Category Archives: Industry practice

Moonrise update

That straight-from-Cannes strategy seems to have worked with Moonrise Kingdom, then. Scott Macaulay of Filmmaker magazine tweets: ‘Wow! Half a million dollars on only 4 screens. “Moonrise Kingdom,” our print issue cover, is biggest limited release debut of all time.’

Posted in Industry practice | Leave a comment

‘indie’ blockbuster franchise??

‘Indie blockbuster franchise’ is not an oxymoron, argues Kristen Thompson in a detailed blog entry about The Lord of the Rings films, the Twilight series and The Hunger Games. It’s a useful piece about the industrial provenance of these titles. But I wouldn’t … Continue reading

Posted in Industry practice | Leave a comment

Straight out of the Cannes

Notable that two high-profile films premiered at Cannes in the last two weeks are opening almost immediately in the US and/or UK. Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom is already showing in both countries while Ken Loach’s The Angels’ Share opens in the UK on … Continue reading

Posted in Industry practice | 1 Comment

Free online screenings lead to sales

Nice example of how free screenings online can be used as part of an indie campaign leading to successful sales on DVD (and in this case recipe books!) in case of the documentary Hungry for Change, a critique of the … Continue reading

Posted in Industry practice | Leave a comment