Documentary

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 31, 2011

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Sundance 2011: Deals, Deals, Everywhere, But Is There Money to Make?

by Robert Seigel on February 25, 2011

With the conclusion of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, many sales agents, distributors and mediamakers breathed a collective sigh of relief that more than twenty six deals were negotiated prior to and during the ten day event with some deals about to close in the festival’s aftermath. However, one can …

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