October 3, 2023FilmTakeComments Off on Declining Distributor Minimum Guarantees Threaten Viability of Independent Films
In recent years, the state of independent films has been marked by a troubling trend: the decline of minimum guarantees paid by all-rights distributors.
Even before unprecedented disruptions to the theatrical market, established film buyers and sellers were under tremendous financial pressure after spendthrift streamers elbowed in to populate their sparse film catalogs and vie for Oscar gold.
February 8, 2023FilmTakeComments Off on Sundance Fails to Ignite an Apathetic Independent Film Market
By every measure, the theatrical market for independent films remains on life support after the first in-person Sundance Film Festival since the ‘before times’ in January 2020.
