We had a great discussion with Albert Pyun and his colleagues on Jan 11, about their venture into self-distribution. Working with Albert and his films for DIY releases, we are planning to build a direct-to-consumer model/system that other filmmakers, and perhaps some forward-thinking distributors, can follow. I think there is a opportunity in this cooperation to laid the foundation, if not forward a strong argument, that filmmakers with a following (or distributors with an established library/catalog), can effectively market their film to consumers via the new tools available via the Internet. Stay tuned.
Here are Albert’s reasons for pursuing the DIY route, in his own words.
Albert Pyun’s DYI Distribution Model (on Filmmaker Magazine’s blog forum)