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Becoming independent: Distribution after the multiplex

Lees, Dominic; Sexton, Max

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Authors

Max Sexton



Contributors

Anna Weinstein
Editor

Abstract

This chapter provides an overall understanding of how online distribution has impacted on directing for independent films. It seeks to offer insights into the opportunities for directors to find distribution online, analysing new strategies that can build a career as the director of independent films. It argues that for independent films to succeed online a director continues to need an awareness of his/her audience outside of the traditional cinema, and the complex response of viewers to the labels, ‘British’ and ‘independent’, as well as ‘online’.
The chapter uses a detailed case study of the independent release of the feature film, Papadopoulos and Sons (2012), by UK writer-director Markus Markou, demonstrating innovations in marketing and distribution strategies that are available to filmmakers.

Citation

Lees, D., & Sexton, M. (2017). Becoming independent: Distribution after the multiplex. In A. Weinstein (Ed.), Perform: Directing for the Screen. Abingdon: Routledge Focail Press

Publication Date Feb 15, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 26, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Series Title Perform
Book Title Perform: Directing for the Screen
ISBN 9781317370697
Keywords film, distribution, online, film directing
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/898369
Publisher URL https://www.routledge.com/Directing-for-the-Screen/Weinstein/p/book/9781138945005

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