October 6, 2016

ARTCITY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DAY 3 INTERACTION ABOUT FILM BUSINESS

What comes to mind when someone mentions independent film “distribution”? You can probably define that
fairly easily – the selling and delivery of these titles to audiences through any number of means: theatrical,
DVD sales, festival release, broadcast and perhaps even online streaming. 
3rd day of ART CITY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL workshops to educate filmmakers in the aspect of editing, production and film business, finding a means to reinvent a type of Cameroon marketing strategy to engage the Cameroonian audience and get the Cameroon films to circulate around the country.
people with high level of film experience have a long lecturing conversation with new generation of film makers which turns to be beneficial as they proceed with the business of film making.


What if someone said “outreach” or “audience engagement”? Can you define and distinguish those terms as
easily? We have found that these two terms are often used interchangeably – creating confusion within the
social issue independent film community, and in our own conversations. We hope that this paper creates a more
standard definition for the terms and infuses a new understanding of the importance of each of these distinct
components and how they work together to spark social change. From our perspective, distinguishing these
terms is critical because they are key components of the work we do at RJN Blog – supporting creative
media that inspires social change.



The independent film distribution environment is changing faster than most of us can reasonably keep up with – making the definition highly elusive. So, this paper will not attempt to outline the complex and shifting methodology behind successful independent film distribution. Instead, we will simply define what distribution is and what it is not in broad terms. Distribution is the process of placing a film in (online or offline) venues to make sure that it is accessible to audiences. Traditionally, this involves securing a theatrical release, national and international television

Eta Tabot Rene speaking about film business