Patricia J Pawlak (experienced distributor) gives excellent advice and insight on how to have an epic festival Q&A in today’s blog.
www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-have-an-epic-qa-about-your-film-at-festivals......
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From film festival strategies to theatrical to VOD to online options to finding and securing a sales agent the place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice on all things related to the distribution process
Stephen Follows - Things I’ve overheard at the Cannes Film Festival
Hi
Cannes hasn’t even officially started yet, but already we’re getting signs of how things are shifting. A few things I’ve noticed so far:
* Tickets are going to be harder to get than ever before.
* With the number of attendees rising, and (allegedly) more tickets going to sponsors, there are fewer a...
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Jack Vincent
- 7 months ago
Hi Geoff.
I’m arriving in Cannes tomorrow morning. Will you be there? Let’s meet.
Geoff Hall
- 7 months ago
Hi Jack, sadly not. My Producer is there. Cannes is still on the list to go there sometime, but alas not this year. I hope you have a great and profitable time. Are you going to the Marche with a film?
Head of Community at Stage 32 ♦ Creative Executive, Script Consultant, Producer
7 months ago
Tune In For Cannes Film Festival Updates - Live Behind The Scenes!
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is in full swing and Stage 32 is all over the Croisette! Learn how to stay tuned in and part of the action in today's blog!
https://www.stage32.com/blog/tune-in-for-cannes-film-festival-updates-li......
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Debbie Elicksen
- 7 months ago
Should be a hoot!
Ashley Renee Smith
- 7 months ago
Absolutely, Debbie Elicksen!
U.K.’s Curzon Relaunching Arthouse Distribution Label Artificial Eye
After all the bad news about the fall in UK streaming and the finance problems for UK film, here’s a little good news from the UK.
Mind you, with that latter financial problem in mind, where are the UK candidates for Artificial Eye going to come from?
https://variety.com/2024/film/global/curzon-arti...
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Maurice Vaughan
- 7 months ago
That's great for Arthouse creatives, Geoff Hall! I love watching mainstream films, but Arthouse movies feel more personal and more impactful sometimes.
Geoff Hall
- 7 months ago
Maurice Vaughan yes it is, Maurice. It’s kinda my niche too, so it’s now on my radar.
Community Manager at Stage 32 ♦ Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter, Script Consultant, Voice Actor, Actor
7 months ago
How an Indie Film Made $600k just from Theatrical Releases Alone!
I caught this amazing interview on Film Courage about how an indie film grossed $600k in cinemas - would love to know your thoughts!
Maurice Vaughan
- 7 months ago
Great strategy for indie filmmakers, Karen "Kay" Ross!
Stephen Folker
- 7 months ago
Awesome story. Should be noted, this was a decade ago. A lot has changed. Many no-name, no-budget filmmakers use to get foreign sales, now they don't and it's dropped on YouTube and Tubi by distributo...
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Debbie Elicksen
- 7 months ago
So cool. People need to see this. Karen "Kay" Ross thanks for sharing this.
Fran Harris
- 7 months ago
I’m a big fan of these guys at Show & Tell — talks a lot about docs but very applicable to narrative films. https://show-tell.teachable.com/p/starterprogram...
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What to do with your first feature film?
My question is the first steps after you make a feature film? We haven't shot yet but my approach to this is reach out to producers or well known actors to see if anyone is interested, if not (which is obviously highly likely) I'll try to find private lenders, after that crowd funding and after that...
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Göran Johansson Wow very interesting! Where am I able to watch the films? Also Have you had any success ?
David Santo brother, thank you for sending me this document! Very Helpful. I'll be suing these resources.
Göran Johansson
- 7 months ago
Dear Ahi, The films were created in my native language, so I gave them to Swedish public access television stations.
The first movie was filmed in the way it was supposed to. With actors in front of t...
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Sam Sokolow
- 7 months ago
I recommend this Stage 32 webinar taught by the amazing Kristin Harris on securing distribution for your films: https://www.stage32.com/education?p=8944873079091...
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Geoff Hall
- 7 months ago
Ahi Black my advice for what it’s worth, would be to plan distribution now, before production. Who is your audience? If you don’t know that, then you’ve got a bit of research to do. It’s not private l...
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Major market projects at Cannes 2024 - latest updates
I now have three more films on my radar. Let’s see how they fare at Cannes this year.
My standouts are:
The Death of Robin Hood, The King of Covent Garden and Nuremberg. What are yours?
https://www.screendaily.com/news/major-market-projects-at-cannes-2024-la......
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Maurice Vaughan
- 7 months ago
Geoff Hall "Alpha," "The Death of Robin Hood," "11817," "Encore," "Nuremberg," and "Double Booked."
Split Horizons: Growing Up in the Intersection
As streaming services dominate film distribution, what is the place for movies inspired by true stories in the lineup?
Community Manager at Stage 32 ♦ Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter, Script Consultant, Voice Actor, Actor
8 months ago
Netflix Stops Reporting Quarterly Numbers
Huh...
"The new approach by Netflix will remove one element of transparency from its reporting, but in some ways it will bring it a bit more in line with some of its rivals. In the nearly five years since the launch of Apple TV+, the tech giant has never reported any subscriber data. Amazon, similar...
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Lindbergh E Hollingsworth
- 8 months ago
Not reporting quarterly numbers won't have an impact on anyone, anything except Netflix.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 8 months ago
Thats interesting after so much fuss was being made last year to push streamers to be more transparent overall.
Contest Coordinator at Stage 32 ♦ Screenwriter, Producer
8 months ago
Couldn't pay to finish Batgirl or Coyote vs. Acme, but he sure paid himself a raise. Cool
It's no secret WB/Max has been run pretty willy nilly over the last 5 years. Two name changes. Shelving finished films. Messy streaming platform layout. Renting their library to the highest bidder (including Tubi!). Zaslav has to be one of the worst studio heads out there right now, but wow, do they...
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Tasha Lewis
- 8 months ago
I used this company for my case studies in my Budget Challenge for studios to help them save close to $50 Billion USD. (Example https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/paramount-content-writedown-charge-q1-2...
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Craig D Griffiths
- 8 months ago
Those decisions are why he gets the pay rise.
He is not there to make movies. He is there to facilitate making money, which is done in the movie industry.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 8 months ago
Craig D Griffiths is right, Pat Alexander. He's not there as a Creative Executive, he's there to run a corporation which means making money and keeping shareholders happy. By making decisions like axi...
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Maurice Vaughan
- 8 months ago
Yeah, Craig D Griffiths, but he's making $49.7MM while a lot of the people who come up with the ideas for the movies and shows and make them are struggling. Ridiculous.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 8 months ago
Couldn't agree with you more, Maurice Vaughan. It's ridiculous and gross. But it's also the sad reality of how larger studios operate. These are corporations first and creative entities second....
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Tribeca goes to Lisbon!
This is a fascinating move for Tribeca to flex its wings across the pond. The more I delve into the Tribeca festival, the more I see “Seeing Rachel” as a great fit.
I’ve attended film festivals before, but only once as an artist and certainly nothing on this scale.
Are any of the Stage32 community go...
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