Elliot Grove on The 7 Challenges Facing Independent Filmmakers | Raindance

No segment of the media industry has had as many changes since the Millennium as the film sector. Technology and film production has changed. Film distribution has changed. On top of that, rapid currency fluctuations have played havoc with film producers cash flow forecasts.

Here are the seven basic challenges facing fimmakers since the Millennium, and what I believe to be a effective strategic position to take for success.

via raindance.co.uk

Elliot Grove lays out 7 current challenges & the strategies to meet them:

1. The digital revolution has flooded the marketplace

2. Online distribution is becoming commonplace

3. Hollywood is bankrupt of ideas

4. Cinema distribution is still healthy but it is different somehow

5. You can’t fund them like you used to

6. Producers struggle to get development funding

7. Film producers don’t necessarily need to be involved with social media.

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