You may have noticed that I've been posting in our Web Exclusives a number of first-person pieces by filmmakers discussing their distribution saga. We have already had producer Jake Abraham on distributing his film, Lovely by Surprise, and then writer/director Rob Perez on making the transition from studio distribution to Diy distribution with his nobody. The latest in our informal series is from Zachary Levy, director of the documentary Strongman. His piece, "Making our Diy Moment Matter," is a refreshingly thoughtful take on what the trend towards alternative distribution should mean for our filmmaking. Check it out, and look for more of these first-person pieces in the coming weeks.
- 10/28/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
When I initially talked with producer Jake Abraham about contributing a piece to our Web Exclusives section about his Diy distribution of Kirt Gunn's Lovely by Surprise, I told him I wanted it to be a two-parter. I wanted him to check back after the release had time to prove itself and let us know how it all worked out. Well, as Abraham notes in the intro to his just-posted new piece, "Tweet This!", that time has come sooner rather than later. In brief, Abraham was compelled to write when he discovered that the film he's been tirelessly promoting has been uploaded in decent quality to a filesharing site. What's so surprising, you ask? Studios deal with this routinely. The music industry has had to totally change its business model on...
- 8/27/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Producer Jake Abraham, well known to Filmmaker readers on account of his long tenure at InDigEnt Films, is a producer of Kirt Gunn's festival charmer Lovely By Surprise. He's taking the film out in a Diy-sort of way, and I'm going to spoil the closer of the article he's just written for us over at Web Exclusives by reprinting it here: Our release date is today, July 7th. It feels different than opening days in the past. No premiere party, no box office reports. The effects of our plan will begin to appear over the next few weeks as we see how well the promotion has worked. Yet, our job is far from over. We will continue to actively promote the film for at least the next six months, far longer than I’ve ever worked on a film when it was...
- 7/7/2009
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
NEW YORK -- Anne Archer, James LeGros and Nora Dunn are in negotiations to join Courteney Cox Arquette in helmer Greg Harrison's feature November for IFC's InDigEnt banner. The project follows Los Angeles photographer Sophie Jacobs (Cox Arquette), who has trouble coping after her boyfriend is tragically shot to death in a convenience store robbery. As Sophie struggles to put the event behind her, her life begins to splinter, and the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred. The producers are being tight-lipped about what roles the new trio will take to protect the film's twists and turns. November was penned by Benjamin Brand. Danielle Renfrew, Gary Winick and Jake Abraham are producing the project, which begins shooting next month. "Courteney and the rest of the actors announced today are truly an ideal cast for November, and we are extremely excited to begin production," said Caroline Kaplan, IFC Prods. senior vp production and development. Kaplan is executive producing November with IFC Entertainment president Jonathan Sehring. Archer is repped by WMA. LeGros is repped by IFA Talent Agency. Dunn is repped by Innovative Artists. InDigEnt's Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, sold to United Artists at this year's Sundance Film Festival (HR 1/24).
- 4/30/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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