Has anyone ever pitched their film or screenplay at a film market event? What was your experience?
I attended one last year in Nashville and wasn't very impressed. First of all, while pitching our film to distributers and execs at our booth, we were constantly rudely interrupted by impatient filmmakers trying to network and pitch their ideas during our allotted pitch time. Second, there seemed to be a major lack of clarity between what both parties expected from this event. For instance, most of the execs and distributers' first question after you pitched was, "Do you have any famous actors or directors attached to this project?"
It eventually became an annoying question (though a very legitimate one) because you looked around at all the other projects and it was undeniably clear that NO ONE had a big name attached, and it was ridiculous to even assume so. With that said, if we did have a big name attached, I guarantee we wouldn't have attended the film market in the first place. I soon realized that no one had the slightest chance of making a deal.
So it begs the question. Why do these distributers and execs even bother showing up when they have no real intention of making a deal with anyone at the event?
I can't help but come to the conclusion that film market events are just scams.
Has anyone had a different experience? Are there better legit events or are they all pretty much the same?
I attended one last year in Nashville and wasn't very impressed. First of all, while pitching our film to distributers and execs at our booth, we were constantly rudely interrupted by impatient filmmakers trying to network and pitch their ideas during our allotted pitch time. Second, there seemed to be a major lack of clarity between what both parties expected from this event. For instance, most of the execs and distributers' first question after you pitched was, "Do you have any famous actors or directors attached to this project?"
It eventually became an annoying question (though a very legitimate one) because you looked around at all the other projects and it was undeniably clear that NO ONE had a big name attached, and it was ridiculous to even assume so. With that said, if we did have a big name attached, I guarantee we wouldn't have attended the film market in the first place. I soon realized that no one had the slightest chance of making a deal.
So it begs the question. Why do these distributers and execs even bother showing up when they have no real intention of making a deal with anyone at the event?
I can't help but come to the conclusion that film market events are just scams.
Has anyone had a different experience? Are there better legit events or are they all pretty much the same?