40 min

Documentary Film Promotions & Marketing with Jon Reiss The Documentary Life

    • TV & Film

The playing field for distribution, promotions, and marketing for independent documentary filmmakers seems to be changing daily. But one thing that remains, is Jon Reiss, the veritable guru on all things film distro, promotions, and marketing. And for this week's episode he weighs in on this latest, including how social media marketing and ad placements are becoming a very important part of the doc filmmaker's toolkit.
And for my segment, I delve into 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival!
5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a FestivalGive a good hookGet great soundEnter fests earlyEvoke emotionUse Film Freeway
 
Topics Discussed
the importance of giving great thought to your potential audience before filmingpartnerships and how they benefit the doc filmmakerhow social media plays an integral role in marketing for your docad social media over organic social mediaunderstanding how your audience gets their information
  
Sponsors & Thank Yous
 
ATHOS Insurance Services
 
Make sure you and your film gear are protected!

Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of ATHOS Insurance Services are experts on the subject. Get an INSTANT QUOTE today.
 
° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today!
 
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Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

The playing field for distribution, promotions, and marketing for independent documentary filmmakers seems to be changing daily. But one thing that remains, is Jon Reiss, the veritable guru on all things film distro, promotions, and marketing. And for this week's episode he weighs in on this latest, including how social media marketing and ad placements are becoming a very important part of the doc filmmaker's toolkit.
And for my segment, I delve into 5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a Festival!
5 Tips for Getting Your Documentary Into a FestivalGive a good hookGet great soundEnter fests earlyEvoke emotionUse Film Freeway
 
Topics Discussed
the importance of giving great thought to your potential audience before filmingpartnerships and how they benefit the doc filmmakerhow social media plays an integral role in marketing for your docad social media over organic social mediaunderstanding how your audience gets their information
  
Sponsors & Thank Yous
 
ATHOS Insurance Services
 
Make sure you and your film gear are protected!

Over the years, so many of you #doclifers have asked us about best ways to insure your yourself, your shoots, and your precious film gear. And Aylene and Kat of ATHOS Insurance Services are experts on the subject. Get an INSTANT QUOTE today.
 
° Free Music Archive – Special Thank You to recording artist, Dlay who supplied music for this week’s episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists’ music by going to Free Music Archive today!
 
SubscribeApple | Spotify | Stitcher | 
Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the link and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!

40 min

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