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MillimeterDisc Makers' Exclusive Partnership with Film Baby Opens New Doors for Indie Filmmakers
Feb 1, 2005 10:04 AM
Disc Makers (www.discmakers.com), the nation's largest independent media manufacturer, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Film Baby (www.filmbaby.com) to give indie filmmakers an online outlet to market and sell their DVD titles.
With the indie film market exploding, small filmmakers have lacked a viable outlet to showcase and sell their films - a way to break through the jungle of major studio film releases and large, cumbersome movie websites. Film Baby introduces an online film sales model where indie filmmakers come first, second, and third.
How does it work? Film Baby has created the world's largest indie-only sales website where filmmakers and independent film fans can congregate to satisfy their thirst for great, little-known films. Film Baby creates individual customized web pages to showcase and sell their customers' DVDs, including a full two-minute streaming video clips encoded by Film Baby. Each filmmaker sets his own selling price, and Film Baby keeps a modest $4 fee for each sale - less than any other film distributor. In addition, Film Baby customers also get the complete contact information of everyone who buys their DVD, a feature not offered anywhere else. This allows them to communicate directly with their customers and build a database of potential future clients. Finally, payment checks are mailed out weekly, a benefit exclusive to Film Baby. On average, Film Baby customers keep 80% of the profit on the sales of their DVD.
"Film Baby was created to be a haven for independent movie makers who believe in their work and want to share it with the rest of the world," says Jamie Chvotkin, Film Baby's President. "I hope that both film makers and film fans see this as a chance to discover and support independent film."
With this partnership, all new Disc Makers DVD replication customers are eligible to receive a FREE Film Baby membership, allowing them to take advantage of the company's online sales and distribution opportunities.
"Our customers have had tremendous success with Film Baby's sister company CD Baby, now home to over 80,000 independent music titles," explains Tony van Veen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Disc Makers. "We see the same potential in Film Baby, and expect it to quickly become one of the leading film sites on the web - a true haven for fans of indie films to fuel their passion. This is the missing link for independent filmmakers that will finally give them the tools to reach their audience, and Disc Makers is thrilled to be the only DVD manufacturer to give filmmakers free access to this great store."
Filmmakers wanting more information can go to www.discmakers.com/film/filmbaby or call 1-866-251-7830 to request a free catalog.
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