Developing Audience During Prep, Production and Post
What you do to help your distribution and marketing started out being one chapter in the book. Now it takes up 1/3 of the book! I feel that it is hyper important that filmmakers work towards their distribution and marketing during prep, production and post. Part of that work is audience development which was the […]
@Jon_Reiss Marketing Art – An Oxymoron?
Today’s discussions began with the question of why is it important to identify your audience before you finish your film. I believe there are a number of reasons, but the main ones are: 1. Takes a long time to develop your audience. 2. You can engage your audience to participate in the film process itself. […]
Ask @Jon_Reiss a twitter/blog interface experiment
Last week I started posting questions and ideas/tips onto my twitter account @Jon_Reiss about film distribution and marketing. I started getting replies and questions back which was excellent! and I tried as best I could to answer them all in my alloted 140 characters. However, the 140 limit prevented me from responding properly in many […]
Jon Reiss joins BAFTA panel at this year’s AFM Conference
I’ll be sitting on the BAFTA panel at AFM discussing changes in Indie Distribution on Sunday, November 8th from 11:00am – 12:30pm. Come on out to hear the most cutting-edge discussion of indie distribution and marketing! Sunday November 8th 11:00am-12:30pm No Direction Home – Changing Indie Distribution Strategies Programmed by: British Academy of Film & […]
My Filmmaker Magazine Blog: A Response to Clive Davies-Frayne & Ted Hope About Self Distribution and Marketing
ON INDEPENDENT FILM DISTRIBUTION: A RESPONSE FROM THE PRESENT My posting of a strange letter from the future I received from an independent filmmaker has prompted a diverse group of reactions throughout the blogosphere. Ted Hope kindly called it “brilliant” over at his blog while an Anonymous poster here said he was “revolted” by it […]
Ted Hope Speaks at BFI London Film Festival
Seasoned Indie producer Ted Hope (21 Grams, The Hawk is Dying, TrulyFreeFilm) speaks in London on the future of Independent filmmaking. How will digital technology make films more accessible? From Screendaily.com: Film industry should be more accessible, says Hope 14 October, 2009 | By Sarah Cooper Veteran independent film producer Ted Hope called for new […]
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 Vancouver International Film Festival Forum – Panel on Doc Distribution Strategies
I’m on a panel at the Vancouver International Film Festival Forum today talking about independent film distribution. I’ll be doing a book signing for Think Outside the Box Office right after. Look forward to seeing you then!!! DOC TALK – Friday, October 2 1:00 – 2:15 PM 21st Century Doc Distribution Strategies (FTV20) Let’s take […]
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 […]