Documentary Film Promotions & Marketing with Jon Reiss

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The playing field for distribution, promotions, and marketing for independent documentary filmmakers seems to be changing daily. But one thing that remains, is Jon Reiss, the veritable guru on all things film distro, promotions, and marketing. And for this week's episode he weighs in on this latest, including how social media marketing and ad placements are becoming a very important part of the doc filmmaker's toolkit. And for my segment, I delve into 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival! 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a FestivalGive a good hook Get great sound Enter fests early Evoke emotion Use Film Freeway   Topics Discussed the importance of giving great thought to your potential audience before filming partnerships and how they benefit the doc filmmaker how social media plays an integral role in marketing for your doc ad social media over organic social media understanding how your audience gets their information     Additional ResourcesThe Workshops (http://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops)   Did you know that we now have roster (https://thedocumentarylife.com/workshops/) and reserve your seat today!             Sponsors & Thank Yous   ATHOS Insurance Services   Make sure you and your film gear are protected! (https://www.athosinsurance.com/) Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of INSTANT QUOTE (https://www.athosinsurance.com/buy-equipment-insurance) today.   ° Free Music Archive (http://freemusicarchive.org/) today!   Subscribe Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life) |  Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

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