Hello Everyone,
I am the writer and producer of the short film Dear Dad. Here is the trailer of the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JzwX4FH7o&hd=1
We completed our film and it has come out very well. How to distribute this? I see bunch of threads here where lot of distributors post, but I am really not sure how good they are. What I really want is genuine filmmakers to share their ideas and experiences. Please tell me what are the genuine ways to build an audience for this film and my future ventures.
What I really want is more money to make more films. This film is done by a bunch of volunteers with food as the main expense. But I really want to pay everyone in the unit as much as I can. So is there really a way to make money by showcasing our films so I can pay all my crew and cast members for my next movie?
1. Does these paid online distribution sites really work? Did any one of the filmmaker here really made money out of it? Are people really paying money to watch independent films?
2. What about screening movies in different cities and collecting money? Has anyone tried that and made money?
3. What about film festivals? How much money should we spend in order to get our film selected in atleast one of them? Does this method really work?
Can you guys help me to understand these please?
Thanks,
VJ
I am the writer and producer of the short film Dear Dad. Here is the trailer of the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JzwX4FH7o&hd=1
We completed our film and it has come out very well. How to distribute this? I see bunch of threads here where lot of distributors post, but I am really not sure how good they are. What I really want is genuine filmmakers to share their ideas and experiences. Please tell me what are the genuine ways to build an audience for this film and my future ventures.
What I really want is more money to make more films. This film is done by a bunch of volunteers with food as the main expense. But I really want to pay everyone in the unit as much as I can. So is there really a way to make money by showcasing our films so I can pay all my crew and cast members for my next movie?
1. Does these paid online distribution sites really work? Did any one of the filmmaker here really made money out of it? Are people really paying money to watch independent films?
2. What about screening movies in different cities and collecting money? Has anyone tried that and made money?
3. What about film festivals? How much money should we spend in order to get our film selected in atleast one of them? Does this method really work?
Can you guys help me to understand these please?
Thanks,
VJ