“I think for a film that has real theatrical potential a sales agent is key. For a film that may find it tougher in the American marketplace, such as many of the docs in the world competition that may not be competing for deals - any subtitled film has a harder time in this marketplace - for those films I don't know that a sales agent necessarily helps for the kinds of smaller deals that may or may not be offered.” ThinkingKnowsWorldKindMayRealHelpingFilmDealsKeysHarderCompetitionAgentsCompetingMarketplaceTheatrical Author:Thom Powers
“You can start a documentary with just a camera, as opposed to a fiction film where you need actors, a crew, a script, a lot more start-up resources. It may be self-perpetuating.” NeedsMaySelfFilmActorsFictionResourcesCamerasScriptsCrewDocumentariesPerpetuating Author:Thom Powers