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How to Find a Producer for Your Independent Film - Filmmaker
Dec 21, 2014 · Traditionally, a producer is a creative collaborator who builds and oversees a film’s production apparatus, secures financing for a film and rides point on its distribution and marketing. But you see so many producer credits on films today — Lee Daniels’ The Butler has 41 — because, in most instances, these roles are divided, or shared ...
Two Questions: Producers on Net Profits and Sharing Their …
Dec 15, 2022 · In this new series of articles, Filmmaker poses two questions to producers, directors and other filmmakers. One question is directed toward the nuts and bol ...
TikTok, Building a Slate, and the Life of an Independent Producer: …
Aug 9, 2024 · If you’re a TikTok-using film producer, then the feed of Alex Saks has undoubtedly been delivered straight to your phone by that platform’s ruthless and unerring algorithm.
Out in the World: The Vital Role of the Social Impact Producer
Oct 11, 2021 · Many times, impact producers raise funds for a film’s social impact campaign. A logical place to look first is the film’s existing funders. Chances are, the campaign already supports and elevates their work in some way, so they …
Crisis of Representation: Why Independent Filmmakers Still Need …
Jun 19, 2019 · “If it’s about getting you a million-dollar-budget coming-of-age movie, it’s not going to be a priority for them. But if you want to work in TV or take on bigger directing jobs, that’s where agencies come into play and can be better utilized.”
Disclosed: Producers and Therapists on Dealing with the Stress of …
Dec 17, 2018 · Feeling undervalued as a result of compensation, credit or back-end negotiation directly conflicts with how producers feel they should behave—grateful for the opportunity to selflessly make the film. Often producers negotiate their own deals late, or, like Burke, cut their fees to make budgets work.
How to Do a Festival Q&A - Filmmaker Magazine
Dec 3, 2012 · “Forward-thinking producers and filmmakers should think about capturing their first Q&As for their DVD release or for their Kickstarter. All of that material [generated] at a festival can be a powerful tool.”
“You’re a Storyteller”: Ted Hope on Being a “Holistic Film …
Sep 24, 2020 · Ted Hope describes himself as a “holistic film producer.” What he means is this: When he signs up for a project, he’s there from the very beginning. And he’s there throughout it all, every step, even well into its streaming after life.
Producers - Filmmaker Magazine
“Every Time I Watch the Film, I Still Get Choked Up”: Producer Adrien Barrouillet on In the Land of Brothers A French co-production shot entirely in Iran, In the Land of Brothers follows three Afghan refugees who struggle for decades to make Iran feel like a real home.