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Maximizing the PR Effect for Your Film

Finishing a film is step one. If you’ve done so congratulations. I know from experience that that can be a difficult, albeit rewarding journey. Now that you have a film, what’s your next step? Creating your project is step one, but if you don’t follow through with step two which is PR and marketing, you […]

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Winning the Film Distribution Game

Coming up with a viable distribution strategy, or landing a distribution deal that is truly going to give your film a chance to succeed is, without a doubt, the most unnerving part of the film making process. There is quite a lot you need to consider when shopping for the best distribution deal. Your most […]

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And the Winner Is… Not the Oscars

It’s not so much that the Oscars have lost their relevance in the film world as it is that the film world has lost its relevance when it comes to the art of filmmaking. The Oscars nominated some interesting, deserving films. The problem was, almost no one had seen them. “American Sniper” got buzz, but […]

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6 Tips To Successfully Market Your Film Online

Just about anyone with a film is going to be marketing it online, which is why I continually recommend launching a PR campaign to separate you and your film from the competition. But, that said, marketing you and your film via your blog and the various social media platforms is essential. The trick is you […]

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How to PR & Market Your Documentary Film

You’ finished your documentary film.  You’re exhausted but excited.  The long hours and hard work paid off.  You have a finished project you’re proud to show. So, now what? If you set up a plan to target distributors and market your film to the public, you’re ahead of the game. Start implementing your plan and […]

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Promoting Your Movie via the Media

You see your job as director or producer (or both) but not as marketer.  Well, if you want to maximize your chances of getting your film out there, it’s time to get comfortable with this new role.  Whether you promote and PR your film on your own or hire a firm to do it for you, you […]

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Creating Your PR Gameplan

What makes or breaks most films? It’s the buzz, the anticipation, the excitement (or lack of it). And nothing can create that buzz more effectively than the media. Being featured in the media, gives you the validation and credibility of being newsworthy. If you work it right, media begets more media and the snowball effect […]

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PR for Filmmakers Workshop, part of the AOF Film Festival

Calling all Filmmakers:  On August 26th I and my associate, Verena King @VerenaKingPR (who will be focusing on social media), will be giving a PR for Filmmakers Workshop, a part of the AOF Film Festival.  Is this important? It is if you’re a filmmaker. Why? Because, you want your film to succeed. What makes or breaks most […]

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Want Your Film to Succeed? Read On (PR Tips for your Film & More)

It used to be that a film company would spend the same amount of money marketing a film as it would spend producing a film.  The P&A, or prints and advertising would include the prints, advertising, PR, screening, basically anything that had to do with getting the film out to the public and creating a […]

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Do Not Read this Article - If You Want Your Film to Fail

Let’s start with a multiple choice pop quiz that includes just one question: Why do filmmakers make films? 1)     Because they’re bored and have nothing else to do. 2)     Because they have too much money and don’t know how else to spend it. 3)     Because they want to watch it in their room, by themselves, […]

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