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Sheri Chandler speaks realistically about the importance of understanding what you want from a project.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Alrick Brown (Director, Kinyarwanda) discusses the importance of learning how to be a marketer for your film and what it can accomplish.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Lucy Stille discusses how the more successful you become, the more the agents job is to say no.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Deatra L. Harris (Co-Producer, Kinyarwanda) discusses the tools learned during their time in IFP’s Narrative Lab and applying them to their marketing strategy.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Deirdre Haj discusses how filmmakers should take advantage and reach out to the press.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Alrick Brown(Director, Kinyarwanda) discusses the intense journey that both the American and Rwandan crew went through during the production of the film.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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John Reiss discusses the necessity of having someone on your team who has the voice of the production.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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Erick Opeka advocates building a comprehensive contact list from one project to the next.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.