Allen Chou, Film Distributor Executive Bio
Allen Chou is President of Sales and Acquisitions at Passion River Films, a NJ based film distribution company that distributes over 300 documentaries, arthouse films, and special interest titles for the US home video and international sales market since 1998. Many of his titles have landed retail shelf space in stores such as: Walmart, Barnes and Noble, Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery, Best Buy, and many more… In 2005, Allen established a distribution partnership with Netflix, resulting in the release of over 180 titles on their site; as well as other retail outlets. Internationally, he has attended Film and TV markets such as the American Film Market in Santa Monica, CA and Cannes Film Market in Cannes, France, where he marketed and licensed films and documentaries worldwide to broadcasters and foreign home video distributors. Recently he started the College Speaker and Public Performance Program; as well as the New Digital Sales and Electronic Delivery division. Allen Chou received his BA in Film from the University Of Maryland, and also attended NYU.
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March 2nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
[...] 3/19/09 Time: 5:40 pm – 9:00 pm Instructor: Allen Chou Location: Hosted by our friends at Ralphie Boy Studios, 135 Grand Street (bet. Crosby & [...]
May 5th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I am a nigerian filmmaker and i wish to make my home vedeo available to all nigerians in diasporal,but the issues of no propal marketing and distribution structures has always been the problem of an average nigerian movie maker,though Nigria has been named the largest black nation of the world with a population of over 140 million people yet our movie has given an identity to Nigeria but it has remained nearly imposible for movie to gross half a million copies in nigeria except for a recent tittle (JENIFA)that sold up to 600,000 copies every other has been arround 20,000 copies,how do you help the nigerian film maker because every AFRICAN AND BLACKS WATCH OUR MOVIES ,and how do i get you to help distribute my latest local movie
August 21st, 2009 at 4:46 pm
[...] 8/31/09 Time: 5:20 pm – 8:30 pm Instructors: Allen Chou, President, Passion River Films Josh Levin, President, Gallant Films Location: Latitude, 783 8th Avenue, New York, NY (3rd Fl) Fee: [...]
September 24th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
[...] 10/06/09 Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Instructors: Allen Chou, President, Passion River Films Location: Courtyard by Marriott, Lexington North 775 Newtown Court Lexington, KY 40511 Fee: $40 [...]
September 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
[...] and movie marketing strategies for your film in this NEW workshop taught by industry exec Allen Chou. This seminar will include new info and topics such [...]