Filmmaker Consulting
Whether you are looking to premiere at a top tier film festival, find a worldwide distributor or create a plan for educational distribution, we develop a unique strategy for each filmmaker based on your goals and our 25 years of experience and relationships in the field.
What we do:
- Targeted film festival submissions, management, and advocacy
- Sales and distribution strategy and outreach
- Educational screening strategy and outreach
- Submission materials consulting from film festival cover letters to director’s statements to bios
- Oversight of key art, trailer, website, social media publicity
Film Festival Consulting
Whether you are launching a new festival or trying to elevate an existing event, Cinema Collet can help you achieve your goals.
Industry outreach and development
- Selection of jury members
- Selection of panelists
- Panel creation and moderation
- Outreach to celebrities
- Outreach for awards and master classes
Festival start up
- Operations
- Budgeting
- Staffing
- Sponsorship and fundraising
- Marketing and publicity
- Ticketing
Film programming
- Galas and studio outreach
- Special events
- Programming by region or genre
- Creating a programming team
- Outreach to filmmakers and sales agents
- Advise on catalog and marketing materials
Educational and Cultural Institution Consulting
We produce educational labs with high profile industry guests and develop targeted film series for museums and other cultural institutions. Clients include NYU, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the French Consulate and the CFC.
What we do:
- Produce film labs with high profile industry guests
- Create film series and host filmmaker Q&A’s
- Available for speaking opportunities, lectures and juries
Distributor Services
With 30 years of experience attending major film festivals and markets, Cinema Collet has the extensive network of relationships you can rely on.
What we do:
- Acquisitions scouting
- Solicitation of major and regional film festivals