Filmmakers: If your entire strategy is ‘get into festivals and hope for distribution,’ you don’t have a strategy.

Your indie film doesn’t need to be ‘seen by the right people.’ It needs to be seen by a lot of people.

Studios don’t have a ‘bias against indie films.’ They have a bias against movies that can’t make them money.

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Your indie film doesn’t need an investor. It needs an audience. Find 1,000 people who love what you do, and you’ll never need investors again.

No one in Hollywood cares about your ‘brilliant idea.’ They care if you can execute it.

Netflix doesn’t care about your festival awards. They care about data. If you can’t prove your film will perform, they won’t buy it.

The fastest way to learn filmmaking? Make a bad movie. Then make a better one.

No one will read your script unless you’ve proven you can make a movie. Stop waiting—just shoot something.

Did you know? Most streaming platforms don’t pay a flat fee for indie films. Instead, they pay per watch, per ad view, or as a revenue split. Would you rather take a lump sum or a long-term revenue deal?

No one owes you money to make your film. Investors fund opportunities, not dreams. Make your film investable, or fund it yourself.

You’re not a filmmaker until… (Take 2!)

Ever wonder why some movies disappear from streaming? It’s because licensing deals expire—Netflix doesn’t own most of its content.

What’s one distribution trend that will define the next 5 years of indie film?

What’s a film that made way more money than anyone expected?

Your film’s budget doesn’t impress distributors. Your ability to sell it does.

Your only marketing budget is one confused town crier. How do you promote your film?

What’s the biggest barrier keeping more investors from backing indie films?

We would love to connect with more filmmakers in the Fediverse!

If you are a filmmaker, please say hi. And if you follow great filmmakers, please share your recommendations.

Thank you!

Edited to say: Boosts on this are welcome and appreciated. Thanks again!

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Denis Villeneuve’s Indie Films & Finding the Tools to Make his Dream.
Denis Villeneuve on #indieFilm & experiences that led him to the tools & career he envisioned for himself. …

https://mindcreatesmeaning.com/denis-villeneuves-indie-films-finding-the-tools-to-make-his-dream/
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Denis Villeneuve’s Indie Films & Finding the Tools to Make his Dream.

Denis Villeneuve on #indieFilm & experiences that led him to the tools & career he envisioned for himself.

https://mindcreatesmeaning.com/denis-villeneuves-indie-films-finding-the-tools-to-make-his-dream/