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Sales Agents for Independent Motion PicturesWe help independent producers find distributors for their completed motion pictures. If you have recently completed a feature film we would like to consider it for possible inclusion in our catalog. We are especially interested in movies in the following genres: fantasy, science fiction, action, adventure, ghost stories, children's adventure and comedy. We will consider horror if it is really scary. No zombies and no gore. We will look at dramas, however, the market for independent dramas is very difficult right now. We prefer movies shot in HD or 35 mm film, but we will consider movies shot on DV and 16 mm film. We love to see well-known actors in your movies but it is not a requirement. We can help with both foreign and domestic distribution. If you already have US distribution arranged, talk to us. We can help sell foreign territories. We have contacts with thousands of distributors worldwide. We have sold rights to distribute independent films theatrically, on home video (DVD, VCD, Blu-ray) and on broadcast television and cable television, and Internet Video on demand. We have sold to distributors in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America. (The images along the sides of this webpage are the covers of a few movies we have sold in different countries.) We meet with buyers at the American Film Market and other international markets and trade shows. We remain in contact with distributors all year long and submit new titles to buyers 12 months a year. Our staff includes a lawyer with 22 years experience, as well as staff members experienced in business, sales and the technical aspects of video mastering. We review every proposed distribution contract and confirm deals with filmmakers BEFORE signing off on them. We are not afraid to haggle with distributors but we will give you a realistic view of what you can expect. We work with you. You can review our sales representation agreement and
the list of materials that we will need to represent your movie below. If you would like
us to review your movie for possible representation, please mail a DVD
screener to us at: Questions? E-mail us at ifilm@infernofilm.com We review movies all year long and begin presenting them to distributors as soon as we have all materials required. We need to screen your movie before August 1st if you want it to be included in our line-up at the American Film Market in November. AFM deadlines start the first week in September and it is not really possible to give a movie a fair representation if it comes in later than August. On the other hand, the sooner we have it in hand the sooner we can start offering it to buyers.
You will need to have all rights to music and footage cleared for worldwide distribution (no festival rights) with appropriate documentation including a music cue sheet. You will need to create a Music & Effects soundtrack (music and effects without dialogue). (Please see the Movie Sales FAQ for a video explaining M&Es.) You will also need to file the copyright for the screenplay and the movie at the US Copyright Office and have "name and likeness" releases from all cast and crew. If you are missing some of these things talk to us and we can help you find the forms. You will need to provide a trailer (under 2 min), promotional still photographs of scenes from the movie, and a 8.5x11 inch sell sheet(both printed copies and layered digital art). Most distributors are going to require a DigiBeta Master in anamorphic widescreen layout. Occasionally some distributors want the old 4x3 (aka "full screen"). So it is best if you can provide both. (Most computer editing software can do this.)
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