Stupid $#!% Distributors Say by Alienated Movie’s Princeton Holt
I had the time of my life at AFM 2015. For those not familiar with what this is, the American Film Market takes place every year in Santa Monica around November. Its 8–10 jammed packed, crowded, and lively days where film and TV buyers, distributors, executives, and producers from all over the world go to purchase or sell film and TV product. For the buyers, it can be either be a glorious or stressful time depending on whether or not they were able to acquire good films. For us producers, it can either be a place where we ultimately will celebrate making a sale, or panic after not making one.
About a month before AFM I purchased my 3-day AFM attendee badge and bought my plane ticket. But in a strange case of the most ironic yet perfect timing one could ever ask for, Gravitas Ventures made us an offer for the VOD rights to ALIENATED — our latest award-winning sci-fi drama. So lucky for me, I arrived in LA calm, and as cool as a cucumber.
(Read the full post via FilmCourage.com here)
“But when the digital revolution exploded into our universe and physical media (DVDs) were being replaced by downloads and streaming, many distributors were left scratching their heads. Almost none of them knew much about how to market or monetize digital media. When this happened, it no longer made much sense to give a company all of your rights unless they either paid you a reasonable advance, or at the very least knew how to effectively sell your film in these new platforms.”
Princeton Holt, Producer of ALIENATED
(Read the full post via FilmCourage.com here)
Always check references, guys and gals. Always.
