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"Minimum Guarantee vs. Back-End: How to Decide Which Is Best For Your Film"
Filmmakers always wonder if they should take the MG (minimum guarantee) or negotiate for a bigger 'Back End'. In this seminar Orly Ravid, Founder and Co-Director of The Film Collaborative, and an expert on distribution deals, discusses what all this means and what's best for your film, including what a typical minimum guarantee looks like today, what 'back end' really means and when you should expect to start receiving it, how to project MG and back end monies, what filmmakers must consider when deciding whether to take a deal with a MG vs 100% back-end and much more. . . .
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"Making VOD Distribution Work For You": An Expert Series Seminar with Michael Murphy of Gravitas Ventures
Michael Murphy, SVP of Gravitas Ventures, a leading digital aggregator for independent films, joins us to discuss all aspects of the VOD landscape and how to make it work in your favor, including when filmmakers should seek VOD distribution and benefits of distributing on VOD platforms, the most profitable platforms, potential VOD revenues, why 'day and date' is so important to your overall strategy, the biggest mistakes filmmakers make when seeking VOD distribution and much more. . . .
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"Creating Your Film Financing Plan" Virtual Seminar with film finance expert Jeff Steele
In this seminar film finance expert Jeff Steele, CFO of Magnet Media Group, covers the ins-and-outs of creating your independent film financing plan. Jeff discusses why filmmakers need a financing plan, the elements required to successfully create and execute a financing plan, how to think in "net" rather than gross, how to integrate various forms of crowd funding into a traditional financing plan and much, much more. . . .
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Expert Series Legal Seminar with Entertainment Attorney Corky Kessler
In this legal seminar with entertainment attorney Corky Kessler, Corky answers filmmakers questions on legal issues in Financing and Distribution. He also discusses the biggest concern filmmakers don't pay attention to, what to avoid in contracts with a distributor, PLUS updates on Section 181.
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SEMINAR: "Six Stages of a Pitch" with Producer Suzanne Lyons
In this virtual seminar independent producer Suzanne Lyons dissects and details the six stages of a winning pitch - from tailoring your pitch to your audience, to creating a rapport, to focusing their attention, to selling your ideas, to determining the next steps and to the all-important follow-up. . . .
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Seminar: "DVD Distribution: Going Direct to Retail" with Jason Morris, Digital Shadow Films
Filmmaker turned distributor Jason Morris, who specializes in distributing indie films directly to retail outlets, discusses the options that exist for indies in retail, the realities of indies and big box retailers, getting onto online rental platforms such as Netflix, indie films and the mom-and-pop stores, working with wholesalers, the "magic" ingredient - advertising, and much more! . . .
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"Pre-Selling Indies:" A Seminar with Filmmaker Adam Cultraro
For the right kinds of films, the pre-sale market is alive and well. In this audio case study, independent producer Adam Cultraro discusses how he tackled the pre-sale market for his new film at the 2009 AFM® on his own (by cutting out the middle man), how he attracted buyers, the kind of deals he made, how he prepared, what he would do differently next time, and much more. . . .
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Audio Seminar: Mitigating Disaster - The ABC's of Production and E&O Insurance
In this audio seminar with production and E&O insurance expert Winne Wong, VP of Momentous Insurance, Winnie takes us through the steps filmmakers need to take to protect themselves through every stage of production right on through to delivery, the cost of various policies, the and importance and cost of E&O insurance. . . .
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Audio Seminar: A Study of the Current International Marketplace for Independent Films
With the Cannes film market fast-approaching, Sean Haley, managing partner of Multivisionnaire, an international sales agency for independents, joined us to discuss what's happening in the international marketplace right now .- despite all the doom and gloom we hear, it's not all bad news. Sean covers the industry form all sides, from how the global economic meltdown has affected the indie marketplace to what ind of films buyers actually want right now! Along the way, Sean provides some territory breakdowns (who's buying what, who's contracting) and gives his top professional tips to independents for succeeding in the international marketplace. . . .
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How to Find A Producer For Your Script
Marilyn Atlas, producer of indie hit, Real Women Have Curves, guides screenwriters through the often daunting maze of finding the right producer for your script. Marilyn covers what screenwriters need to look for in a producer, how to meet producers (even when you have no contacts), the importance of screenwriters having an understanding of both marketing films AND the international marketplace, the right way to approach producers and pitch your projects, the mistakes screenwriters often make, the kind of deals realistically available to first-time screenwriters, and much more. . . .
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