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Don’t be surprised if your distributing company assumes your television licences, then pays you slightly less than their value. This arrangement is frequently part of the negotiations around the Publicity and Advertising (P&A) budget.

Finding and Attracting the Right Distributor User Rating: / 3 All distributors want to acquire marketable films that will be profitable. (It’s a bonus if the film is also well-received by the critics.) Typically, marketable films contain cast or a well-known filmmaker, but they can also be independently financed films with no cast – for example, Napoleon Dynamite. Read more...   Print and Advertising Commitments User Rating: / 4 A print and advertising commitment  (P&A commitment) is a major deal point of acquisitions and pre-buys – and quite often more important than the minimum guarantee.  Why? Because it is an assurance to the producer that the distributor will give the picture a meaningful theatrical release. Read more...   Deliverables User Rating: / 0 Article under construction.     International Sales User Rating: / 4 What can you expect from international sales? It depends on the film, the type of exposure it receives, and the sales agent. If your film sells well – and you have an honest sales agent – you can expect overages.  Expenses have a limit in foreign sales, and the process is quite transparent. Read more...