BPS 410: Why Most Independent Films NEVER Make Any Money

I've been thinking about doing this podcast for a long time. In the
tradition of Why Filmmakers are Always So Damn Broke & What
They Can Do to Change It this episode is going to be a cold bucket
of water over your head if you are not ready for it. In the insane
world, we are all living in today, filmmakers need to break out of
the mindset that we are living in the golden age of indie
cinema.The rules have changed dramatically since the 90s and even
more so in the last 8 months of the COVID pandemic. The rules
aren't the only thing that has changed but the game has as well.
The film distribution infrastructure is broken and has been broken
for many decades. It is not set up to help filmmakers make money.
It is purely designed to put more money into the pockets of film
distributors.

I have written extensively about this in my book Rise of the
Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking
Business. I want to put together one of my hard truths episodes to
help filmmakers better understand the indie film marketplace and
how to best position themselves to actually make money.There is so
much talk about new cameras, lenses, rigs, post-production
software, and other more interesting aspects of the filmmaking
process but when it comes to selling and making money with movies
filmmakers rely on old information that is no longer relevant in
the current marketplace. I hope this episode empowers you to not
only make more movies but to also make money while doing it.Strap
yourself in because for some of you it will be a rough episode to
listen to. Be well, stay safe, and keep that hustle going.

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