Indiegogo opens Distribber, a real chance for independent filmmakers

As I researched Distribber, I found out they are partnered with Indiegogo.com. Indiegogo is an online platform which allows you to pitch a project to a main audience and ask for funding support. Thus, I found excellent that one as a filmmaker can use their services to request distribution funds for Distribber itself. Distribber is an excellent aggregator of independent films that sells works to the most used VOD distributors such as Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon on Demand. However, in order to allow the filmmaker to maintain full rights and revenue collection of their works, they always charge up front fees for every project and the quantity varies per distribution channel. In the many eyes of filmmakers, this may look extremely unfair as there is no sense in charging the seller for its product. However, Distribber's variety of channels and speed of processing is fast, and they will represent you while your content is up and running. Also, Distribber helps push some of the marketing and advertisement of the film through their website along with a particular distributor's online platform during a certain time.

Therefore, here is where I find both entities' partnership ideal. By Distribber making part of Indiegogo, one as a filmmaker will be able to pitch a project and request for the necessary funds needed to pay Distribber's distribution fees. One can use the Indiegogo platform to acquire funding from the project's fans themselves. This service, on the contrary of what Distribber offers, is free and allows the filmmaker to pursue his own funds without having to get them out of his/her own pocket. The only part you have to do as to contribute to the process is work a captivating video, a portion of the film, a trailer of the film, an animated proposal that shows your fans and future investors a) why should they invest in a project, b) what is the project about, and c) how do you plan to benefit them as investors of the project. This last point doesn't mean necessarily you will pay them back, but it could be you providing them with a free copy of the film, free tickets and food to your next screening, or even you making them part of your credits list.

Overall, I believe Distribber is not meant for all filmmakers and all types of outlets. However, if one plans to distribute a product for the most part online, and also, one expects to make more than $1300 in revenue, then I believe Distribber is right for you. Still, if the problem is about acquiring the necessary funds to pay their services, then use Indiegogo's platform to acquire the necessary budget to pay for Distribber's fees. It will not only be helpful to have knowledge of this possible procedure, but also it is great practice for a filmmaker to acquire funding for upcoming projects by making part of these funds originate from the project's fans themselves. 

Walking Wolf 2012

Walking Wolf Productions is at the brink of launching it's new product line of feature films with it's short compilation, "The Remenents". The company's purpose is to start the line with an intrinsic set of stories which deliver a message inspiring survival. All of it's stories/short films are award-winning and will add up 90 minutes of feature length content which will be distributed through main stream aggregators such as Create Space, IndieFlix, and Distribber. These aggregators will give the film access to the iTunes, Netflix, Amazon VOD, Amazon.com, Hulu.com, and Comcast VOD market places. In addition, Walking Wolf Productions will have the chance to continue playing in the festival circuit and retain all of it's rights as a creator for the projects. 

It's a given fact Walking Wolf Productions will need to redesign artwork and marketing strategies now that the shorts will enter the feature-length content market. Still, the company wil not only work on given tasks, but also redeliver its now compiled products through another major screening in Miami, FL, home base of the corporation. Also, Walking Wolf Productions will be traveling next month to the United Kingdom to exhibit it's newest short film, "Fractured Minds" and see the possibility of selling to distribution sales presentatives of the European market that will be attending the festival its new feature film product. The company will thereafter travel between November and December to Los Angeles to sell it's new product at the American Film Market and Distributors Exhibition.

Furthermore, Walking Wolf Productions plans to have four new projects launched for next year. The first one will consist in opening its first brand new office in Kendall, Florida, the second one will be creating it's new Web TV site which will start with three mini-series which are currently under development, the third will be doing a final revision of it's next action-thriller "In True Nature", and the fourth will be finishing the development phase for "Matters of the Heart" (working title) it's next heart-wrenching drama. As it is visible, Walking Wolf Productions has it's hands full for several months to come.