I F***ING HATE YOU -- a film by SABI -- the extended 9-minute cut

okay, it's monday. midnight and change. so i'm going to spill the beans on the distribution deal I have.

it comes down to this. I submitted IFHY to 'From Here To Awesome'. this is a discovery and distribution project run by Lance Weiler (Head Trauma, The Workbook Project) designed around a "pull" distribution model. meaning, instead of a distributor deciding what films to make available to the audience, the audience decides what they want to see distributed.

and the audience selected IFHY.

http://showcase.fromheretoawesome.com/2008/07/i-fcking-hate-you/

so now I find myself in a wonderful situation. I have a film that cost practically nothing to make. i spent about $2000 to promote and send it to festivals. I have a deal in place with Heretic Films and IndieFlix who are acting as sales agents on my behalf. they have made deals with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Amazon Unbox, Joost, cable companies for VOD and many others that aren't coming to mind right now. I receive 90% of revenue generated from sales, rentals and advertising played in front of my short online. there will also be theatrical distribution in the very near future as a block of "From Here To Awesome Showcase Shorts".

and best of all, I retain the rights to IFHY. this deal is non-exclusive so I can keep sending it to fests, selling my own "Special Edition" DVD and HD digital downloads, and using this exposure to elevate those sales and the "brand" of Sabi Pictures.

and that's it. it's hitting the trades tomorrow. I'm proud and fortunate to be on the cutting edge of the evolving distribution models being defined minute by minute. some google alerts have already come in to show that Variety has something on it. good things ahead!
 
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Zak that is so cool...really interesting to hear about this distribution model. Somebody is definitely thinking outside the box.

I f*cking can't wait to see the movie : )
 
congrats zak. it's awesome seeing guys like you and adam making things happen. it's been the kick in the butt i needed to start making some things happen for myself. so big ups on the success and thanks for sharing some inspiration.
 
Hey, I´m trying to find the 9 min. version. I saw the short one and I thought it was very good. Where can I find the new cut?

Thx!...
 
Zak Forsman said:
okay, it's monday. midnight and change. so i'm going to spill the beans on the distribution deal I have.

it comes down to this. I submitted IFHY to 'From Here To Awesome'. this is a discovery and distribution project run by Lance Weiler (Head Trauma, The Workbook Project) designed around a "pull" distribution model. meaning, instead of a distributor deciding what films to make available to the audience, the audience decides what they want to see distributed.

and the audience selected IFHY.

http://showcase.fromheretoawesome.com/2008/07/i-fcking-hate-you/

so now I find myself in a wonderful situation. I have a film that cost practically nothing to make. i spent about $2000 to promote and send it to festivals. I have a deal in place with Heretic Films and IndieFlix who are acting as sales agents on my behalf. they have made deals with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Amazon Unbox, Joost, cable companies for VOD and many others that aren't coming to mind right now. I receive 90% of revenue generated from sales, rentals and advertising played in front of my short online. there will also be theatrical distribution in the very near future as a block of "From Here To Awesome Showcase Shorts".

and best of all, I retain the rights to IFHY. this deal is non-exclusive so I can keep sending it to fests, selling my own "Special Edition" DVD and HD digital downloads, and using this exposure to elevate those sales and the "brand" of Sabi Pictures.

and that's it. it's hitting the trades tomorrow. I'm proud and fortunate to be on the cutting edge of the evolving distribution models being defined minute by minute. some google alerts have already come in to show that Variety has something on it. good things ahead!
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Congrats Zak!!!!
 
I can’t imagine anything comparing to screening your film on a massive screen tethered between giant trees under the stars in Big Sur at The Henry Miller Library. We made certain to come prepared with sandwiches, hefeweizen, and smores. IFHY was the first short film to play that evening, to a small, but pleasantly engaged crowd. After an introduction by Magnus Toren, I spoke to the audience briefly about how it was made and some of the unconventional methods we employed.

After the credits flashed by and the applause died down, I spoke a bit more with the audience, answering questions ranging from sources of inspiration to camerawork techniques. Many wanted to know what was next, so even Heart of Now came up. This was easily one of the more sophisticated audiences we’ve had the pleasure to screen the film with. One gentleman in particular, Toby, came directly to our table, sang our praises and presented us with glasses and a bottle of a chardonnay. Later that evening Toby invited us up to his place the next morning, and just before leaving Big Sur for LA, we made a little detour up the ridge to visit him. I still have the hand-drawn map he made us. We are so happy to have met him and look forward to visiting again next time we are in Big Sur.

After the other films played, we spent the remaining hours getting drunk on our beer and Toby’s wine, and being entertained by the local stories of Big Sur from Magnus Toren. Talk ran the gamut from film and music to politics, including how Magnus ended up in Big Sur. Magnus invited us all to return for a special event screening of Heart of Now. And we surely will.

Our deepest gratitude goes out to the community of Big Sur and we are so happy to know that IFHY led us down a path toward meeting some kindred spirits that we otherwise would not have known. We’ll see you all again soon!

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early in the evening, we sat around drinking, waiting for the sun to set as the audience arrived.

MANY MORE PICTURES HERE!
 
Zak I know you are on the ball with all this stuff and definitely deserve this kind of success for being organized and working hard to make it happen.

Great news sir. :beer:

I need to kill you and Sam Balcomb so I can eat your hearts to gain your knowledge. :zombie_smiley:
 
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