We’ve all heard from Hope, Weiler, Broderick, and many other sources exclaiming that indie filmmakers now-a-days need to sell things, besides their films, to sustain themselves. Filmmakers sell posters, soundtracks, t-shirts, etc. at screenings and off their websites to make a couple of bucks. I’ve been doing this for over ten years. My peers always [...]
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MANAGING EXPECTATIONS ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
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I went to SXSW this year for the first time to not only learn the lay of the land, but to find out what the benefit of attending a major festival without a film might be. Previously, I had never considered [...]