Black Friday / Cyber Monday Promo Is Here
Happy Black Friday to you all and for my US readers, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! :) As for me, I kept things low key at home this week since starting next week I have several weeks of...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store For 2018 (+ 48 Hours Left Cyber Mon Promo)
Gee whiz it really feels like we’re in the home stretch now that Thanksgiving has passed, don’t you think?? Are you deep into your planning yet for 2018? I don’t know about you but at the rate things...
View ArticleThe Magic Bullet To Financing Your Film?
Earlier this week I announced my EP services and a call for 2018 projects. I received many and varied applications since then, thank you all for that! From the round of applications I received, I...
View ArticleBiggest Development Challenges (what do you think?)
We left off talking about A Magic Bullet To Financing Your Film, and I take it the wheels are turning in your heads :) I want to emphasize that building value in your project, creating something...
View Article24 Hours Left – FS Yearly Promo
. Just wanted to send a quick note and let you know that if you wanted to get in on the Yearly FS Membership for $199 (plus an additional 4 months free) – it expires tomorrow (Dec. 14). After that, the...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Skin In The Game…
I hope you had a great weekend and getting ready for the holidays? I’m still in full throttle mode – hard to believe slowing down by the end of the week for Christmas LOL. I’ve been hearing from some...
View ArticleIn The Aftermath Of AFM (the old fool’s errand trick)
Yesterday I talked about Skin In The Game and we got a good discussion going over the blog. You can read and see what we’re talking abouthere. I mentioned this was something I’m hearing a lot from...
View ArticleHow To Build Value For Investors
OK – last ‘business’ day before Christmas! Is anyone out there working or is it just me? Ha! So I’ve been on a rant about some post AFM stuff like putting skin in the game and the old fool’s errand...
View ArticleWhy I’m Bullish On Digital Series For 2018 (& beyond)
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a great Christmas! :) I’ve been spending time with family, and benefitting from a little down time and ‘distance’ this week, I’ve been thinking...
View ArticleMore Producing, Less Talking In 2018 (& other theses)
Just two days left in the year….how are you feeling? I did an exercise yesterday where I went through my 2017 calendar month by month and listed out all the highlights and lowlights from each month....
View ArticleDon’t Rush Into A Deal For EFM (& the power of waiting)
I don’t think I’ve even said this yet to you all but Happy New Year! ;) I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and judging from activity in the FS Forums I can see everyone is off an running...
View ArticleWorldwide Rights Deals + Domestic Windowing
We left off talking about don’t rush into a deal with a sales agent for EFM, and touched briefly on the power of waiting for the right deal to come along. Well in the wake of that I was working with a...
View ArticleSundance Prelude: Turning Down A Worldwide Deal
I hope you’re having a great week! Before I get into things today I have two quick announcements: 1. Many of you are part of the FS Facebook Page but since FB is limiting interaction on business pages,...
View ArticleGetting A Producer Rep For Your Script?
I hope you’re enjoying your weekend so far and for those of you at Sundance, I hope you’re keeping warm and staying flu-free :) I’ve started a Sundance discussion in the FB Group – come say hi – we’d...
View ArticleSundance Dispatch: Managing Expectations + Who’s Promoting Your Release
One of the big topics I’m hearing covered at Sundance right now is the fact that the key to having a successful release (assuming you’re not one of the lucky few who get a studio level domestic deal),...
View ArticleThe Biggest Question Around Distribution
We left off on Tuesday with a Sundance Dispatch discussing the topic of Who’s Promoting Your Release, which led to an interesting conversation in the comments section if you care to check it out. I...
View ArticleHow Much Should An EP Be Paid (& what to expect)
There’s a discussion going in the FS Forums about compensation for an EP who brings all the financing, and some differing opinions. On the one hand, I’ve seen EP’s who bring all the financing charge up...
View ArticleWait For Festivals Before Distribution?
Last week I had a couple really interesting calls with clients who are waiting to hear back from festivals before jumping into distribution. And then it occurred to me – they just announced SXSW line...
View ArticleEFM Dispatch: Where The Indie Biz Is At, Big vs. Small, & more…
I hope you had a great week! After my Berlin dispatch from earlier in the week What’s Most In Demand Right Now?, I received several emails from those of you who are on the ground in Berlin and also...
View ArticleEFM Dispatch: Drama Series Takeover
I hope you’re having a great week! I promised another EFM/Berlin dispatch and from the emails that are coming in, I guess you guys like these. So I’m thrilled to hear that! Before I go into some final...
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