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Is It Crazy to Film NGOs in Africa and Run a Kickstarter at the Same Time?
By Jon Reiss
I just arrived in South Africa on my way from filming in Tanzania to speak at the Durban Film ...
Bomb It 2 Hits Miami!
UPDATE — the U.S. premiere of BOMB IT 2 in Miami is sold out!
It is finally time for the US premiere of BOMB ...
Film Business Plans: Learn to Stop Worrying (and Love the Spreadsheet)
Today we have a guest post from the New York Film Academy about writing a business plan for your film. The one ...
Top 10 Things Learned in the IFP PMD LAB
Top 10 Things Learned in the IFP PMD LAB
By Jon Reiss
I have had the good fortune to be involved in ...
Ways to Distribute Merchandise
I recently posted a short piece about innovative merchandise. Here is a quick rundown on the different ways to ...
SFM documentary funded by House Parties & Kickstarter
Today we are hosting a guest blog post written by the team behind the documentary STREET FIGHTING MAN. The ...
Fanta-Pstik
The explosion of DSLR filmmaking in recent years has allowed independent filmmakers to create high resolution ...
Creating Innovative Merchandise
Its the IFP Film Week in NYC where I just was for the IFP Lab and the new IFP PMD Lab - so with that in mind - I ...
Top 5 Crowd Funding Tips for Filmmakers
Good news. Another special guest blogger has been added to our arsenal. Author and filmmaker James Cooper wrote ...
Between the Lines: Jon Reiss Interview
Bomb It 1 + 2 director Jon Reiss speaks with the filmmakers behind "Between the Lines" about street art and ...
Top 5 Misunderstandings About Self Distribution
In the US many filmmakers are starting to get that they need to be responsible for distributing and marketing ...
The Importance of Events in Your Career Toolkit
This week's TOTBO video concerns the importance of redefining the nature of theatrical. In this clip I speak about ...
Your Audience: Niche vs Core
This weeks TOTBO workshop clip continues the process of audience identification and differentiates between the ...
Identifying Your Audience
This weeks TOTBO Episode concerns the first steps of audience engagement. To do that you must evaluate your ...
Creating a Unique Strategy For Your Film
Today's video concerns the fundamental principle of how every film is different and needs a unique marketing and ...
Launching New TOTBO Workshop Webclips
I am kicking off a series of excerpts from my Think Outside the Box Office Master Classes today on my new YouTube ...
Excerpt: Insiders Guide To Independent Film Distribution
Excerpt from “Insiders Guide To Independent Film Distribution” (2nd Edition, Focal Press) by Stacey Parks. ...
5 Do’s and Don’t’s on a Successful Video On Demand Release
I met with Nolan from Gravitas, who I feel is one of the companies that really gets VOD for independents, and he ...
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