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Guest Post: Orly Ravid “Moving Indie Distribution Forward”

There are few fighters for Indie Film as ferocious as Orly Ravid. In addition to co-founding the only non-profit film distributor, The Film Collaborative, she speaks up and out about the state of things. Today she looks at a recent panel on “15 Years Of Film Distribution” and addresses a lot of what went unsaid. […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid “Stop Waiting for Godot & Distribute Your Movie Now Dang Darn It!”

Orly Ravid had some good advice for us all before Cannes. Now that another festival is over, she’s got some more critical advice for all with a film made, in process, or contemplating existence. Orly looks at what gives films “value” to distributors, but points out that those are not the only factors, and with […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid “Going to Market with Your Film, Cannes 2011”

Ah, it’s that time of year again. I just booked my travel at Cannes; of course I did it last minute. My love for the market is as great as my dislike, alas. The place is filled equally with hope as despair. The promise of wealth and discovery looms with every glass of Rose and […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid “New and Compelling Options for DIY Distribution”

Orly Ravid co-founded the Film Collaborative and has been providing us with a great series of posts on the changing market and options for independent filmmakers and their work. Her generosity and commitment is an inspiration. She is a brave thinker. Indie Filmmakers used to think that once they made their movies, their only real […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid: Subtitles in Digital America Part 2

Yesterday, Orly Ravid, co-founder of The Film Collaborative, started another one of her incredibly thorough posts examine the current state of distribution. Her recent focus is on foreign language film distribution in the US, but the outlets she points to are applicable to all of us. You will want to bookmark this one for sure. […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid: Subtitles in Digital America Part 2

With today’s guest post, Orly Ravid of The Film Collaborative looks at digital distribution opportunities for foreign film here in the USA. Recently I was invited to be on a panel at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and participate in their mentoring sessions and the lab at Cinemart. Great experience. I am always amazed […]

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Guest Post: Orly Ravid: Marketing Is King (Yes, It Is Still So…)

Today marks the final installment of Orly Ravid’s 3-part “If I Was A Filmmaker Going To Sundance…” series. I have been fortunate to have been able to host Orly’s look at filmmaker options, both before Sundance, afterwards, and now in reflection. Whereas Part One considered the DIY approach, and Part Two evaluated the sales and […]