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GET YOUR MOVIE DISTRIBUTED NOW!
Meet Filmmaker Jerome Courshon on Wednesday, February
21st at the monthly meeting of the
OC/LA Chapter of MCAI to learn his secrets to getting your film domestic US
distribution. Jerome Courshon is an
award-winning Producer/Writer, whose first movie was the critically acclaimed
indie “God, Sex & Apple Pie,” ultimately released by Warner Bros. For more
on his credentials and what you can learn from Jerome, follow this link:
Courshon has been profiled in numerous publications
including a feature story in the Los Angeles Times, has been interviewed on
iFilm.com and Film Threat, and has written articles on film distribution for
MovieMaker Magazine, Indie Slate Magazine, and Film Festival Today among others.
He began teaching this seminar with The Learning Annex in 2006. Meet James at the Feb 21st meeting of the OC/LA Chapter
of the Media Communications Association (MCAI) in Newport Beach (details
below)
THE SECRETS TO
DISTRIBUTION:
You’ve taken the Sisyphean
journey and made a movie, maybe your first. Congratulations! So what’s your next
step? What is the “correct” strategy to take, in order to achieve distribution?
Is there even one??
The answer is a resounding YES.
Whether you’ve just finished your final cut or are already on the film festival
circuit—or EVEN if you’ve been turned down by distributors already—there is a
strategy for successfully getting distribution that MOST filmmakers do not know.
Consequently, most filmmakers give up after spending a year or two spinning
their wheels, with only the inner satisfaction of having made the
movie.
So where can you learn what you
need to know? At producer Jerome Courshon’s groundbreaking 1-Day seminar, “The Secrets to Distribution: Get Your Movie Distributed
Now!”
There are an estimated 4000+
independent movies being made every single year. Less than 5% of these end up
with distribution. Do you need stars in your movie to really get distribution?
NO. Do you need to hire some “Producers Rep” and pay them a $10,000 fee to help
you get distribution? NO. Do you need to struggle and suffer trying to figure
out what the heck to do? NO. Do you have to end your incredible journey—one
filled with blood, sweat and possibly tears—does it have to end with your movie
collecting dust on a shelf in your home? NO.
You can achieve your final goal
and get distribution, with key resources -- provided at the seminar -- and a
real strategy.
Learn:
• The Theatrical Distribution game: What to do and
what not to do with theatrical distributors (Most filmmakers fail here, even
when they have a killer movie)
• The 8 Basic Distribution Models and how to navigate
them
• Who all the Home Video Distributors
are
(Do you know there are over 80 of them? Contact list
provided at seminar)
• Press Kits, PR &
Marketing
• Is your artwork & press kit REALLY up to snuff, or
are you sending out inferior materials with your movie causing distributors to
say ‘No’ before even watching it? (Happens all the time)
• Are Film Festivals worth your time & energy?
(Depends upon your movie)
• How to effectively use Film
Festivals
(It’s not just showing up like a rock star and
watching your movie)
• Is the VSDA—now known as the EMA—important to
attend?
(Do you know what the EMA is? Your success may depend
on this)
• E & O Insurance: How to get it for thousands of
dollars LESS than the going rate (You will need it for U.S.
distributors)
• Plus Q &
A
MCAI MEETING FEB 21st
As
always networking starts at 6:30 over refreshments and the meeting begins at
7:15 PM. Non-members are $15 at the
door. Members and students with valid ID
are $5.
LOCATION:
The Feb 21 meeting is being held at Temple Bat Yahm, a
popular location for conferences and banquets in the Newport Beach area. It’s easily accessible from the 405. Exit at MacArthur and head west past the
intersection with Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Bison Street and right again onto
Camelback. The temple is at the end of
the street near Jamboree. NOTE: Even
though the temple is adjacent to Jamboree Rd, take MacArthur as instructed
because Camelback is a one way street that cannot be entered from
Jamboree.
Temple Bat Yahm
1011 Camelback St,
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 644-1999
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The Secrets to Movie Distribution
UPCOMING
SEMINARS:
• LOS
ANGELES: Saturday, March 17,
2007
• CHICAGO: Saturday, March 31,
2007
• NEW YORK: April 2007
For more information and to
register, visit:
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