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Indie Filmmakers Hit Hard By Economic Crisis

12 November 2008 10:27 AM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Although the major studios continue to maintain that they are likely to feel little impact from the current economic downturn, the outlook continues to grow bleaker for independent producers. Movie consultant Jeff Dowd, who found a buyer for the singularly successful The Blair Witch Project, told Bloomberg News that independent filmmakers "are having a harder time getting money at the $500,000, $1 million level than they were a year ago." He said he expects to see a significant drop in the number of independent movies next year, following more than a decade of growth. Bloomberg cited the case of producer-writer-director Neil Schulman, who used the equity in a second home in Nevada to finance his film, Lady Magdalene's, starring Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame. He has been unable to find a distributor for the film and now, with the collapse of the real estate market, he says that his equity in the home has been wiped out -- leaving Schulman with a hefty monthly payment to cover the debt he incurred in making his film. »

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Producer Offers Free Gas To Film Buyer

26 May 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Independent film producer Neil Schulman, who recently attempted unsuccessfully to sell rights to his movie Lady Magdalene's on eBay, is trying a new gambit -- offering a rebate in the form of one thousand gallons of gasoline to any studio that purchases his film. "We're making this offer during Memorial Day weekend when even the major studios are feeling the pinch of increased gasoline prices" to distribute their films, Schulman said in a statement. He added that he was barred from the typical indie filmmaker's route to a Hollywood deal -- the major film festivals -- because his film is "upbeat and feel-good. ... Who knew you needed to make a downbeat movie about a dysfunctional Inuit family whose lesbian daughter is molested by a Haliburton executive to get into Sundance?" »

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Black Film Festival Announces Winners

1 February 2008 10:33 AM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The unreleased Kings of the Evening, set in the Depression era, dominated the San Diego Black Film Festival awards Sunday. The film won for best film, best director (Andrew P. Jones), and best supporting actor (Glynn Turman). Turman also received the festival's Award of Merit. J. Neil Schulman's Lady Magdalene's, starring Star Trek veteran Nichelle Nichols, won the award for "best cutting-edge film." »

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