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    How to start an indie movie studio

    I was wondering if anyone here knows anything about starting an indie film studio? I tried to start a business plan from a small business development center and I had it cancel everything because they just don't understand the art of independent film and didn't think selling independent movies...
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    Getting rights to remake a song

    I want to do some parody songs in my films. Using a song melody that I like and change the lyrics to something else. So how much are royalities do they get and how do I make an agreement where I don't have to keep asking permission all the time say if I want to release it on DVD, iTunes...
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    How to hire an entertainment lawyer?

    I want to make some parody / satire comedy films though because there's so many people with barely a sense of humor and lots of lawsuit stories, it's always best to play it secure so what's a good lawyer for satire / parody humor? That would be an entertainment lawyer right? How much are they...
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    Selling DVDs online and Digital Downloads

    I want to do the DVD stuff in house and some digital stuff in house too and also iTunes and Netflex and Zune. I don't want to rely on another company other then iTunes (Apple), Netflex and Zune (Microsoft) to do this sort of thing and I want to hire some people to go about doing it for me in...
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    DVD converting questions

    I'm looking for some professional software to copy VOB files from film footage I have on a DVD to a editable video file. Nothing that's freeware and illegal of course. Most DVD rip software are used illegally and I just want something to convert a few short films I did to my computer that I...
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    How to raise entry fees or find free film festivals

    Is there any kind of grants, scholarships that can help with raising extra money for film festival entry fees, since fees can go from $25 - $80. It's kind of a gamble because you never get your money back if you don't get it but from what I read, the money helps the film festival run. I tried to...
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    How to promote your films with Swag, T-shirts, buttons, and other things

    I have some films coming up at ComicCon and I'm thinking with that and other film fests, since I don't have money to actually go to them, I'm thinking of sending fests some free promotional stuff (Swag I think is the term) like free t-shirts, buttons, flyers, and DVD samples to promote my films...
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    How to I fund a feature movie

    Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've never really joined message forums relating to indie film making so I'm giving it a try. I've been a short film maker since 2004, mostly animated and puppet films. I've done small live action films but just featuring myself testing with home made special effects...
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