Distribution

From film festival strategies to theatrical to VOD to online options to finding and securing a sales agent the place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice on all things related to the distribution process

Ashley Renee Smith

I'm SO excited to see this! To celebrate my freedom from Covid quarantine, we're going to see it in 4DX tonight. I'm ready to rejoin society with a bang!

Maurice Vaughan

I think Alien: Romulus it’s gonna be a huge box office hit, Nick Phillips! I thought Borderlands would make a lot more at the box office.

Maurice Vaughan

Glad you and your husband are out of quarantine, Ashley Renee Smith!

Sam Sokolow
HORIZON sets streaming date

I continue to root for Kevin Costner's HORIZON just because of the enormous risk he personally took to make the film. It's rare for an artist. Will be interesting to see if it connects on MAX and what happens with the sequels that are planned. What are your thoughts? https://variety.com/2024/film/ne...

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Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Sets Max Release Date After Box Office Flop
Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Sets Max Release Date After Box Office Flop
Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1" will make its way to Max in August.
Maurice Vaughan

Hope Horizon does well on MAX, Sam Sokolow. It didn't make a lot at the box office, but that doesn't mean it's not a great movie. I watched Boy Kills World last night. It flopped at the box office, bu...

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Nick Phillips

I agree with you Sam Sokolow

Tom Lapke

I love westerns and Costner is great in them. I look forward to seeing this.

Tom Lapke
"I Went to a Movie Theater to Watch 73 Minutes of Cat Videos"

Say what you will, but of all the videos my wife and I share with one another the majority have cats in them. And Alamo Drafthouse had a preshow of nothing but funny raccoon videos before Guardians of the Galaxy that the audience loved. I think there might be a market for watching funny cat videos i...

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Suzanne Bronson

@smaugandbilbo thanks Sydney

Mike Boas

I’ve been to this a couple times at our local indie theater. Couldn’t make it this year, but I heard it was a sold out show.

A purrfectly good time at the movies.

Sydney S

I love the instagram Suzanne!! They're adorable :)

Debbie Elicksen

Tom Lapke Who isn't addicted to cat videos?

Suzanne Bronson

Thanks Sydney!

Mike Boas
Filmhub now offers captioning

Every movie going to streaming should have accurate captions, reviewed by humans. I’ve always used REV in the past.

I got an email this week from Filmhub announcing their new captioning service, at $4 per minute.

Does anyone find this appealing? I suppose some might be tempted to keep it all in-hous...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

$4 a minute, likely for After Effects or AI automated speech to text? No.....

Mike Boas

it’s probably humans at that price. Rev is humans for only $1,50 a minute. Rev also has an AI option for cheaper.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Mike Boas Having come from the captioning and transcription world in TV in my very early post days, I don't believe that Rev has actual humans doing that at that price. At the most they are proofing w...

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Mike Boas

Back when Rev was $1 a minute, I took the test to be a transcriptionist. I learned the software, did a couple jobs. I wasn’t quite fast enough for it to be worthwhile for me. It would work out that so...

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Stephen Folker

I'm sure they are just having rev do it and marking it up.

Osiris Doumbe
Locarno Film Festival August 7-17th

Hi everyone,

I hope you guys are having a productive beginning of the week.

Has anyone been to Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland? What's the vibe like? Is there much networking going on or is it more projection and prize focused?

Thanks in advance :)

Geoff Hall

Osiris Doumbe Hi, are you thinking of going there, Osiris? Do you have a film in the festival?

Osiris Doumbe

Hi Geoff, many thanks for reacting!

A collaborator of mine is going there. We don't have a film but the idea was to go there and network, presenting our upcoming projects. I was thus wondering if it we...

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Geoff Hall

Osiris Doumbe hi again, my Producer has been to Cannes, to the Marchè with a film of mine, but Locarno hasn’t really been on my map.

My EP and I are going to go to the Tribeca in Lisbon, in October. I...

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Osiris Doumbe

Hi Geoff, thank you very much for the information! it's very appreciated

Geoff Hall
‘Longlegs,’ ‘Thelma’ and Indie Film’s New Formula for Success

This is an article crammed full of juicy information, but here are the bullet points:

* Shares of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, plummeted this week. If you want to know why, this newsletter helps explain.

* Rupert Murdoch is seeking to change...

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Maurice Vaughan

You're right, Geoff Hall. Having a publicist helps. Stage 32 published a blog about hiring a publicist a few months ago. www.stage32.com/blog/waiting-until-post-production-to-hire-a-film-public......

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Geoff Hall

Maurice Vaughan thanks, Maurice. I’ll check it out.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Geoff Hall.

Pat Alexander

I was looking at the movies out right now, and the one studio film (non-indie, not IP) in theaters is Fly Me to the Moon, which did not perform at the box office against it's bloated $100M budget. Whi...

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Geoff Hall

Pat Alexander thanks Pat. Yes, that fall away is sad, but I think films like Longlegs and lower budget films will find a niche and become profitable. They will find their market....

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Debbie Elicksen
Universal Music Group and China's TF Entertainment Have Partnered to Broaden Global Music Opportunities

This story is from April, but it's significant, considering how vast the Asian market is for musicians.

"TF Entertainment is active in the C-POP (Chinese popular music) genre and is behind acts, such as TFBOYS and Teens In Times."

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/music-label-umg-annou...

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Debbie Elicksen

@geoff I disagree. You need to expand your tastes. If anything Gojira screamed to the world at the Olympics (pun intended) that music is more than just pop music and hip hop.

Geoff Hall

Debbie Elicksen haha! I have a wide taste in music, but this is not something I'm into.

Debbie Elicksen

Geoff Hall I am currently obsessed with Jinjer from Ukraine.

Debbie Elicksen

Geoff Hall Yes! Tatiana's voice versatility is getting lots of love from the metal community.

Rose Sanchez
Has anyone used FilmHub for film distribution ?

Hey there, I wanted to know, if you’re/ was a member; how was your experience?

Mike Boas

We’ll, that same short (with BTS extras) makes me over $200 a year in rentals and sales on Amazon Prime. Not every short would perform that well, but it has the hook of being a Lovecraft adaptation. I...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Rose Sanchez At the IPG we discuss the marketplace platforms including FilmHub, a lot. Experience with FilmHub is mixed overall, and the trend since late 2023 is for them to pay less and less. They al...

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Rose Sanchez

thanks Mike Boas !! this helps illustrate that review

Rose Sanchez

hey Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg thank you for that info, what other marketable programs have you guys discussed? and how can I get familiarized with IPG?...

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Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

Rose Sanchez Just DM me here and I can send you my email. Meantime, see independentproducersguild.org

Ashley Renee Smith
Valued Connections: Don’t Forget Where You Came From

In today's blog, a PR Professional and long-time Stage 32 member is sharing his advice about building valued connections as you work toward your creative and professional goals! Learn all about it here >>

https://www.stage32.com/blog/valued-connections-dont-forget-where-you-ca......

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Sydney S
Webinar: How to Secure the Best Distribution Deal for your Feature Film Project

Learn from the President of Packaging and Sales at Ramo Law, Tiffany Boyle who's produced hundreds of films & TV shows! In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar you will learn how the money flows and is actually dispersed from such deals, as well as the different types of deals you can expect from differe...

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Geoff Hall

Sydney S I’m thinking there must be certification in this area too. Yes?

Maggie Grant

Thank you Tiffany this was an amazing webinar. I learned so much!! Thank you for your time and your information!

Sydney S

Maggie, wonderful to hear that was your experience!

Sydney S

Thank you for tuning in!

Sydney S

Thank you to everyone who attended todays webinar and thank you Tiffany!

Sam Sokolow
It's gonna be fun around this dinner table this weekend.

What a power couple. Rooting for Blake Lively to win the weekend between these two. We'll see. What do you think? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/can-ryan-reynolds-an......

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Box Office Preview: Can Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Pull Off Barbenheimer 2.0?
Box Office Preview: Can Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Pull Off Barbenheimer 2.0?
Lively's new drama 'It Ends With Us' opens opposite the third weekend of husband Ryan Reynolds' blockbuster 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' but they are hardly trying to compete with each other.
Maurice Vaughan

This could be Barbenheimer 2.0, Sam Sokolow. I'm not sure if It Ends With Us is as popular as Barbie, but the hype behind Deadpool & Wolverine could make this a Barbenheimer type marketing event....

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