Jon Reiss

IFFR, Tiger Release, and the Trend of Festival as Distributor

I’m so thrilled to be participating in two IFFR events this year! For those of you attending, I hope we run into each other. On the morning of Monday, the 26th, I’ll be serving on a distribution panel called Get Your Film Out There! (moderated by Amy Dotson). That afternoon, I’ll be participating in an “on stage workshop”-style presentation of IFFR’s new Tiger Release distribution initiative, showing how three different films each benefit from the initiative’s offerings.

IFFR is now the latest film festival to adopt a distribution initiative, Tiger Release following the creation of Sundance Artist Services, Tribeca Film and the Dok Incubator at Dok Leipzig. Here’s a look back at Chapter 14 of Think Outside the Box Office, when I mused on this new landscape of distribution:

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My Events at Park City 2012

For those of you attending Sundance and Slamdance this year, I will be participating in a number of events which I hope you can attend:

On Friday, January 20th from 11 am to 12:30 pm I will be at the New York Lounge at 545 Main Street with Matt Dendler of Cinetic Rights Management for an Empowerment Town Hall moderated by attorney Steven Beer.

On Saturday, January 21st, I will be participating in the Black House Panel on Alternative Distribution from 3:30 to 5 pm. We will be discussing the latest developments in the distribution landscape and where success is being found.

On Sunday, January 22nd, I will be at Dolly’s Book Store for the Sundance Film Festival book signing for Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul, the new book with co-writers Orly Ravid and Jeffrey Winter. Unfortunately Sheri Candler won’t be able to come.

Right after the book signing party I am hoping to hustle over to Slamdance’s Hot Tub Summit at Treasure Mountain Inn

On Monday, January 23rd, I will be giving the introductory talk to the Sundance #ArtistServices Workshop at 8:30 am.  This workshop lasts all days with presentations by Erick Opeka from New Video, Bob Moczydlowsky from Topspin, Josh Grau on Twitter for Filmmakers, Caitlin Boyle from Film Sprout, Yancey Strickler of Kickstarter, Emily Gray from Fractured Atlas, Reid Carolin for Constellation and Kathleen Grace, Margaret Healy and Paul Snow on “Your Filmmaking Career on YouTube.  RSVP artistservices@sundance.org

If you are coming up to Park City – please come by one of these events to meet up.  Or if you want to meet about your film – let me know in advance and we can arrange a time while I’m up there.