by Joey Daoud | Jun 17, 2008 | Development, Marketing, Tips
Imagine this – you stop by a big studio, maybe to try to get a few minutes with an exec to pitch your next idea. As you get back on the elevator to leave (with the no scheduled meeting), the door opens to reveal the Head of the Studio already riding down....
by Joey Daoud | Jul 10, 2008 | Career, Film Business, Film School
This is part four of a five part adventure that involves driving Geoffrey Gilmore (the Director of the Sundance Film Festival) around Tallahassee, Diet Cokes, private jets, The Visitor, tea, a 4 am flight, and of course, coffee. Part one and Part two, and Part three....
by Joey Daoud | Jul 15, 2008 | Documentary, Film Business
Below are my notes from the one panel I attended at Full Frame – The State of the Doc. It’s a little more cheerful than Mark Gill’s outlook on independent cinema, though re-reading this now, some panelists seemed to be predicting what was going to...
by Joey Daoud | Aug 27, 2008 | Career, Distribution, Film Business, Marketing
To continue my tail of un-hiring woes, we must first go back a few months to the first time I drove Geoffrey Gilmore around. As I said in summation, driving Geoffrey around brought me a lot closer to Paul Cohen, an independent distributor ((That means he buys films...
by Joey Daoud | Sep 17, 2008 | Distribution
indieWIRE: FIRST PERSON | Peter Broderick: “Welcome To The New World of Distribution,” Part 1. This is a great article anyone looking to make a film should read. This is what I’m trying to do with You 2.0 (life hacking movie) and I think a lot of...
