🎬 FILMMAKING FRIDAY Is the Business Side Holding Back Your Film? Talent alone will not get a film funded, distributed, or profitable. Many filmmakers understand the craft but struggle with financing, investors, marketing, rights, and distribution. That is why I created the free VIP Film & TV Summit, running August 30 through September 5, and it starts in three days. The event complements what we are doing inside FilmmakingStuff by bringing together 10+ industry experts, including Tom Malloy, for practical conversations about the business of film and television. If the business side is keeping your project stuck, register free and join us before the doors close. Register free for the VIP Film & TV Summit → https://www.vipfilmandtvsummit.com/ Now get out there and make your movie.

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Making the movie is hard. Getting people to actually watch it may be harder. I recently sat down with filmmaker and entrepreneur Steven Lloyd-Bennett to talk about one of the biggest problems facing independent filmmakers today: Distribution. https://youtu.be/O-ndT72ujcg https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wep4k-1b44749 We got into: • Why good films still die after they’re finished • Why filmmakers need to think about audience BEFORE production • Whether you really need a massive following to make money • The problem with waiting for a distributor to “save” your movie • How direct-to-audience and social distribution could change the game • What filmmakers need to understand about the business side of their craft One of the biggest takeaways: You can’t spend years making a movie and only start asking, “Who is going to watch this?” after the final cut. The landscape is changing fast. The filmmakers who understand how to build an audience, create demand, and reach people directly are going to have a serious advantage. If you’re an indie filmmaker, producer, actor, or screenwriter trying to understand where this business is heading, you’ll want to catch this conversation. New episode with Steven Lloyd-Bennett. Now - go make your movie. https://youtu.be/O-ndT72ujcg https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-wep4k-1b44749

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