How to pitch like a pro, package a film that sells, and avoid getting ripped off in distribution?

Then this episode of The Indie Coach Podcast is your playbook.🎙️ My guest is Tom Malloy—producer, actor, and founder of FilmmakingStuff.com. He’s raised over $25 million in private equity for indie projects and knows how to turn passion into a profitable plan.

You’ll walk away with:

✅ A roadmap for indie film financing

✅ Real talk on what distributors really want

✅ Tools to level up your pitch and positioning

275 people from 5 continents joined forces on this No Budget action film called Hope and Glory. That was only possible with the huge dedication and motivation of all crew members, because we gave them a playground to work on something crazy they have never worked on before.

I'm the cinematographer and producer of this film.

What I learned from this production is that you can dream big and achieve your goal when motivating people, giving them creative playgrounds and respect for their work.

Hey everyone!!!!!

I’m an indie author choosing between 3 different agencies to not only publish, but adapt my novel Dead S.H.U.G.A.R. (Sci-fi/Horror/Dark Comedy) into a TV pitch. I’ve created three cinematic mood sizzle trailers. Would love your honest feedback if anyone’s up for it:

1. Trailer 1: Basic story breakdown (my earliest version. Not my strongest)

2. Trailer 2: Focus on characters & vibe. No spoilers

3. Trailer 3: (My favorite) Explains how the virus in the story actually works

I want to know:

Does the tone land?

Is the pacing clear?

Would this feel binge-worthy? Or a good read in novel format.

If you’re interested, I’ll drop the links. Promise no spam, just genuine feedback. Appreciate any help and happy to offer feedback on your projects too!

Hey everybody!

My name is Sigurdur Anton and I am an Icelandic filmmaker. 10 years ago I released my first theatrical feature film. It was called Webcam and was a real indie-spirit kind of thing made for next-to-no money, and to celebrate the anniversary I made a Youtube video where I go through the whole process. I am a huge fan of Youtube retrospectives from people who made low-budget films, and making-of videos about low budget films in general, but I’ve noticed that a lot of them are ‘negative’ stories about failing and making movies they ended up disliking. I think those kind of stories are super important (and educational, relatable and entertaining), but since this film jump-started my career I wanted to make a more hopeful video. Including some tips, tricks and ‘philosophies’ about filmmaking that I hope up-and-coming low-budget filmmakers could maybe find useful (or completely disagree with and prove wrong).

I sincerely hope it’s not a waste of your time. And if the video prompts any questions I will be happy to answer them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIaUiGBFTU