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http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2014/02/youre-killing-me-filmmakers-making-bad-deals-hurt-us-all.html Michael

http://www.indiewire.com/article/heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-sell-films-in-each-of-12-genres Depending on your target audience and what expectations you have on "revenue" for the project. These atricles/blogs always assume the widest audience on all platforms from theatrical to streaming and...

http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2013/12/i-am-no-longer-going-to-produce-films-for-my-living.html He makes some very interesting points that many of us may have experienced in bringing our own projects to life. I would agree that "Producer" and all its forms of credits have gotten so out of...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/startup-film-school/id669474529 Stacey Parks of Film Specific podcasts. Michael

http://trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com/2012/09/twenty-tips-for-packaging-your-project-successfully.html Michael

http://filmmakermagazine.com/77225-prefundia-promotes-crowdfunding-preawareness/ Prefundia Promotes Crowdfunding Preawareness Michael

http://www.filmspecific.com/public/PreSelling-Indies-A-Seminar-with-Filmmaker-Adam-Cultraro.cfm Michael

With AFM going on this week, lots of interesting articles on the state of the industry, indie production and sales. And while "Independent" can have a very wide definition as far as budget, producer and director - good revenue in foreign markets is essential to a distribution strategy. And that...

Filmmaker Magazine Article: http://filmmakermagazine.com/77177-screencrafts-digital-discourse-build-your-audience-now/ Michael

http://www.moviemaker.com/diy/we-make-movies-better-it-takes-a-village-by-bill-kinder/ Michael

http://filmmakermagazine.com/66393-the-image-comes-first/ Pitching to investors and such. Article from Filmmaker Magazine. Michael

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/18/chill-lays-off-40-percent-of-its-staff-after-bet-on-premium-content-fails-to-pay-off/ Even digital distribution platforms are having a hard time staying in business. Even if they have a lot of premium content, if no one knows it's there or can get it elsewhere they...

Sort of a mish-mash of kickstarter with on-demand theatrical four-walling concept. Great idea for those who market their films well in any given city: http://networkedblogs.com/PTVmx Michael

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/09/direct-distribution-roundup-whos-todays-digital-tools/

“We make money when the filmmakers make money from selling their movie,” Wilkinson explains. VHx is betting that creators are the best marketers of their product and therefore supplying them with the best software tools is the way for them both to make money. Again, the key piece being that...

Free PDF from the 2013 American Film Market - "Pitching Essentials": http://www.americanfilmmarket.com/pitching-essentials Michael

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/12/creature-film-box-office_n_958969.html?ir=Entertainment The careful and delicate balance of marketing dollars versus getting butts into seats. Michael

Hey All - Quick favor from everyone who visits and contributes to this site. As many of you know, I work at Avid by day, but am a producer/editor at nights and weekends. I recently put together a very quick survey for Avid to get a high level snapshot of the indie filmmaker with all the changes...

In case you were wondering what happened to all the Paramount plans after the release of Paranormal Activity... http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2010/07/06/grease_the_sing-a-long/pem Michael

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