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Below The Line
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Stay up-to-date with every move in the movie market landscape to help ensure your productions are financially successful, and stay informed about distributor/streamer mandates, how to finance and package your films, and keep your investors safe.
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Hulu - Still Gunning for Stars, but Seeking Certain Indies
Hulu is quietly stepping up its game in acquiring content from independent creators — and not just in genres where it already has...
Gato Scatena
1 day ago4 min read
Understanding Pre-Sales & Minimum Guarantees in Film Sales
Independent filmmaking often depends not just on creative vision, but on smart financial packaging. Two of the most important tools in...
Gato Scatena
2 days ago3 min read
Crafty Table: Sell It Yourself vs. Bring on a Sales Agent
It’s one of the first big questions after you’ve finished your film: should I try to sell this myself, or bring on a sales agent? The...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago2 min read
Rethinking the Indie Drama Market
5 September 2025 - First, the good intel: by my count, there are still 36 North American buyers open to distributing dramas without...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago3 min read
Crafty Table: What NOT to Say to Your Distributor
Let’s skip the small talk. If you’re working with a distributor—or about to—there are a handful of things you can say or do that will...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago2 min read
Distributor vs Distributor: Who's Missing Revenue Streams
29 August 2025 - Filmmakers ask us all the time: why pick one distributor over another? And increasingly, some are bypassing...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago2 min read
Peacock Bows to Amazon: SVOD Power Plays Continue
29 August 2025 - NBCUniversal’s Pesacock has just inked a deal to join Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, making its ad-free Premium Plus...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago1 min read
Crafty Table: How to Not Get Screwed in Distribution Deals
Let’s skip the fluff. If you’re a filmmaker staring down the barrel of your first distribution deal and wondering, “How do I not get...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago3 min read
The Pressure's on Netflix: Will Pay 1 Licenses See a Resurgence?
22 August 2025 - Paramount’s new $7.7 billion, seven-year deal with UFC isn’t just about sports—it’s a shot across the bow of Netflix,...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago1 min read
Market Shift Coming? -- Early Outreach from Key International Buyers
15 August 2025 - For the first time in several years, we’re starting to see something we haven’t seen in a while: unsolicited inbound...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago1 min read
AVOD opportunity: Fawesome expands licensing model
15 August 2025 - Meanwhile, in the ad-supported world, Fawesome is quietly growing for catalog monetization and mid-tier genre content....
Gato Scatena
3 days ago1 min read
Roku launches new SVOD platform: HOWDY
15 August 2025 - Roku, a household name in the U.S. streaming hardware space, is making a notable content play with the launch of Howdy...
Gato Scatena
3 days ago1 min read
How Much Is Your Movie Worth?
Distributors love a good independent movie just as much as the next guy. But who is the "next guy?" The next guy is the guy or girl next...
S&R Staff
Jul 15, 20224 min read
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