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How to Sell Your Movie to an Audience — Film Marketing Strategies [Stages of Filmmaking Ep. 5]
StudioBinder lays out the core strategies for positioning and selling an independent film to an audience, from identifying your niche to building a release campaign. A solid primer for filmmakers who treat marketing as an afterthought.
StudioBinder · 13 min · Intermediate · BIZ · Film Business · 2022
What you take away
- Define your audience and your hook before you finish the film, not after.
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