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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DEVELOPMENT HELL!

By | August 2010

For those of you who are wondering what development has to do with distribution, ask yourself what an engine has to do with a car. Like an engine, a solid script makes your film work. But without it, your film will be dead on arrival. This is clearly the case for independent films…

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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DEVELOPMENT HEL

The first draft of the first screenplay I ever wrote left a lot to be desired. It was a family drama I wrote with a friend of mine in the fall of ’94,...

Certified Film Threat in Progress Features

“STREET FIGHTING MAN” – A CERTIFIED FILM THREAT IN PROGRESS

The journey continues in our weekly focus on films currently in the trenches of film production. This week, we focus on the latest film project from...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: TEN LITTLE INDIANS

BOOTLEG FILES 334: “Ten Little Indians” (1975 feature film starring Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer and Stephane Audran). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the...

FILMS GONE WILD: RYAN PIERS WILLIAMS – MINING “THE DRY LAND” FOR SERIOUS M

For a film dealing with such a harsh and serious subject, THE DRY LAND has seemingly had a charmed existence from day one. The drama examines the...

Digital Celluloid Features

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 5: WHAT IF…

Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CO-PRODUCTIONS

Over the past five Octobers, my company has trekked to Tokyo, Japan to attend TIFFCOM, an up-and-coming film sales market that runs concurrent with the...

Certified Film Threat in Progress Features

“TILT” – A CERTIFIED FILM THREAT IN PROGRESS

We open our weekly focus on films currently in the trenches of film production with TILT, a film written by Julie Keck and Jessica King, to be directed by...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS

BOOTLEG FILES 333: “1001 Arabian Nights” (1959 animated feature film starring Mr. Magoo). LAST SEEN: The film was broadcast on Turner Classic Movies...

FILMS GONE WILD: DON’T MAKE ME SAY THIS AGAIN, “NO, GREGORY HARRISON WILL NO

Film festivals need celebrities. Bottom line, they do. As much as someone like myself can sing their virtues like a Meadowlark Lemon, as many times as I...

Digital Celluloid Features

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 4: THE CALL OF TOY STORY

Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

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