A 5-star review from your mom won’t sell your film. A clear business plan, audience insights, and smart marketing will.
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This week at Garvescope: We’re testing new funding tools for filmmakers. What’s the biggest funding challenge we should solve?
The biggest lie filmmakers believe about funding.
Your script isn’t too ‘ambitious.’ You just haven’t figured out how to make it work with the resources you have.
The #1 thing indie filmmakers ignore? Email lists. Instagram will throttle your reach, YouTube will demonetize, but your email list is forever. Who’s building theirs? #FilmMarketing #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
Film investors don’t fund movies. They fund money-making machines. If you can’t prove how your film will make them money, they won’t invest. Period.
Agree or disagree? Let’s argue in the comments.
How to NOT pitch your film to investors.
Did you know most investors don’t invest in first-time filmmakers? But they WILL invest in a reliable business model. If you want funding, stop pitching your film. Start pitching your strategy. Drop your biggest indie funding struggle in the comments! #FilmFinance #IndieFilmBusiness #FilmmakingTips #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography
Indie filmmakers spend 80% of their budget on cameras and 0% on marketing. That’s why no one sees their films.
Your indie film doesn’t have to be a ‘calling card’ for Hollywood. It can be its own profitable business.
Filmmakers: If your entire strategy is ‘get into festivals and hope for distribution,’ you don’t have a strategy.
Your indie film doesn’t need to be ‘seen by the right people.’ It needs to be seen by a lot of people.
Studios don’t have a ‘bias against indie films.’ They have a bias against movies that can’t make them money.
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Netflix doesn’t care about your festival awards. They care about data. If you can’t prove your film will perform, they won’t buy it.
No one owes you money to make your film. Investors fund opportunities, not dreams. Make your film investable, or fund it yourself.
Your film’s budget doesn’t impress distributors. Your ability to sell it does.