The Filmmaker’s Podcast #484: How to Sell & Distribute Your Film
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #484: How to Sell and Distribute Your Film with Sales Agent Itzchak Maghen
This week we are joined by Sales Agent Itzchak Maghen! Itzchak has works on indie gems to studio movies including The Absence of Eden starring Zoë Saldana and Adria Arjona, Dreamin’ Wild with Casey Affleck and Zooey Deschanel, The Cut featuring Orlando Bloom and John Turturro, and Maserati: The Brothers with Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Alba. He talks to Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about why he picks projects, what filmmakers should do when speaking to sales agents.
They also talk:
- Does your project suck?
- Industry Changes.
- Ask and Takes.
- Sales Estimates.
- If concept art and promos are good (or not).
- His consulting AND working in Cannes with ‘Quantify’.
- Why you should ask questions to your sales agent before signing.
- Why ‘networking’ is building friendships.
Follow The Filmmakers Podcast on Twitter: @filmmakerspod | @gilesalderson and the official website
