Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Independent Film into a Profitable Business

The legacy distribution system is not designed with the best interests of independent filmmakers in mind. It is designed to keep the pockets of the studios and film distributors full. Don’t forget they are a business and are generally designed to protect their own interests first and foremost.

START WHERE YOU KNOW

Many filmmakers make the mistake of starting with creating a film project first and then think about who they can sell it to.

Mistake #2, $100,000 for a film with no stars and in such a broad genre is not advisable. The higher the budget goes the more recognizable the cast needs to be to attract eyeballs to your film. If a potential customer is scanning Netflix or Amazon Prime and they recognize a movie star they will be more likely to rent or stream that film.

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