DISTRIBUTION
IT’S THE WORD EVERY FILM MAKER UTTERS WHEN THEY MAKE A FILM. THE DREAM OF TURNING A PIECE OF ART INTO A BUSINESS MODEL THAT WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO BIGGER BUDGETS AND A WIDER AUDIENCE.
AFTER FINISHING A FILM, EVERY FILM MAKER FINDS THEMSELVES IN THE SAME QUANDARY. HOW DO I GET MY FILM DISTRIBUTED? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
AND IT’S NOT AN EASY ONE…
THE QUESTION COMES WITH A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THOSE ISSUES LEAD TO MORE QUESTIONS AND OFTEN TIME THOSE ANSWERS AREN’T ALWAYS HONEST ONES. USUALLY THEY COME WITH 10 YEAR CONTRACTS BLOATED WITH COSTS TO THE POINT THAT YOU WILL NEVER MAKE A PROFIT AND POSSIBLY NEVER MAKE A RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT.
DISTRIBUTORS, NOT ALL, BUT MOST, WILL LIE TO YOU. IT’S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW AND WHILE THERE ARE SOME WHO WILL DISAGREE, WE HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN THE COST OF CONTRACTS WITH BLOATED OWNERSHIP, BAD MG’S, BROKEN PROMISES, AND INFLATED MARKETING COSTS WITH NO AUDITS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS AN HONEST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CREATOR AND THE DISTRIBUTOR.