When you imagine being a successful indie documentarian, chances are you picture glitzy film festival premieres, studio distribution and prominent placement on top streaming platforms. But even as you allow yourself to be swept away by these fantastical best-case scenarios, there’s yet another avenue for getting your work out there. Hell, you might even make some decent money: the educational market. Of course, before your film can be used to educate others, you have to first educate yourself.
Our teacher this semester? Jonathan Skurnik is an award-winning filmmaker (Becoming Johanna), cinematographer and Steering Committee Chair of the filmmaker-run distribution collective New Day Films. So take out those graphic calculators and moleskin notebooks and get ready to go back to school. Here are a few key takeaways for conquering educational distribution for documentaries:
College classroom, aka your target audience
The basics. So, what does the “educational market” mean exactly? Basically,...
Our teacher this semester? Jonathan Skurnik is an award-winning filmmaker (Becoming Johanna), cinematographer and Steering Committee Chair of the filmmaker-run distribution collective New Day Films. So take out those graphic calculators and moleskin notebooks and get ready to go back to school. Here are a few key takeaways for conquering educational distribution for documentaries:
College classroom, aka your target audience
The basics. So, what does the “educational market” mean exactly? Basically,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
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