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Attracting Finance, Talent, and Distributors: Wisdom From The Stage 32 Film Finance Summit
This Stage 32 Blog comes from Martin Gooch, a director and screenwriter based in London, England.
Most people making TV and film want to know what types of shows financiers and buyers are investing in right now. Here you go…
I came up with this list based on what financiers and distributors said during the Stage 32 Film Finance Summit. Note that most of them are focused on independent films, but a few people did TV and studio films. I’ve listed the biographies of each person mentioned in this article at the bottom of this article.
Wisdom From The Stage 32 Film Finance Summit – Part 1: Focus On What Audiences Want
This Stage 32 Blog comes from Martin Gooch, a director and screenwriter based in London, England.
Stage 32’s Film Finance Summit rocked. The panelists were “unfiltered and unhinged,” said one of the Stage 32 moderators, Amanda Toney. Another Stage 32 moderator, Harrison Glaser called them, “unvarnished,” and personally, I loved the speaker’s honesty and transparency.
With three panels on producing, finance, and distribution, the Summit took a complex and open look at the state of the film and TV industry in 2021. I’ve remixed the wisdom from all three panels together in a 3-part blog series of articles under the following sections:
- This intro and what audiences want
- Attracting talent, investors, and buyers/distributors
- What finance and distribution deals look like today
With its space restored and mission renewed, Waldo Theatre is ready for its encore
The 85-year-old Waldoboro venue, closed since 2014, has been refurbished and reopened by community members, who are hoping to make it an arts center and economic driver.
Most tourists and out-of-towners know this midcoast town as the home of Moody’s Diner on busy Route 1. Relatively few venture off the state highway and onto the village’s quaint Main Street.
But the volunteers who’ve spent the past five years renovating Waldoboro’s gem of a theater are hoping that could soon change. Built in 1936 by a wholesale lumber dealer who spent summers in town, the Waldo Theatre’s Greek Revival-style exterior blends with the other historic structures on Main Street, while Art Deco touches inside speak to its days as an elegant movie house.
Maine Jewish Film Festival Job Opportunity
Executive Director, The Maine Jewish Film Festival
The Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), a nonprofit 501c3 organization, is located in Portland, Maine.
MJFF’s mission is to provide films to enrich, educate and entertain a diverse community about the global
Jewish experience. MJFF presents a 10-day annual Film Festival of 15-20 films from around the world
throughout the State of Maine. The Film Festival brings national and international guests, providing our
audiences with a rare opportunity to engage with contemporary filmmakers. In addition, we offer other
collaborative arts, music and film events throughout the year. Our 2021 Festival will be presented
November 6-14, 2021.
For more information, please visit our website at www.mjff.org
Please submit a cover letter and a resume to the MJFF ED Search Committee at mjffedsearch@gmail.com.
IATSE Strike Explained as Hollywood Faces Biggest Union Walkout Since World War Two
Hollywood is facing its biggest union walkout since World War Two as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) prepares for a strike vote.
Talks have broken down between the IATSE and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers as the workers who support productions seek improvements to their standards of working conditions.
