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Jan 13 • Ami Vora and Swabreen Bakr
Crowd Investing For Your Film | Marc Iserlis (Republic)
How to turn your film's fans into equity investors.
Dec 23, 2025
On Attention, Authenticity, and Building Independent Media Ecosystems | Joe Marchese, Liv Stone, James Del
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Sep 17, 2025 • Ami Vora
Film Festival Strategy | Jeffrey Winter (The Film Collaborative)
Nov 11, 2025
How Filmmakers Are Using Kinema Before, During, and After Festivals
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Make Your Film Giftable
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How a Short Film is Building a Movement
"Cow Heavy And Floral," a film by parents, continues to make big impact for Maternal Mental Health and Paid Family & Medical Leave.
Nov 4, 2025 • Ami Vora
Collective Power and the FilmStack Inspiration Challenge (#31)
Six filmmakers share what’s inspiring them.
Sep 17, 2025 • Ami Vora
How "Daruma" Secured $250K in Brand Partnerships and Created Legendary Festival Buzz
Writer-producer-marketer Kelli McNeil Yellen's approach to marketing her independent film "Daruma."
Sep 2, 2025 • Ami Vora
"Saving Jones" Didn't Play the Hollywood Game. It Did Raise $27K for its Charity (and Counting).
How comedian Rebecca Corry built her own distribution success without a publicist, marketing budget, representation, or distribution deal.
Jul 22, 2025 • Ami Vora
How "Ratified" Raised $115K+ From Fundraising Screenings and Built a Movement in the Process
"We are not doing movie shit with this movie. We are doing movement shit with this movie."
Jul 8, 2025 • Ami Vora

Distribution Fundamentals

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On Attention, Authenticity, and Building Independent Media Ecosystems | Joe Marchese, Liv Stone, James Del
And an exciting announcement: Kinema and Show&Tell are teaming up!
Dec 16, 2025
Film Festival Strategy | Jeffrey Winter (The Film Collaborative)
"The folly of the film festival circuit is...it is no way a democracy."
Nov 11, 2025
The 6 Most Asked Questions About Kinema | Kayla Kaipolani Carroll (Kinema)
"Can I still 'get distribution' if I put my film online?" and other FAQs.
Oct 7, 2025
How Filmmakers Are Using Kinema Before, During, and After Festivals
Discover new windows for your film's release.
Oct 1, 2025 • Ami Vora
Theatrical Distribution for Independent Filmmakers | Annalisa Shoemaker (Independent Distributor)
A BTS look at the theatrical release for "Good Bad Things," and practical advice on strategy, team, budget, and more!
Jun 10, 2025

Indie Film Marketing

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30 Film Marketing Ideas
And 50+ links to examples.
Jan 13 • Ami Vora and Swabreen Bakr
Crowd Investing For Your Film | Marc Iserlis (Republic)
How to turn your film's fans into equity investors.
Dec 23, 2025
Building Non-Dependent Film Careers | Ted Hope (Producer, Hope for Film)
“The film industry is about to undergo a bigger transformation than we saw with global streaming and we are so not prepared for it.”
Dec 9, 2025
Make Your Film Giftable
18 practical things to do.
Dec 4, 2025 • Ami Vora
Build Your Marketing Materials During Production | Ray Kuglar (Photographer)
“More people will see your key image than will your final project.”
Nov 18, 2025
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Building Non-Dependent Film Careers | Ted Hope (Producer, Hope for Film)
“The film industry is about to undergo a bigger transformation than we saw with global streaming and we are so not prepared for it.”
Dec 9, 2025
Make Your Film Giftable
18 practical things to do.
Dec 4, 2025 • Ami Vora
Build Your Marketing Materials During Production | Ray Kuglar (Photographer)
“More people will see your key image than will your final project.”
Nov 18, 2025
Film Festival Strategy | Jeffrey Winter (The Film Collaborative)
"The folly of the film festival circuit is...it is no way a democracy."
Nov 11, 2025
How a Short Film is Building a Movement
"Cow Heavy And Floral," a film by parents, continues to make big impact for Maternal Mental Health and Paid Family & Medical Leave.
Nov 4, 2025 • Ami Vora
#FilmTok Explained | Emma Buzgo (Filmmaker)
How Gen Z discovers, engages with, and evangelizes films.
Oct 28, 2025
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