Next Thursday, October 17, over Zoom at 2:00 PM Eastern, Jon Reiss — a longtime Filmmaker contributor and creator of the brand new and extremely really helpful (and distribution-focused) 8 Above Substack — and I will likely be internet hosting a distribution case examine on DIY hit Hundreds of Beavers with producer Kurt Ravenwood. We’re going to analyze how the Hundreds of Beavers grew to become a breakout success that grossed over $500K on the theatrical field workplace — greater than tripling their manufacturing finances of $150K. Kurt will reveal how their group recognized, mobilized and grew their viewers, how they eventized their theatrical launch and created a content material technique to drive extra audiences to repeated offered out screenings, how and why they signed a VOD deal earlier than the theatrical launch and what ramifications that had for his or her success (eg – would they try this once more?), their windowing technique, how they leveraged their theatrical success for a novel success in transactional VOD and extra. Afterwards, Jon and I get into all of it with Kurt, we’ll be opening the Zoom as much as viewer questions.
This occasion is free for subscribers to Jon’s newsletter in addition to the Filmmaker newsletter. The invite will likely be included in tomorrow’s publication, so sign up here earlier than 4:00 PM on Friday, October 11, to attend.
And for extra on Hundreds of Beavers, try Filmmaker‘s extensive coverage, which incorporates an interview with Ravenwood.
