A while ago I came across the film Nobody Walks In L.A. The filmmaker, Jesse Shapiro, had already shot the film but was running a Kickstarter to cover the cost of licensing the music he wanted. The trailer he’d put together made it look like a nice little character piece about a guy being pulled out of the depression over a breakup by a girl he’s been friends with for years. The two walk around Los Angeles talking through all their issues, which of course comes with plenty of complications.
As I think about 2016 I realize I want to do more to support the indie film world here on my site. This is a community that’s going through plenty of issues as festivals become crowded with star-studded features, distribution becomes more and more of a crapshoot and plenty more. If I can help raise the awareness behind some of these efforts then I can feel like I’m helping some struggling artists achieve their goal of releasing a movie they’re (hopefully) proud of. I’m not saying coverage here is going to be the rocket fuel they need to hit stardom, but maybe I can turn a dozen more people onto something they would otherwise have missed and might enjoy.
So here’s how you can get the marketing for an indie movie you’re working on featured here: Email moviemarketingmadness-at-gmail-dot-com with the following information:
- Name of the movie
- Your relationship to the production
- All available marketing assets like
- Site/social network links
- Trailer or promotional video
- Poster or key art
- Official stills
- The name of the cast
- A two-paragraph max plot synopsis
- Date of release (if applicable) as well as format of release (VOD etc)
I can’t promise I’m going to get to everything (assuming anyone sends me anything) but will try to provide some coverage of the movie you’re looking to promote around it’s planned release.
Please don’t just send me projects you’re still trying to fund through Kickstarter or IndieGoGo. That’s a whole other thing. I’m looking to cover movies that have already been shot and are preparing for release.
This should be exciting and I’m anxious to expand the scope of coverage here to more smaller movies. Hopefully this works out.
