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Audio Seminar: Understanding Sales Values & Ways to Increase Them For Your FIlm
The prices paid for indie films are not what they used to be. With a glut of supply, it's become a buyer's market, meaning the prices paid for indie films has plummeted and the competition to secure a deal is more fierce than its ever been. Fortunately, there are ways to increase the VALUE of your film in order to attract investors and distributors down the line. . . . keep reading
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Preparing For Foreign Distribution: What Filmmakers NEED To Know
So just shoot the movie and worry about the distribution later...right? WRONG! More often than not filmmakers are unprepared when it comes time to send their beloved masterpieces out to the international marketplace. That unpreparedness can wind up costing tens of thousands of dollars later and can actually wind up killing distribution deals. By preparing during production you can save yourself time, money, needless headaches and lost sales. . . . keep reading
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Going It Alone: Reaching Foreign Buyers Directly
If you're planning on trying to present your film to international buyers without the help of a sales agent, there are a few things you'll need to know first. Here we outline 19 things you need to be aware of when it comes to going it alone with buyers. . . . keep reading
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Solutions For Micro-Budget Films: Where to Go, What to Do
An issue that seems to come up again and again with filmmakers is how to handle the distribution of micro-budget genre films (films with budgets of $100K or less). With the lion's share of distributors and sales agents seeking out only major festival-winners and films with A-list talent attached, what is the little guy to do . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: EVALUATING SALES AGENTS - Checking References
Most filmmakers don't check the references of the sales agents who wind up representing their films (or fail to do it correctly). Not checking references can be one of the most detrimental and costly mistakes a filmmaker can make. It's quick, easy, and here we show you exactly how you should be doing it. . . . keep reading
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Sample Sales Agent Expense Report: DVD Sales
A lot of expenses go into distributing a film? But how are those expenses reported to filmmakers? How often do you get those reports? We take a look at an sample distribution expenses report from a sales agent to filmmaker for DVD deals. And we've included a companion audio tutorial to help you understand it fully. . . . keep reading
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The Truth About Distributor Screenings
As many of you will notice AFM is all about Distributor Screenings. To be exact, over 520 films will screen for buyers from all over the world. There's a lot of debate about whether independent filmmakers should or shouldn't hold distributor screenings for their films...so is it a good idea or not so much? . . . keep reading
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VIDEO: My Movie's Done...How Much Will I Make?
This is one of the most popular questions amongst filmmakers. There are a lot of factors which determine how much your film will fetch in the marketplace and this video shows filmmakers what they need to know to assess their own films. . . . keep reading
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