CHRISTMAS MOVIES So ...it's that time of year - Bonfire Night has been & gone in the UK; Thanksgiving is almost upon the USA. What's next? Oh yes - it's Christmas! The lights may not be up in your home yet but the festive movie season is about to begin. The most popular day for Americans to go to the movies is Christmas Day itself. It's one of the busiest times of the year - the combination of Awards Season build-up and family vacation time means a glut of films arriving in ...
Who’s Buying a Ticket to see your Movie?
The Statistics: According to www.statista.com of American adults: 3% go to the movies once a week 5% two to three times a month 13% once a month 49% almost never Therefore, although that may seem like a rather odd title for a blog - Who's Buying A Ticket to see Your Movie? - take a moment and be honest about your project. Do You Know Who would Buy a Ticket to see your movie? Would you pay to go and see the movie? do you know someone else who would pay to see it? ...
Should You Go to the AFM?
The road to AFM First of all - what is the AFM? The AFM is the 'American Film Market' - since 1991, it's been held at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica the first week of November every year. It's a sales market for the film industry - i.e. unlike Berlin, Cannes & Toronto it is not a festival. The main focus of the AFM is for sales companies to meet with distributors and pitch projects - from scripts / packages to finished film screenings. It is also the last opportunity of the year ...
HOW TO APPROACH A SALES AGENT
HOW TO APPROACH A SALES AGENT You're new to the industry - you've never met them before .. what do you do if you need to approach a sales agent? Research ... Who are you going to contact and why should they be interested in your movie? If you have looked at their website / the types of movies that they sell, maybe that's why - they love horror and so do you! Perfect. However .... if they love horror and you have an arthouse title - that's likely to be a problem (& they're ...
What does a Sales Agent do in Film?
INDIE FILM What does a Sales Agent do in Film? Sales Agents: why are they so important to you as a filmmaker? The sales agent represents distribution rights on behalf of the 'rights owner' for a movie. They are responsible for creating a sales / marketing strategy at markets & festivals. The agent negotiates deals on your behalf with international distributors. They deal with requests from distributors. Once sales are made, the agent is involved from contract stage to ...
The Bodyguard TV Series – Richard Madden / Keeley Hawes
Just when you thought LINE OF DUTY couldn't be topped .... along comes The Bodyguard TV Series starring Richard Madden / Keeley Hawes What's it About ..? THE BODYGUARD - from master writer Jed Mercurio (LINE OF DUTY). A tense thriller set against the backdrop of British politics; PTSD; terrorist plots ... PPO David Budd (Richard Madden) is to protect the Home Secretary (Keeley Hawes) ... and just like the Whitney Houston / Kevin Costner movie of the same name - again - the line blurs between ...