VOD

IFP Labs: Ten Things Every Filmmaker Should Know About Distribution Deals

I’ll be blogging this week from the 2011 IFP Filmmaker Labs, which are in their third and final session at 92Y Tribeca. This year’s 21 participating documentary and narrative projects, are nearing completion of the grueling post-production process and are now turning their attention towards the marketplace. Things kicked off this morning with a sobering discussion about sales and rights, led by Jon Reiss, co-author of Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul (presented by PreScreen and Area 23, also written by The Film Collaborative and Sherri Candler). Alongside the other lab leaders, Reiss stressed that filmmakers should always use […]
by Jane Schoenbrun on Dec 7, 2011
DECEMBER VOD CALENDAR

Now on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of December. Some highlights: Ti West‘s latest horror The Innkeepers; critically acclaimed films The Help, Warrior and The Debt; microbudgets The Off Hours and Edward Burns‘ Newlyweds; and if you haven’t seen it yet (or want to see it again) Woody Allen‘s love letter to the City of Lights, Midnight in Paris hits VOD later this month. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Dec 1, 2011
NOVEMBER VOD CALENDAR

Now on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of November. Some highlights: Mike Mills‘ Beginners, Miranda July‘s The Future, Evan Glodell‘s Bellflower, Mike Cahill‘s Another Earth and John Sayles‘ Amigo. And our pick of the month: 25 New Face Alma Har’el‘s impressive debut Bombay Beach. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Nov 1, 2011
The Microbudget Conversation: Do Your Homework

It’s been a few weeks longer than usual, and the list of reasons is a mile long. The first, and important few are: I’m moving, there are big things being planned for this column’s future, and I was at Independent Film Week. If you ever get a chance to go to IFW… Go. Especially if you are planning a film. I won’t get too far into it, (as many wonderful folks already have) but it was thrilling, inspiring, and sobering. Our industry is changing almost faster than we can keep up. There are a ton of creative folks out there […]
by John Yost on Oct 4, 2011
OCTOBER VOD CALENDAR

Now on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of October. Some highlights: Terrence Malick‘s Palme d’Or winner The Tree of Life, Joe Cornish‘s entertaining thriller Attack the Block, Azazel Jacobs‘ high school drama Terri and documentaries Buck and Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Oct 1, 2011
WEINSTEINS START VOD LABEL

A few weeks ago we learned about Focus Features’ new VOD arm, Focus World, well today Deadline broke the story that at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (which begins Thursday) The Weinstein Company will go full steam ahead on their own VOD label. The Weinstein Company has also confirmed that Magnolia Pictures’ SVP and Head of Acquisitions, Tom Quinn, will come over to head the label along with Magnolia’s head of legal and business affairs, Jason Janego. The two had been instrumental in Magnolia’s day-and-date platform. Quinn and Janego will be at TIFF scouting titles for the Weinsteins’ as […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Sep 7, 2011
SEPTEMBER VOD CALENDAR

Now on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of September. Some highlights: You’ve heard about Kevin Smith putting together an auction at Sundance for his latest film, Red State, only to buy it himself and go on a self-distributed nation-wide theatrical roadshow. Well, now you can see what all the fuss is about as it premieres on VOD today. There’s also Richard Press‘ doc Bill Cunningham New York on the iconic New York Times photographer; Andrew Haigh‘s fest favorite, Weekend; and Cameron Crowe‘s doc Pearl Jam Twenty, which gives a candid look at the legendary band. For […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Sep 1, 2011
FOCUS LAUNCHES VOD ARM

You may have noticed over on our VOD Calendar the last few months the emergence of Focus Features titles. Though they’ve been quiet about it, Dana Harris at indieWIRE posted yesterday that Focus has in fact started a VOD division called Focus World. The most recent title is the Sundance doc Resurrect Dead. Focus plans to release 8 to 15 straight-to-VOD titles a year. We’ll begin including the Focus World titles in our VOD calendar so be sure to keep an eye out for that.
by Jason Guerrasio on Aug 24, 2011
AUGUST VOD CALENDAR

Now up on our VOD calendar are titles available for the month of August. Some of the highlights: Meek’s Cutoff, The Beaver, Jane Eyre and John Landis returns to features after over a decade of directing for TV with his dark comedy Burke and Hare (which hits theaters in September), starring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as the legendary 19th century body-snatchers. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Aug 1, 2011
JULY VOD CALENDAR

Now up on our VOD Calendar are titles available for the month of July. Some of the highlights: Duncan Jones‘ fantastic thriller Source Code, Cannes winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, David Robert Mitchell‘s impressive debut The Myth of the American Sleepover and Michael Tully‘s Southern Gothic tale Septien. For titles from previous months go to our VOD Calendar homepage.
by Jason Guerrasio on Jul 1, 2011

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