10 Dirty Secrets of Independent Film

Submitted by Anonymous on October 20, 2009 - 5:23am.

No one said that making it as an independent film producer is easy. But there are ways to get ahead. The most important thing to realise is that it’s a business of relationships.

There are those who say that the film world is all politics. So, get good at politics. Get to know the acquisitions executives at the major distributors who still buy movies like Patrick Gunn at Artisan or Mark Ordesky at Fine Line and the other 50 or so select people in this group and get them to your screening no matter what it takes.

For more hints on making production easier check out our 10 Dirty Secrets of Independent Film. http://bit.ly/2LuRiW

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