I am currently in pre-production on a feature with an award winning writer, an award winning director and several extremely well known actors. Seeking additional sources of knowledge to increase our budget which is rather slim at the moment. Also, would like to discuss theatrical feature release vs. new media release. I placed a short film that I sold to cable some time ago on Vimeo. Anyone interested in viewing it, please email me and I will send you the location and password. Looking forward to making friends and connections here on Stage 32.
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Thank you Kathryn. I'm also getting conflicting messages as to whether New Media is a better way to go over a theatrical release and I must say both sides are convinced that theirs is the best way.
Howard, to be clear, are you being offered distribution deals by a traditional theatrical distributor, a SVOD/VOD distributor, direct-to-consumer digital platforms, etc.? Are these offers strictly service deals? A big factor to weigh is how much marketing spend and/or promotional support, and how preferable the release window each is offering you. If a digital distributor is offering you zero marketing dollars, then what's the advantage? How will your audience find your film? Almost every theatrical distributor, even if they are small, will offer some marketing support. If you sell to theatrical, you still have additional windows to take advantage of. Just some sample scenarios.
Kathryn, imo it really depends on which "new media" distributor has made an offer to Howard and what that offer includes. Netflix vs iTunes vs Gravitas Ventures vs VHX.tv are very different models. These types of questions make my head spin because we have no specifics, and therefore, no way to help. Granted, it's obviously not a great idea to post all the details of his distrib offer!!
And there's also day-and-date. All depends on the offers a movie is getting.
Someone great at doing distribution deals would help. Nowadays there are so many platforms that make it complex. I use Tiffany Boyle at Ramo Law. Affordable and very good with independent film. She has a seminar on Stage32 and is a member.