Who are some of better distributors that would be interested in a documentary?
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- Thread starter Iijohnkeatingii
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Roadside Attractions
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Showtime Independent
Arts Alliance
Film Movement
Sundance Channel
IFC Films
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Showtime Independent
Arts Alliance
Film Movement
Sundance Channel
IFC Films
Never, never, never pay a distributor.
Never.
Distributors pay the filmmaker an up front fee,
they spend their own money for marketing,
promotion and advertising and then take a cut
off the top. They pay the filmmaker a percentage.
Most small distributors working with movies like
most of us make here (no name stars, no track
record of profit) will not pay anything up front
and offer a very small, very difficult to get, backend
percentage.
Never.
Distributors pay the filmmaker an up front fee,
they spend their own money for marketing,
promotion and advertising and then take a cut
off the top. They pay the filmmaker a percentage.
Most small distributors working with movies like
most of us make here (no name stars, no track
record of profit) will not pay anything up front
and offer a very small, very difficult to get, backend
percentage.
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