Where’s the “online money” for independent film?
Kasmore
With Internet video consumption gaining popularity why has Sundance slashed its online offerings?
Why is it that no one is able to make iTunes-type money leveraging the collective Long Tail of independent cinema?
Wired author, Jason Silverman, says, “To date, none of the attempts to create viable online indie film outlets, including AtomFilms, CountingDown.com and iFilm, have clicked.”
Will Netflix’s new offer of streaming movies to subscribers fill this need or maybe it’s one of the new kids on the block, Indiegogo or Miro, who will be able to “show me the money?”
Comments
I think the recent Slate article “Please Pirate My Sundance Film” (www.slate.com/id/2182950/) summed it up the challenges of indie films pretty well. Ultimately? The tail ain’t that big or long and even if it were…there’s not much money to show these days in show biz.
Best line:
“Forget about Sony Classics: It’s not all that easy to get distribution on the Pirate Bay.”
Posted on January 29, 2008 5:25 PM by S K