Ep 04: Bootstrapping Your First Feature Film
In Episode 4 of this new podcast - Episode 4 - Producer and Global Sales Agent Marc Clebanoff chats with actor turned producer, Frank [...]
Getting the Right Money
Over the years of raising funds I have deciphered that there is a huge difference between getting money versus getting the right money to [...]
Casting Faces vs Names For Low Budget Films
I get pitched projects all the time. More often than not, when I get pitched a film package, particularly a lower or micro budget [...]
The Tricky Dynamic of Producing on Set
Every film that gets the greenlight is a small miracle. As producers and content creators, we spend 99% of our time killing ourselves to [...]
The Myth of a Movie’s Value
As a sales agent, I always delicately inquire to producers what their real cost to recoup on their film is. Much of the time [...]
Avoiding Project Fixation
As independent filmmakers, there are a lot of rabbit holes we have to be careful of going down. There are false investors, incompetent or [...]
10 Ways To Succeed in the Film Making Business
In the spirit of sharing my own experiences as a seasoned filmmaker and distributor, below are 10 key suggestions that I've learned first hand [...]
The Reality of Film Piracy – Part 2
Since the dawn of the Internet a tidal wave of cyber-crime has emerged and thrived. In the world of content and film distribution, piracy [...]
Theatrical Distribution & A Prediction for the Future
Theatrical distribution has a lot of naïve assumptions attached to it. Many filmmakers assume that if they make a truly great film then ultimately [...]
How Distributors & Sales Agents Make Money
One thing I find myself explaining often is that I did not become a global sales agent because I had a passion for selling films, [...]