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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Keith Gordon, Filmmaker
1 | A Brief and Potentially Disturbing Overview of the State of Independent Film in America
Independent Film 101
Outsiders Fighting Back
Interview: Rick Curnutte, Editor, The Film Journal
Different Voices: Outsiders on a Celluloid Platform
The View from Today: Who Is Distributing Movies?
Interview: Gregory Hatanaka, Distributor/Filmmaker
Listen to What the Man Says
2 | Before You Even Think of Contacting a Distributor Ask Yourself: Is This Film Really Good Enough for Release?
Which Distributor Are You Considering?
Are All of the Elements in Place?
The Passover Principle
The Press Kit
The Website
Interview: Eric Robichaud, CEO, 401 Consulting
Making Contact
How to Respond If You Get a Contract Offer
How to Deal with Rejection
Interview: Bilge Ebiri, Film Critic/Filmmaker
Listen to What the Man Says
3 | It’s Not What You Know, But...
Interview: Eric Byler, Filmmaker
The Producer’s Rep
The Publicist
Interview: Sasha Berman, Film Publicist/Marketing Specialist
The Media
Professional Resources
The Lawyer
The Someone Who Knows Someone Who
But Then Again
Interview: Albert Lai, Partner and COO, Matson Films
Listen to What the Man Says
4 | The Hard and Bitter Truth About Festivals
The View from Yesterday
The View from Today
Interview: Ryan Dacko, Filmmaker/Author
Are Festivals Worth the Bother?
Interview: Christian de Rezendes, Filmmaker
The New Festival Paradigm
Interview: Mark Doyle and Bruno Derlin, Festival Programmers, Visionfest
Listen to What the Man Says
5 | So You Think You Can Do a Better Job than Miramax?
Interview: Arthur Dong, Filmmaker
The Self-Distribution Pioneers
Interview: Andrew Repasky McElhinney, Filmmaker
A Few Basic Facts
Self-Distribution War Stories
The Service Deal Solution
To Four-Wall or Not to Four-Wall?
Opportunity Knocking
Interview: Nick Day and Maurizio Benazzo, Filmmakers
Listen to What the Man Says
6 | Is “Direct-to-Video” Synonymous with Failure?
DTV, Yesterday and Today
Interview: Doug Pratt, Author, Doug Pratt’s DVD
Online Sales Success
Doing the Nontheatrical Circuit
Selected Movie, Coming Up
Interview: Michael Legge, Filmmaker
Listen to What the Man Says
7 | Using the Internet to Call Attention to Your Films
Blogging
MySpace and Facebook
Wikipedia
Internet Movie Database
Online Video Sites
Interview: James L. Hennessy Jr., Public Relations/Marketing Expert
Listen to What the Man Says
8 | Who’s Who, Where They Are, and What They Are Looking For
Interview: Mark Cuban, Producer/Distributor
The State of Film Distribution as of Today
Interview: Andrew Gernhard, Producer/Distributor
Listen to What the Man Says
The Final Word
About the Author
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