LEARN HOW TO MARKET AND DISTRIBUTE YOUR FILM

Date: 10/06/09
Time: Class rescheduled. Please join our email list for next class info.
Instructor:
Allen Chou, President, Passion River Films
Location: Class rescheduled. Please join our email list for next class info.
Fee: $40

Note: Student and Group discounts available. Class limited to 35 students, so it will sell out fast.

For a description of this workshop, please click here: Film Distribution Class Topics

If you have any questions, please call: 732-321-0711

Date: 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: $40
Note: Class limited to 35 students, so it will sell out fast! Early registration recommended.

Click here to register for this class today at: Film Distribution & Marketing Class Registration

For a description of this workshop, please click here: Film Distribution Class Topics

If you have any questions, please call: 732-321-0711

Learn about film distribution 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 as:

- How to find the best distributors for your film
- What film and TV markets you should attend immediately
- How to find & select a “legitimate” producer’s rep or sales agent
- Using film festivals to help sell your DVD
- How to use Twitter for selling your film and dvds
- 3 ways to use YouTube for marketing your film
- 4 social networking websites that can generate massive awareness for your film
- How to create and distribute a press release with FREE press release websites

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.

Date: 3/19/09
Time: 5:40 pm – 9:00 pm
Instructor: Allen Chou, President of Sales & Marketing, Passion River Films
Location: Hosted by our friends at Ralphie Boy Studios, 135 Grand Street (bet. Crosby & Lafayette)
Fee: $45
Note: Class limited to 25 students, so it will sell out fast! Early registration recommended.

Click here to register for this class today at: Film Marketing & Distribution Workshop Registration

For a description of this workshop, please click here: Film Marketing & Distribution Class Description

If you have any questions, please call: 732-321-0711

Learn the trade secrets and nuts and bolts of film distribution in this unique seminar and workshop taught by distribution executives with combined marketing and title release experience from over 350 titles. Join President of Passion River Films Allen Chou and Expert Film Distribution Consultant Josh Levin as they discuss each step for getting a film to the right distributor and media outlet whether Theatrical, TV, DVD, or Internet. Join these experts as they share the secrets behind the real world of film distribution and marketing in this unique, valuable, and one-of-a kind seminar.

Josh Levin is a film marketing and distribution executive who has brought more than 30 feature films to the US marketplace, including top award winners from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Tribeca. As Chief Marketing Officer for Film Movement, Josh learned how to get hard-to-place films in front of the eyes of filmgoers across the country “by any means necessary,” from theatrical premieres in New York City to library screenings in Butte, Montana — while also learning how to get filmmakers paid for their art. Working with films with tiny or non-existant marketing budgets is Josh’s forte. Since starting Gallant Films in 2007, Josh has also begun working in production financing and consulting. Josh got his MBA from Columbia Business School, and his BA from the University of Michigan.

Date: 12/08
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: TBA
Fee: TBA

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This Class has been Re-Scheduled. New Date TBD

Internet Film Marketing & Distribution Class Details:

Do you need help marketing your film on the internet? Are you self-distributing your film?

Discover how to use the internet to increase your DVD sales without spending any money on advertising in this new film marketing & distribution seminar taught by distribution executive, Allen Chou.   This workshop will focus on the following internet marketing topics:

- How to boost DVD sales with your own website.
- Top search engine strategies for creating awareness for your story or film.
- How to drive traffic to your website or theatre using internet social networking.
- Why keyword research will help you find websites that’ll help promote your film.
- The top 4 social media and social networking websites that can generate massive awareness for your film or project.
- How to optimize your website so you can be found on the “natural” results pages in Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
- Secret DIY On-line publicity strategies
- Viral marketing campaigns

Internet marketing consultants charge $500-$1000 for consulting fees. Internet marketing companies can charge $3000-$10,000 for a 3 month film marketing campaign. Maybe you want to do-it-yourself, or maybe you want to understand what a film marketing company will or will not do before you hire them. Either way, this class is a must if you’re producing, marketing, or distributing a film.

This internet film marketing and distribution workshop often sells out. We recommend early registeration. Don’t forget to bring your notebook, pens, and some extra business cards. It’ll be a great learning and networking experience!