The Wall Street Journal looks at the impact the amount of cash Hollywood has made in recent years has had on film distribution
Last year, more than 600 feature films — mostly independent movies not produced at a major studio — were released theatrically in the U.S., up from 466 in 2002, according to the Motion [...]
Category Archives: Distribution
No Room In The Multiplex
03-Sep-08I’ve got a couple of stories to point to for anyone who has iTunes on their radar screen. Personally I only purchase experimental items from iTunes because I dislike the DRM policy and the fact that unlike my Audible account, if I have a drive failure or otherwise lose my file, Apple doesn’t provide [...]
From the Wall Street Journal
Shot entirely in front of a green screen, “Division” stars actress Rosario Dawson (”Sin City”) as a vice cop who becomes involved with the mysterious titular organization after she discovers her perfect boyfriend is actually an artificial life form known as a SIM. Consisting of 50 “webisodes,” which average around three [...]
“Metropolitan” Debuts On Hulu
16-Aug-08I’m a kid of the 70’s so when I read about indie films from the 80’s that I’m not familiar with, I have to pay attention. That’s what happened when I read this
Alongside “Slacker,” “Roger & Me,” “Poison,” “Sex Lies and Videotape,” and “Paris Is Burning,” nearly twenty years ago Whit Stillman’s “Metropolitan” marked [...]
SnagFilms.com
17-Jul-08Lot’s of news to share with you on SnagFilms, a new company founded by Ted Leonsis and backed by Steve Case and Miles Gilburne. Let’s start here:
SnagFilms Offers Free Instant Streaming And Viral Sharing Of Hundreds Of Documentary Films. Ad Revenue Shared With Filmmakers, Viewers Connected To Causes
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2008 – [...]
Christian Gaines Joins Withoutabox
15-Jul-08Gaines Bolsters Withoutabox as B-Side Prepares Rival Online Fest Submission Site
by Eric Kohn (July 14, 2008)
Last week, Christian Gaines officially left his post at the American Film Institute, paving the way for his new job as Director of Festivals for Withoutabox, marking the latest example of the digitally-oriented film community reaching into the professional grab [...]
By SHARA TIBKEN, Wall Street Journal
Google Inc.’s YouTube plans to launch an area on the video-sharing site for independent filmmakers to show their work and generate revenue for the films’ producers.
The site will feature four new short films every two weeks, with feature-length films shown on a case-by-case basis. Viewers will be able to provide [...]
The Sky Is Falling
24-Jun-08From Mark Gill via Indiewire
On Saturday in Los Angeles, Mark Gill declared provocatively, “Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling.” Speaking at the L.A. Film Festival’s Financing Conference, the CEO of The Film Department (and former President of Miramax Films) detailed a litany of challenges currently facing independent film, yet offered his audience a happy ending. [...]
Sony Series Will Start on Web, Go to DVD
By SARAH MCBRIDE, Wall Street Journal
Sony Corp. will launch its new show “Angel of Death” on the Web, but it is using an approach that it hopes will drive sales of DVDs and boost other distribution avenues down the road.
“Angel,” scheduled for release early next year, tells [...]
From Indiewire, by Eugene Hernandez (June 9, 2008)
Hoping to launch a viable new revenue stream for a wide swath of independent films and filmmakers, the Tribeca Film Institute has unveiled Reframe, a curated online outlet with its sights set on filtering some 10,000 films and videos via the Internet. Opening its digital doors today, Reframe [...]
