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Lance Weiler breaks down the traditional formation of an audience and explains how they could potentially become collaborators.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
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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.
Let me start by saying everything is NOT a TV Show. Some things just are what they are, and should not be televised.
A Pitch is much more than just an idea you have. The idea may be the starting point but the pitch is much, much more. And the pitch …
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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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Erick Opeka advocates building a comprehensive contact list from one project to the next.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
(A Primer For Your Festival Tour, In Three Parts.)
Tribeca, Florida, Nashville, Atlanta, Sarasota, IFFBoston, Maryland, River Run, Ashland, HotDocs, BamCinemaFest, etc etc etc…
If you made a film that’s on the US festival circuit this year, chances are that over the next two months, you’ll be headed to one of these …