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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CO-PRODUCTIONS (FINANCING PART TWO)

By | July 2010

The one thing to know about Cannes, Berlin and Tokyo is that since they’re incredibly fun cities to play in, everyone involved in the co-production markets are usually in a damn good mood. The best way to get something from someone is to ask them for what you need while they’re ridiculously happy…

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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CO-PRODUCTIONS

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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...

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“TILT” – A CERTIFIED FILM THREAT IN PROGRESS

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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...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS

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

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

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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...

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DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 4: THE CALL OF TOY STORY

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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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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – INDIE FILM FINA

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It was February of 2006. I had just returned from my annual birthday trip to the Super Bowl when I learned that an indie producer from the east coast...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE IRON PETTICOAT

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BOOTLEG FILES 332: “The Iron Petticoat” (1956 comedy starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn). LAST SEEN: A rare public screening as part of an...

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FILMS GONE WILD: ATTENTION INDIE FILMMAKERS! LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN FROM A SEX TO

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My first Film Threat column entry... Over the last few days, I’ve been mulling over my new Film Threat column. I knew I intended this column to offer an...

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DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 3: SPLICE IS DIFFERENT

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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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GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – A BIONIC AFTERN

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I first met Omar Benson Miller at the Cannes Film Festival in May, when he was with his brother Terry, who is also his creative partner. We initially...

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