Summary: <br> Jon Reiss – The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution & Marketing<br> Want to hear a crazy story on how one filmmaker used a hybrid distribution and marketing strategy to sell his film Bomb It. May I introduce Jon Reiss. After hearing his story I had to have him on the show so he can tell his story to the IFH Tribe.<br> Jon Reiss was named one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” by Daily Variety, Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker whose experience releasing his documentary feature, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012XIGYQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0012XIGYQ&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=NP7ZTU2CVZP7JZZB">Bomb It</a> with a hybrid distribution and marketing strategy.<br> This strategy inspired him writing <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098257620X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=098257620X&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=7KL3J76QV2G7U3IP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution and Marketing for the Digital Era</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Think-Outside-Box-Office-Distribution/dp/098257620X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321034836&sr=1-1">,</a> the first step-by-step guide for filmmakers to distribute and market their films. Two years ago he co-wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J041IS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005J041IS&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=6QFUUKDSUTR2VEIS" target="_blank">Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul </a>and last year co-wrote <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAISGLM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00KAISGLM&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=6JILORHTS6QA4SIG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Selling Your Film Outside the U.S.: Digital Distribution in Europe</a>. (<a href="http://www.FreeFilmBook.com" target="_blank">FREE AUDIO BOOK VERSIONS HERE)</a><br> Jon Reiss teaches in the Film Directing Program at California Institute of the Arts. He created the course “Real World Survival Skills: Everything I Wish I Had Been Taught in Film School” which covers the practical/business aspects of filmmaking from fundraising through distribution.<br> Jon is a very interesting filmmaker. When I spoke to him he brought the heat and shared a ton of film marketing and distribution knowledge.<br> Take a listen to a few film distribution tips from Jon Reiss:<br> <br> Enjoy my conversation with Jon Reiss.<br> <a href="http://indiefilmhustle.podbean.com/mf/web/385v7j/IFH043.mp3" target="_blank">Right click here to download the MP3</a><br> LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE<br> <br> * <a href="http://jonreiss.com" target="_blank">Official Site</a><br> * <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098257620X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=098257620X&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=7KL3J76QV2G7U3IP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution & Marketing</a><br> * <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J041IS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005J041IS&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=6QFUUKDSUTR2VEIS" target="_blank">Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul </a> <a href="http://www.FreeFilmBook.com" target="_blank">FREE AUDIO BOOK VERSION</a><br> * <a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAISGLM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00KAISGLM&linkCode=as2&tag=indiefilmhustle-20&linkId=6JILORHTS6QA4SIG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a>
