Building an Independent Film Empire with Dustin Ferguson
11/03/20 • 26 min
Today on Filmmakers On I'm chatting with uber-prolific horror filmmaker Dustin Ferguson. In the past decade he's directed over 100 independent horror movies, some of which have went on to span franchises and merchandising the likes of which are usually only accompany bigger budgeted studio fare.
We get into his business model. How he picks projects and how he distributes them, as well as what kinds of ancillary sales he takes advantage of to keep trucking in the ever shifting world of independent film distribution.
Today on Filmmakers On I'm chatting with uber-prolific horror filmmaker Dustin Ferguson. In the past decade he's directed over 100 independent horror movies, some of which have went on to span franchises and merchandising the likes of which are usually only accompany bigger budgeted studio fare.
We get into his business model. How he picks projects and how he distributes them, as well as what kinds of ancillary sales he takes advantage of to keep trucking in the ever shifting world of independent film distribution.
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