NSI Audio Interview with Jon Reiss on Film Distribution and Marketing 15 Power Packed Minutes
Here is the power packed interview that I did with Liz Hover at the National Screen Institute of Canada. http://www.nsi-canada.ca/audio_interview_with_jon_reiss.aspx
The Blarg Review of TOTBO Think Outside the Box Office
Here is a review of TOTBO in The Blarg Think Outside the Box Office by Jon Reiss (Hybrid Cinema) Breaking into the film industry has always been easier said than done. The digital age, of course, has made the world much smaller, bringing people closer together. One would think that this would make it easier […]
NEW BREED PARK CITY – Discovering the Questions Jon Reiss, Ira Deutchman,
In Park City From Sabi Pictures and Filmmaker Magazine and Workbook Project SOLUTION-BASED: NEW BREED AT PARK CITY PART 2 Here’s the second of the New Breed videos discussing the current and future states of distribution. From the makers: Filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah of Sabi Pictures arrive at Park City with an […]
Review: DIY Filmmaking | Think Outside the Box Office and Tips from Bomb It!’s Jon Reiss
From Adam David Mezei (Thanks Adam for the nice words!) DIY Filmmaking | Think Outside the Box Office and Tips from Bomb It!’s Jon Reiss I spent Sunday evening flipping through Winter 2010’s edition of Filmmaker Magazine, fresh off the press for January. I stumbled across two excellent DIY articles, one called REMIND (p84) penned […]
Slamdance Filmmaker Summit – Live Consulting Session
The Slamdance Filmmaker Summit is happening today. You can stream it live!. I’ll be doing a live community consulting session for 2 films: Ride the Divide A feature-length documentary produced by Mike Dion and directed by Hunter Weeks www.ridethedividemovie.com I picked this movie because of the large niche audience that they can appeal to with […]
Filmmaker Magazine article: Choosing a Fulfillment Company for Film Distribution
I’m back in Filmmaker Magazine – this time with a grind down to the details article on fulfillment companies: DIY NUTS AND BOLTS:CHOOSING A FULFILLMENT COMPANY By Jon Reiss As you may know I recently released a book, Think Outside the Box Office, a practical guide to distributing and marketing a film in today’s economically […]
Declaration of Indies – Reiss and Broderick in the NYT Today
Manohla Dargis interviewed me for an article on self distribution for the New York Times – it came out today. Proud to be in the company of the esteemed Peter Broderick! Declaration of Indies: Just Sell It Yourself! By MANOHLA DARGIS Published: January 14, 2010 LAST November inside a conference room at the University of […]
Connecting Audiences and Filmmakers Part 1
Re:Connecting Audiences and Filmmakers Part 1 This was published in the Huffington Post and Tribeca Takes yesterday Much has been written about the collapse of the distribution model for independent films in this country and around the world. There seems to be a general consensus that an audience for independent film (and independent voices) still […]
Jon Reiss on Rex Sikes Movie Beat Tomorrow
Tomorrrow I will be on Rex Sikes Movie Beat radio show. Thurs Jan 14th at Noon PST Check it out!
Jon Reiss Consulting at Slamdance & Offering free Consulting to 10 Sundance/Slamdance Filmmakers
As some of you might know, one of the reasons that I wrote Think Outside the Box Office was after those first Filmmaker articles I wrote in Fall ‘08 about my experiences distributing my graffiti doc Bomb It, many filmmakers contacted me to help them with their films. However they were all broke, as most […]