Wednesday, July 8, 2009

New Breed of Film Producers

Intriguing developments are happening in the realm of filmmaking and how it relates to the internet. Robin Cowie, an entrepreneur, producer and president of World Wide Brands, Inc., has been tracking this space. As the media mogul giants grapple with how to adjust their business models, independent filmmaking, in the traditional sense, is struggling to find funding and distribution channels.


Robin wrote an interesting article outlining what it takes to get a film produced and distributed in the new paradigm emerging on the web. He sees new opportunities arising to collaborate with investors.


This "New Breed" of producer needs to be able to:

  • Write
  • Produce
  • Direct
  • Edit
  • Self-Distribute

To find out more, please visit his article here.

New Breed of Film Producers


Robin wrote two other articles that are also worth looking into.

Internet is Replacing TV for Film Ads

Internet Changes Hollywood