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HOW TO FIND DISTRIBUTION FOR YOUR FILM
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1. MAKE A GOOD MOVIE PLEASE. No matter how much
dedication you can put into your film to reach
its audience, nothing will compensate for a bad
film. 2.RESEARCH A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR
FILM. Having thought about your audience, find
out which companies have recently film
distribution aimed at a similar audience to the
one you hope to reach. Send them an email or
letter containing a brief synopsis of your film
and ask them if they will consider watching it.
Most will do so. Bear in mind though sending
your film en masse to all distributors is a waste
of everyones time. We get offered inappropriate
titles every week and it simply comes across as
amateur. Keep in mind that smaller compagnies
will spend much more time and ressources to
promote your film than big ones, why? Because
chances are your film is not lucrative enough
compared to the so called A-List ones.
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3.FILM FESTIVALS MARKETS. Film markets are
centred around the commerce of film whereas film
festivals are about meeting a first audience
directly. But who said you cant have the cake
and the cherry? Selecting the right film festival
for your film is key.
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4.ASK FOR A DISTRIBUTION PLAN There are many
crooked distributors out there, who will not pay
a producer their fair share of the profits,
and/or will use accounting tricks such as
cross-collateralization to always show a loss. So
Forbid packaging because other films expenses
will be added to your account. But considering
you found the relevant distributor, always ask
for a clear and detailed distribution plan, it
should include the where, when, who, and
hopefully how much. 5.IS SELF-DISTRIBUTION IS AN
OPTION? Though it takes time and dedication,
self-distribution has greatly improved over the
last years. said. Filmmakers can now hire a
theatrical booker, get content up directly on
Vimeo and VHX, and/or use a third party
aggregator (such as FilmBuff) to get their film
on a digital platform like Amazon, iTunes, and
Netflix. But think of it from a consumer point of
view when was the last time you watched a small
indie movie on Netflix or when was the last time
you rented a feature on Vimeo? Thats right
never.
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