A good friend of a friend completed production of an independent film earlier this year. They've submitted it to festivals and are just waiting to hear back now. Does anyone have some stats on how much revenue a typical independently-produced film can hope to make in the US and how much the most popular ones make? How do indie filmmakers actually make money?
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posted by vizsla
on Dec 28, 2012 -
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What are the best indie/avant/experimental/unusual/etc. films in the horror and sci-fi genres, currently available on Netflix instant?
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posted by jbickers
on Nov 24, 2011 -
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What novel would make a great low-budget film? Any genre. Bonus for strong female lead under the age of forty, but not necessary.
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posted by michaeldunaway
on Jul 28, 2011 -
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Highly Specific Guilty Pleasurefilter: What are your favorite coming-of-age movies about (broadly-defined) "alt" people in their 20s? Preferably not rom-coms. Bonus for being set in a New Englandy-type place in autumn. (Artiness, seriousness, etc. totally optional.)
posted by nasreddin
on May 17, 2011 -
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What are some successful* low-budget** American crime dramas and-or action films from the last five/six years?
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posted by Bookhouse
on May 16, 2010 -
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Where did the whole iconography of being recently sexed, skipping down the street, bluebirds landing on shoulders, and people joining in on a complicated dance routine thing come from?
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posted by maykasahara
on Jan 19, 2010 -
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Can anyone recommend some cutesy indie films to me, in the style of Garden State and I'm Reed Fish? Feel-good love stories, but with a little
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posted by Precision
on Jan 20, 2009 -
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