IFH 043: Jon Reiss – The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution & Marketing

Jon Reiss – The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution & Marketing

Want to hear a crazy story on how one filmmaker used a hybrid distribution and marketing strategy to sell his film Bomb It. May I introduce Jon Reiss.  After hearing his story I had to have him on the show so he can tell his story to the IFH Tribe.

Jon Reiss was named one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” by Daily Variety, Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker whose experience releasing his documentary feature, Bomb It with a hybrid distribution and marketing strategy.

This strategy inspired him writing Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution and Marketing for the Digital Era, the first step-by-step guide for filmmakers to distribute and market their films. Two years ago he co-wrote Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul and last year co-wrote Selling Your Film Outside the U.S.: Digital Distribution in Europe. (FREE AUDIO BOOK VERSIONS HERE)

Jon Reiss teaches in the Film Directing Program at California Institute of the Arts. He created the course “Real World Survival Skills: Everything I Wish I Had Been Taught in Film School” which covers the practical/business aspects of filmmaking from fundraising through distribution.

Jon is a very interesting filmmaker. When I spoke to him he brought the heat and shared a ton of film marketing and distribution knowledge.

Take a listen to a few film distribution tips from Jon Reiss:

Enjoy my conversation with Jon Reiss.

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LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Official Site
• Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution & Marketing
• Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul  FREE AUDIO BOOK VERSION
• Selling Your Film Outside the U.S.: Digital Distribution in Europe FREE AUDIO BOOK VERSION
• Bomb It
• Steve Martin Comedy MasterClass
• Aaron Sorkin Screenwriting Master Class
• Shonda Rhimes Television Writing Masterclass 

SPONSORS

1. Indie Film Hustle TV (Netflix for Filmmakers and Screenwriters)
2. Martin Scorsese Film Directing Masterclass
3. Ron Howard Film Directing Masterclass
4. Spike Lee Film Directing Masterclass
5. Werner Herzog Filmmaking MasterClass
6. Aaron Sorkin Screenwriting MasterClass
7. Mira Nair Independent Filmmaking Masterclass
8. David Mamet Dramatic Writing MasterClass
9. Shonda Rhimes Masterclass: Learn Television Writing from the Creator of Scandal
10. Steve Martin Teaches Comedy Writing & Acting MasterClass
11. Annie Leibovitz Masterclass: Learn Photography from the Legend
12. Jimmy Chin Masterclass: Learn Adventure Photography
13. Judd Apatow Comedy Writing/Directing Masterclass

KILLER RESOURCES!!!

1. Six Secrets to getting into Film Festivals for FREE!
2. FreeFilmBook.com (Download Your FREE Filmmaking Audio Book)

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