How will the studios adapt to changing distribution markets?

At ScreenDaily.com, Mike Goodridge suggests it’s decision time for studios’ distribution strategies.  How will they adapt to new digital markets?  Will they embrace transmedia?  Food for thought: Mike Goodridge Would you pay $250 to have Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen delivered to your living room on the same day it is released in theatres? D-Day […]

Ira Deutchman on a “Public Option” for Indie Filmmakers!

Check out this great post from Ira Deutchman’s blog.  Tyler Davidson makes an interesting comparison between the recent debate in health care reform and the effects of industry change on independent filmmaking: Ira Deutchman A Public Option for Filmmakers After my last post about the “Indie Summit,” I began an email correspondence with indie filmmaker […]

Jon Reiss speaking at Film Independent Filmmaker Forum October 11th, 2009

I’ll be at the Film Independent Filmmaker Forum this weekend.   I’m on a panel Sunday morning but I’ll also be around in general to chat.    Let me know if you are coming. Jon FIND FILMMAKER FORUM   SUNDAY OCTOBER 11th, 2009   Director’s Guild of America,  7920 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046 9:00 am […]

indieWire: Arin Crumley starts OpenIndie for Independent Film Distribution and Marketing

Check out this great article in IndieWire about what Arin Crumley is doing to help independent filmmakers: DIY With a Little Help: OpenIndie Hopes to Bring Theaters within Filmmakers’ Reach by Eric Kohn (October 1, 2009) DIY With a Little Help: OpenIndie Hopes to Bring Theaters within Filmmakers’ Reach OpenIndie co-founder and “Four Eyed Monsters” […]

Jon Reiss at IFP Independent Film Week in IndieWire

Definately time to put the doom and gloom away, roll up the sleeves and get to work. Here are a few pull quotes from the distribution panel at IFP: “Filmmakers need to re-conceptualize marketing and distribution,” advocated Jon Reiss, the director of “Bomb It” who has become a passionate advocate aimed at distribution empowerment. “Filmmakers […]