Tag: distribution

• May 13, 2016

  Amazon Video Direct, Vimeo on Demand and the Independent Filmmaker

  So Amazon have now launched a new VOD service called Amazon Video Direct, which will allow filmmakers to charge for their work and has been labelled as a cross between Netflix and YouTube. This is an interesting new wrinkle in amongst the VOD options available to filmmakers and indies. We’re planning on trying it out this…
• March 14, 2016

  How the BBFC, DCMS and EU VAT Regulations Killed our Movie

  Between them, they killed the release of our film The Devil’s Music. It’s a good film that people like, and they killed it. I was worried this would happen when the BBFC introduced changes to their exemption criteria as a result of a DCMS consultation. I hoped that calmer heads would prevail, and the misguided legislation wouldn’t…
• January 22, 2013

  Shit Rolls Downhill

  People often assume that because you’ve got movies on the shelves of mainstream shops, these films will be supplying you (or your company) with a regular supply of money. When they start digging for details of deals that you may have signed in the past, this belief seems to get more deeply ingrained. Let’s take…
• November 26, 2012

  New hour-long interview podcast with Pat

  Be sure to check out the new hour-long interview with Pat over at IAmDoFilmmaker, in which Pat discusses his career so far and spills the beans about various stories (from being a walking cliche through to how to build relationships with distributors) It’s a really good listen, packed with detail and stuff that you probably…