The Many Meanings of “Fair Use”
So your documentary has commercial interest and high revenue earning potential. And you’ve secured all of the agreements, releases, and…
Distribution
Picture’s Up
Everything you need to know about Bob Berney’s taste in movies can be summed up by one simple fact: growing…
Netflix and the afterlife of indies
For a documentary, Deadline (2004) was, by all accounts, a big success. The film, which profiled Illinois Governor George Ryan…
From Cecil B. to Businessman
Will Keenan has done some crazy things to promote movies. He’s been hit by a car, threatened self-immolation, and climbed…
Acing the Deal
Distribution. The Deal. That’s the goal of any independent producer after finishing production within budget and on schedule. Ideally, a…
Participant Productions
To most people, Jeff Skoll is the eBay guy. He was the first employee and first president of the online…
How much should I hustle?
Dear Doc Doctor: My film projects and ideas are well-suited for public television. But as an independent filmmaker I can’t…
Q&A with David Russell of Big Film Shorts
David Russell is the go-to man for all things short film. In 1996, he started Big Film Shorts, a distributor…
The Death of The Video Geek
I spent June of this year in Ghent, a small town near Hudson, New York. Hoping to rent some John…