Let's not forget streaming services. Those are the real distribution deals these for indies days. I'd rather a film of mine go to MUBI than have some limited run at specific arthouses anyday. The audience is de-facto global and available 24/7 — not a bad deal.
Let's not forget streaming services. Those are the real distribution deals these for indies days. I'd rather a film of mine go to MUBI than have some limited run at specific arthouses anyday. The audience is de-facto global and available 24/7 — not a bad deal.
If you look at the numbers, those might actually keep small films at hobby level.
Certainly not from this actor's standpoint. And MUBI is hardly a hobbyist site.
MUBI is wonderful, I did not have them in mind when I wrote my answer, just the general SVOD thing for low-budget movies.
There is an interesting article about this in Filmmaker Mag btw: https://filmmakermagazine.com/120384-truth-about-independent-film-revenue/
Excellent post and good thoughts!