I was at a dinner with a number of filmmakers last night and had a long discussion with a fellow producer that verged into all of the things people in the film business discuss today. Namely: how can the distribution platforms that currently exist today (theatrical, video, VOD, etc.) be somehow combined, re-ordered, reconstituted in a way that will enable a more financially beneficial base for independent film production? It is a tough question. I will admit that I'm in the camp that believes that there are potential rewards for the filmmakers willing to put the sweat equity into the grass-roots distribution of their films. However, the idea that there will be in the near future a mature business able to provide significant hope for the...
- 7/21/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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