film business

Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence is bringing a long-forgotten female director back into the spotlight one who was censored and effectively erased from film history during the fascist era. What looks like long-overdue recognition is also a perfect example of how the industry is turning the past...

Free trip to Cannes? The brutal truth about Film Sales Agents So, you’ve finally finished your indie feature. Congrats! You think that once a Sales Agent signs your film, you’ve made it. You’re dreaming of the red carpet, a beachfront hotel in Cannes, and the big checks starting to roll in...

Your Film Got Produced. Now Do You Actually Want to Sell It? There’s something in the film industry we strangely don’t discuss enough, even though every project ultimately depends on it. We don’t just produce films. We also sell them. We work with producers, production companies, and rights...

Why Most Indie Films Never Make Money I’ve been thinking about something that rarely gets discussed honestly in filmmaking circles. Most indie films don’t fail because they are bad. They fail because there was never a realistic plan for making money from them. We spend years talking about...