Independent Film Marketing and Distribution Fundamentals with Sam Kleinman

Sam Kleinman has decades of experience in licensing and distributing media worldwide and has spent the last 15 years acquiring independent film and TV content for distribution in the US and overseas. He has negotiated the purchase of media rights from hundreds of creators and subsequently profitably licensed those works to buyers and audiences worldwide. You can learn more about Sam Kleinman by visiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/flixudigital/. You can also check out some of his media distribution solutions and OnlineMoviesBox.com / www.Flixu.io / www.Horrorinc.com

In this workshop he addresses the fundamentals of film distribution and marketing from a producer’s perspective, and reviews exactly what producers have to do in order to ensure their independently produced content can be sold.

This workshop will be of interest to any producer, but it will be of specific interest to producers who are making feature film and documentary projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $2,000,000, and those producing episodic content with budgets ranging from $50,000-200,000 per episode. These budgets are those most commonly associated with independent media production, and the rules that govern the finance and release of this work is significantly different from the rules associated with higher budget productions.

Topics addressed in this workshop include:

• Film marketing fundamentals producers must understand in order to make profitable projects.
• What specific elements make media easy to sell, ranging from genre to talent.
• What elements make media very difficult or impossible to sell and how to avoid incorporating them into your content.
• Why producers need to understand advertising and marketing fundamentals in order to make films that sell and how they can master those skills.
• What producers need to do before, during, and after production to contact distributors and build a relationship with them
• Why producers need a campaign to sell their projects and what’s involved in creating one.
• What many producers get absolutely wrong when it comes to intellectual property rights, content creation (image and sound), and pitching their projects to buyers.
• Essentials of a media licensing contract between a producer and a distributor, and between a distributor and buyers worldwide.
• Contract terms that must be in your agreements if you ever want to see payment from distribution and issues involved in contract enforcement.
• Self distribution benefits and pitfalls using platforms like Amazon and Itunes.
• Many ways to earn more from your media.

• Video Covering In-Depth Details on "Deliverables" Required by Film Distributors ranging from media formats to shoot in, to sound editing requirements, etc. 
• Contract Law Fundamentals featuring Attorney Justin Sterling workshop covering what you need to know about contracts and agreements to avoid causing yourself big problems as a producer. 
• How to Sell Your Film in 170+ Countries using RightsTrade covers the leading online platform for selling film and TV content worldwide after production.  

This workshop from a seasoned independent media distributor is specifically designed to help you understand the practicalities involved in producing work you can sell, identifying the people you can sell it to, negotiating sales and licensing contracts, and enforcing those agreements. It also covers how distribution and self distribution are changing the game for media creators and for the worldwide community of distributors.

If you have questions about this workshop, email nancy@nancyfultonmeetups.com. I look forward to being of service to you.