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This is a filmmaker’s camera kit. It contains a Canon 7D, two canon lenses, a Rode Videomic and Zoom H1 audio recorder as well as a camera bag. It was all used in the making of an independent feature film two years ago. The film, a drama made on a small budget, played in nine film festivals in...

Hi, we have a feature film that has been picked up by a distributor who requires errors and omissions insurance. I've gotten a few quotes but the lowest is about $3,700. One was nearly $6,000. Does anyone know of a insurer who would charge less? The terms are ---- Limit: $1M/3M ($1M per claim...

If you're interested, THE GOD QUESTION, a indy new scifi film, is screening at film festivals this summer, but is available now on iTunes and Amazon as video on demand. Here is the Vimeo trailer: https://vimeo.com/76359279 Here is the film's website: www.thegodquestionfilm.com Here is the...

Hi. We're filmmakers from Massachusetts with a film, THE GOD QUESTION, that we found out last week will premiere at the Woods Hole Film Festival in late July. We made this on a micro-budget, under $50K, and for nearly all of us, this was our first feature experience doing the job we did. This...

There are film festivals that allow you to have distribution going into it. Does that mean you can have distribution lined up but nothing is out there yet? Or does it mean you can have your DVD for sale on Amazon and Video for rent on iTunes? Thanks in advance.

Hi. we're submitting to some film festivals that are too expensive to travel to. Is it a requirement that someone representing the film attend in order to be accepted? We want the festival credit but don't have the money to get there.

Hi, does anyone know a good lawyer who specializes in independent film legal issues who charges a flat fee for different jobs? There are lawyers who charge by the hour and those who charge a flat fee for something like reviewing a distribution contract. Lawyers who charge by the hour tend to run...

Hi. does anyone have any thoughts about the relative merits of The Film Collaborative vs. distribber vs. an aggregator like Gravitas ventures? Any insights would be appreciated. Also, any reports of any relevant experience with any of the three would be appreciated. By the way, Rayw, I...

Hi. A question. At the director's request, we formatted our film in widescreen. Will distributors, most of whom are interested eventually in TV, VOD, DVDs, be less interested in a widescreen film as opposed to 16-9? We're 2.35. Thanks in advance.

Hi. A question. At the director's request, we formatted our film in widescreen. Will distributors, most of whom are interested eventually in TV, VOD, DVDs, be less interested in a widescreen film? Thanks in advance. EDIT - sorry. this should have gone to the distribution forum

Hi. We shot a full-length feature film, THE GOD QUESTION, in and around Amherst, Mass. last summer, did many months of editing, and are starting to submit to film festivals now. The story is about a computer scientist who is experimenting with a breakthrough super-intelligent computer and he...

Hi. We've finished a feature film and are submittingit to film festivals. It's our first time doing this. (website: www.thegodquestionfilm.com) A requirement we didn't anticipate is that we have to be ready to show it in DCP format in surround sound. We edited in FCP 7 with a hodgepodge of...

Has anyone who submitted to the AFI film festival been notified? Is it rolling notifications or all-at-once on the last day (oct. 11)? thanks in advance

Hi - If I have a general liability insurance policy and worker's compensation insurance, are the people on the set who are independent contractors covered by my policy? Someone said they would only be covered if they had their own policies. I'm wondering if I should just declare everyone -...