While film marketing and distribution has changed notably over the past decade, it will evolve even more radically over the next year as we learn how filmed media will be positioned in a post-pandemic world.
Will theater attendance slowly return to some version of normal? What about the independent theater chains? How do new options compare to the traditional theatrical release? What kind of movies will audiences want to see? Are there different methodologies we should be thinking about to market them?
What will not change is that thousands of movies will slowly resume production and each film will need a home and an audience. As we watch the new definitions of entertainment emerge, the need to identify and attract an audience with a cohesive, targeted marketing plan will never be more important.
Pandemic Marketing Corporation Partner, and former President of Marketing at Relativity Media and New Line Cinema, Russell Schwartz, will lead a three-hour, live, online master class focused on the practical aspects of distributing and marketing your feature film, as well as the changing landscape. Whether you are a fiction or documentary filmmaker, producer, director or screenwriter, this class will help you develop a plan to successfully identify and reach your audience.
Topics presented will include:
- Key marketing principles
- The three types of media
- Defining, engaging and understanding your audience
- When and how to start thinking about marketing
- The importance of your film's title
- Trailer moments
- The value of IP
- Creating a marketing campaign - what you need to know
- Distribution strategies: from microbudget to independent
Resources:
Download the list of resources from Russell Schwartz
Note: A few of the slides used during the Master Class are difficult to read via the video. You can view these slides in a higher resolution by clicking the links below:
View the Numbers and Trailer Collaborators slides
All Sundance Co//ab Master Classes are recorded and will be available for all registrants after the live event. Please allow up to 24 hours after the live event for the recording to be posted.
If you have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please complete this form, contact us at (435) 776-7900 or email us at accessibility@sundance.org to discuss your specific needs. Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; requests made within 5 days of the event may not be guaranteed.
