Hybrid Cinema News
A Busy November This past month has been a whirlwind of travel! I kicked off November in Toronto from the 1st – 7th for the Parliament of World Religions (this was for one of our projects – but I am getting quite a few spiritually oriented projects lately). Then it was on to NYC for […]
Creative Distribution and Audience Engagement post-Cambridge Analytica
This Wednesday at 12:45pm most people will be scrambling to get to their coveted lunch break. They’ll sit on a bench outside, breathing their allotted 30 minutes of fresh air, holding a faux-turkey sandwich in one hand and their cell phone in the other. As they scroll through Facebook, trying not to drip mustard on […]
APPLYING TO FILM FESTIVALS 10 DOS AND 5 DON’TS
So it’s that intense festival time of year again. You’re considering festivals, applying to festivals and who knows perhaps already excited about the festivals you have been accepted to. Here are 10 Do’s and 5 Don’ts when applying to film festivals. These suggestions are based not only on my own work with clients, but also […]
How to Craft a Marketing and Distribution Plan That’s Right for You
Here is a post published by FIND after the marketing presentation I made at Film Independent in August. by KIMBERLY MARCELA DURON So! You have a great idea for a film. Even better: the pieces are coming together for the film to actually be produced. While you’re thinking about things like funding, filling key positions and casting, […]
Facebook Live: My work with NIN and Artistic Integrity
I often have clients come to me at various stages of their projects with concerns about how to keep their artistic integrity when certain decisions are being made about their films. I recently did a Facebook Live to talk about this issue while telling you some personal stories from my career. Check it out below and […]
Five Reasons Why “Whose Streets” is Essential Viewing
While at the Sundance Film Festival this past week I had the fortune to to see the premiere of “Whose Streets” by Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis – produced by Jennifer MacArthur. It was even more fortunate because I was able to view this powerful film on inauguration day and it provided wonderful counterprogramming. I […]
Documentary Magazine Article – Documentary Distribution in Turbulent Times
During IDA’s Getting Real 2016 conference in September, Susan Margolin and I hosted a two part panel on the state of documentary distribution. I conducted a series of case studies with Nanfu Wang, from the critically acclaimed Sundance film Hooligan Sparrow. Christo Brock and Grant Barbeito’s Touch the Wall, and finally Keith Ochwat and Christopher Rufo’s Age of Champions. […]
Artist, Filmmaker, & Renowned Disney Producer Don Hahn Comes to Cal Arts
Hard to believe we are already halfway through the first month of 2017! So much has already happened this year. I just got back from Winnipeg where it was below -10 degrees. TALK ABOUT FREEZING. Luckily, I didn’t have to leave my hotel too much and I had a fantastic time at All Access 2017 […]
Heading to Sheffield International Doc Fest and Edinburgh International Film Festival
I’m excited to be heading to the UK for the Sheffield International Doc Fest and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In Sheffield I’ll be taking meetings with a number of international documentary foreign sales representatives but I’ll also be participating in Sales Sunday which is Sunday, June 12th. Then I’ll be meeting with filmmakers […]
What the F is a PMD and Why Do We Need One?
Back in 2010, two weeks before I went to print on Think Outside the Box Office, I coined a new crew position: the Producer ofMarketing and Distribution. This concept/position has taken off in varying fits and starts over the last five years – with people calling themselves and being credited as PMDs in the United […]