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[Clay Heery]

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From: Jerome Courshon | Secrets to Film Distribution <cour...@yahoo.com>
To: clayheery <clay...@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, May 13, 2012 5:00 pm
Subject: Sundance Acquisitions | Home Video stats | Top 30 Indies

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You are receiving this email because either you have been to one of my classes or talks, have signed up for my newsletter, have received one of my Distribution Reports, have had contact with me, or... it could just be a mistake. If the latter, please accept my apologies and if you wish to be removed from this list, just click the Safe Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. Thank you. May 13, 2012 Dear Clay, It's been many months since my last Distribution Bulletin, so here's a quick one with some good stuff for you all. My next regular Bulletin will be out this coming week or the next. (In it will also be info about my next live Master Class, June 23 - 24 in Los Angeles.) So, for those of you who haven't seen either of the articles/reports below and can use the information, here they are: The first report is the Top 30 Indie Films at the Box Office of 2011 (click on link to download PDF):  Top 30 Indie Films The second report is the Sundance acquisitions of 2012, including Distributors who purchased and the Agencies or Sales Reps selling. This really gives you a Who's Who when it comes to the top film festival players this year: Sundance 2012 Acquisitions Report Here's the report from 2011 as well, which can be quite useful: Sundance 2011 Acquisitions Report Enjoy! To Your Success, Jerome Courshon HOME VIDEO STORES -- STATISTICS -- Not a month goes by that I don't see a story in the media about the "serious decline" of DVD. While revenues have dropped a bit each year, it's still the largest revenue generating segment/market of the movie industry, coming in at $15.6 Billion last year (dropping only slightly from the previous year), which is 35% more than Theatrical Box Office revenues. Stories about the death of DVD are quite premature.    If you are preparing a business plan for raising money for your film, you must include the Blu-ray/DVD market & potential revenues in your plan. And if you're in post-production or currently looking for distribution, do not discount the Blu-ray/DVD market. This market will continue to generate major, significant revenues for at least some years to come.   For those that haven't "Liked" my Film Distribution Facebook Page -- and missed this post recently -- here's the breakdown of existing brick & mortar stores handling disc rental & sell-through, and the current count of kiosks. (Kiosks, of course, are harder to get into for independent films without names, but some do.)   53,194 - Total of all stores & kiosks that sell or rent Blu-rays/DVDs.   Breaking this out: 2,526 - Major Chain Stores  4,910 - Mom & Pop Video Stores + Supermarkets 45,758 - Kiosks   And of course, this doesn't include the avenues you have for selling Blu-rays/DVDs online, either at existing point-of-sale sites, via marketing partners, and/or through your own marketing campaigns.    If you haven't visited the Facebook Page for weekly stuff like the above, here it is, visit and click "Like": Film Distribution at Facebook    (numbers above as of January 1, 2012) In Brief: Home Video Store Stats Facebook Twitter FACEBOOK NEW PAGE FOR "The Secrets To Distribution" Come check it out! Articles or resources that I find of value are posted regularly. Video clips from the Program can also be seen at the Facebook page. TWITTER Follow my periodic feed: HEY THERE! If you like this Bulletin but aren't on the mailing list, don't be a stranger! Jerome Courshon THE SECRETS TO DISTRIBUTION (323) 662-8877 Email: cour...@yahoo.com Website: www.Distribution.LA

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