Online Indie Film Distribution

Online Indie Film Distribution, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 26 lectures, based on 28 reviews, and has 239 subscribers.

You will learn about Online film distribution Indie film self-distribution Learn digital marketing including Facebook ads Grow an audience for your film This course is ideal for individuals who are Independent Filmmakers It is particularly useful for Independent Filmmakers.

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Summary

Title: Online Indie Film Distribution

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 26

Number of Published Lectures: 26

Number of Curriculum Items: 26

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 26

Original Price: ￡34.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Online film distribution

Indie film self-distribution

Learn digital marketing including Facebook ads

Grow an audience for your film

Who Should Attend

Independent Filmmakers

Target Audiences

Independent Filmmakers

This course compiles the most successful and up to date strategies for releasing a profitable indie film online, gathered from film distributors, PR consultants, marketing experts and indie film producers.

Build Your Audience and Release your Film

Before you release your film you need to build an audience. In this section we’ll discuss how to conduct audience research, find where you audience is and become a trusted part of their communities. We’ll also discuss how to build your own fan base through social media. In the section you will learn:

Audience research: who is your target audience and where can you find them

How to become part of pre-existing communities and groups efficiently

How to build a social media following and expand your reach

How to get your followers engaged and excited about the release

How to build an email list and how useful is it

How to approach and build relationships with bloggers and journalists

The key to getting more reviews, more press and more exposure

Once you have your audience the next step is to decide where and when you should release your film. We’ll discuss all the topics including:

How and when to work with aggregators and distribution platforms

Which streaming platforms should you submit your film to?

AVOD vs SVOD vs TVOD

SEO is key to getting views and sales – we’ll teach you how to optimise it

How to optimise posters and key art – what really works?

Market and Promote Your Film

Your film is released! Now what? How can you promote it to get as many viewers or sales as possible? In this section you will learn:

Advanced social media marketing and promotion

How to self-promote within groups and communities

How to use journalist and blogger contacts from day 1 to maximise exposure

Should you work with PR agencies and which ones are best?

How to acquiring reviews and why are they so important?

Paid FB Ads – do they work and how to utilise them step by step

Using youtube channels and influencers to increase traffic

At the end of this course you will have all the tools and strategies to self-distribute your indie feature film online.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Course introduction

Lecture 2: Creating marketable and profitable films

Chapter 2: Audience Research

Lecture 1: Audience research and personas

Lecture 2: Where can you find your audience?

Lecture 3: Pre-existing communities

Chapter 3: Online Accounts and Pages

Lecture 1: Social media accounts

Lecture 2: Building a social media following

Lecture 3: Imdb page

Lecture 4: Company website

Chapter 4: Errors and omission insurance

Lecture 1: Errors and omission insurance

Chapter 5: Distributors and Streaming Platforms

Lecture 1: Types of Distributors

Lecture 2: AVOD vs. SVOD vs. TVOD

Chapter 6: Filmhub

Lecture 1: Filmhub Introduction

Lecture 2: Full upload and application process

Lecture 3: Closed captions

Chapter 7: Other streaming platforms

Lecture 1: Finding alternative streaming platforms

Chapter 8: Film Release Strategy

Lecture 1: Self distribution challenge and solution

Chapter 9: Algorithms

Lecture 1: Amazon Algorithm

Lecture 2: Algorithms of other platforms

Chapter 10: Social media promotion

Lecture 1: Creating viral content

Lecture 2: Groups and communities promotion

Lecture 3: Paid online advertising

Chapter 11: PR

Lecture 1: PR comapanies

Lecture 2: DIY PR

Lecture 3: Reviews

Chapter 12: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion and future projects

Instructors

ZB Siwek
Film Producer and Marketer at Cine Circle

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5 stars: 9 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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