find your audience Who is the core fanbase for your film? Where do they hang out? How can you access groups of them? Who are the leaders or tastemakers? Where can you screen your film? Workbook Project Theatrical Mapping http://workbookproject.com/19/ PBS Art House Theatre Map http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/yourlens/arthousetheaters/ Film Club (find film societies) http://www.filmclub.com/film_festivals/action/?go=club_search Crowd Controls http://crowdcontrols.cc/about/ Open Indie http://openindie.com/films engage your audience Make your screening awesome Offer to attend screening for cost of travel. Encourage local groups to get a sponsor for this purpose. Find local people in the area who could do a Q&A about themes in the film Do a Skype/iChat Q&A Find a business in the area who will take ticket stubs of your movie in exchange for a good or service, such as a free drink at a local bar or cafe Find good places to hang out near the screening and coordinate a meetup before or after the screening Create special content just for screenings connect with the audience listings http://going.com http://upcoming.yahoo.com http://eventful.com/ Facebook twitter postcards http://www.nextdayflyers.com http://www.overnightprints.com/ http://www.meetup.com/ http://www.tangler.com/ http://www.whostalkin.com/ http://www.massify.com/ http://brightkite.com/wall http://www.microvision.com/showwx/ create online forums THE MAIN EVENT network with other filmmakers
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