We could easily preach the gospel that is the advantages of a film festival, for all its service to the independent film community and it’s surrounding community as a whole: giving voice to young and upstarting filmmakers, catering to a wide range of interest in genre and subject-matter, and most of all upholding film as [...]

Doc U: The Business Side of Documentary Filmmaking DATE CHANGE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2012 Doors Open: 7:00pm Discussion & Audience Q&A: 7:30pm – 9:00pm Wine Reception to Follow The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036 Documentary filmmakers come in all stripes and from all walks of life, and often the only shared quality [...]

The forced closure of the Iranian House of Cinema, as predicted, has drawn a line in the sand between those in Iran who are for visual expression and those who are not. The House of Cinema, an organization over 20 years old which stood as the tallest pillar of support for independent film in Iran, [...]

Documentaries don’t exact draw blockbuster draw and revenue with their very centralized themes and focused audiences. The skilled documentarian is somewhat of an anomaly in the world

Creative England, the company slated to replace other means of funding for Independent filmmaking in and outside of London, has begun to spread its wings and truly create a presence in the indie world.

We came across an interesting article in the Sun Star, in reference to the Kapampangan Indie Film Industry and how its government could help bolster it.

As we keep saying and we will continue to say, the business of independent film is ever changing. While this is also true of mainstream film, the battles that indie film distributors, developers and other interested parties have faced and will continue to face as technology advances are becoming greater.

The outlook on profit and substantial gain in independent film, in the climate of the last decade as well as the sputtering economy of today, has always been something of a hit or miss.

With some films taking the high-budget high-yield approach and others [...]

Marketing independent film for the mass public is at the forefront of not only the business of IndiePix, but distributors everywhere who must conquer the complex formula of indie profit.

Independent Films are tailor made, in most cases, to play against the mainstream [...]

Phil Leigh is a media analyst and commentator who writes on business developments that affect this media. This essay is from his September newsletter.