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Ampav Announces Cannes 2013 Programming
- By Sydney Levine
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- May 14, 2013 3:30 PM
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Well-known filmmakers, movie executives and journalists will be among those featured during the upcoming Industry In Focus Series at The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival for its 25th Anniversary, it was announced by Julie Sisk, Founder and Director of The American Pavilion.
The Breakfast Club in Cannes
- By Sydney Levine
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- April 26, 2013 3:30 PM
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The Breakfast Club at Torch Cannes is perfectly located at the Vegaluna Café on the beach directly opposite The Carlton Hotel at the very heart of La Croisette. It is open from 8am – 3pm daily during the festival for press junkets, interviews and industry meetings.
Content Marketing for Filmmakers Part 2 (Digital Content Strategies Conference)
- By Zack Coffman
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- April 4, 2013 3:30 PM
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Read Zack's second part of how films as content can get top space on the internet. Zack's first part contained these useful tips...read more
International film distribution 101
- By Mark Litwak
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- December 10, 2012 3:30 PM
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Filmmakers fortunate enough to receive distribution offers for their films are often confronted with complex deals to distribute their films. These can bewilder those unfamiliar with the customs and practices of the industry. Let's begin with a discussion of international film sales.
Domestic Film Distribution 101
- By Mark Litwak
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- December 10, 2012 9:30 AM
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When it comes to film distribution, "Domestic" is usually defined as the U.S. and Canada, as well as their possessions, territories, commonwealths, protectorates and trusteeships.
However, many domestic deals also encompass the Bahamas, Bermuda, Saba Island, St. Eustatius Island, St. Kitts Island and St. Maarten Island. These are not affiliated with either the U.S. or Canada. So why are they considered part of the Domestic territory?
International Presales of U.S. Indies by Non-U.S. Companies
- By Sydney Levine
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- November 5, 2012 11:12 AM
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On a panel Howard Rodman, VP of Writers Guild of America - West moderated a panel filmmakers, an agent, Film Finances and yours truly discussed how to make a film without the notorioius interference of studios (they should all be so lucky as to have this problem). In other words, the panelists discussed their experiences making films with Russians and Chinese. All agreed that working abroad, and especially with international sales agents who also produce allows for greater freedom of vision (In China the reward is in the writng so that China censorship does not interfere because one has written to their specifications). All agreed also that there is a certain cross-cultural divide one must discover in order to work effectively
Recap of Personnel Shifts
- May 17, 2012 3:24 PM
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At the risk of being redundant, I publish this so that when Cannes folk meet one another at the myriad of cocktail receptions and parties, they will be aware of where old friends and acquaintances are now working
Cannes Shorts: 2wayTV Distributes Shorts
- By Sydney Levine
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- May 14, 2012 9:29 AM
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2wayTV is an international digital distributor of independent short films. Using Play Festival Films, viewers can watch the best in shorts.
International Sales Agent: Memento, We Are What We Are
- By Sydney Levine
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- May 3, 2012 10:27 AM
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One of my favorite international sales agent is Memento. Now they are representing the film of one of my favorite people in the biz, the hyphenate director-producer-writer who also was put into the role of casting director by Steve Soderbergh while casting Che, Rodrigo (Rigo to his friends) Bellot.
Peru and the Art of Film Financing
- By Sydney Levine
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- March 22, 2012 7:30 AM
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