FILM ARTISTS NETWORK

MARKETING & SALES PLAN

The Cannes Film Market will take place May 14th to 23rd, 2008

  EARLY DEADLINE FOR FEATURE TITLES

($350 Discount).....FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Film Artists Network (also known as FAN) accepts completed films for the 2008 CANNES Film Market. The filmmaker will receive 91% of all sales generated by their product though the duration of the Market and 100% after the market.  The remaining (9%) will be donated to FAN, (a non-profit organization). The filmmaker retains 100% of their exclusive rights and approves any deal for their product offered at the Market.

Our marketing and sales plan is guaranteed educational, participatory and a great opportunity for a person with a completed saleable film or project.

This plan has proven it self for the last 12 years. Participating filmmakers from the past markets have achieved a lot of success and loved this program. They were always able to maintained full control over their projects or titles, adapted valuable knowledge, made important contacts, received professional support.

Each filmmaker will be invited to attend training and education session with hands on information on how marketing and sales really work. There will be sessions scheduled before and after the Market.

In addition it gives you the opportunity (if you want) to participate in a partly do-it-your self-program to learn how film marketing and sales work by helping promoting your own project or title. Note: to receive this included program you have to be present at the market.

FAN has been holding it’s annual sales booth (office) at the Cannes market for twelve consecutive years.

NOTE: This plan is also for Film Makers that cannot or do not want to attend in person. They will receive all full services that are applicable.

Further included is a "Trailer Of Trailers" reel of features – (only if submitted in time and in a usable format) that will be played continuously for potential buyers throughout the Market.

Filmmakers will provide to FAN, 15 DVD screening copies of the completed feature OR PROMO being represented.

We will also display one of each film's poster (for CANNES poster size has to be 22''X28”) and up to 100 copies of flyers (per film title, THEY HAVE TO MEET FAN’s STANDARD, OTHERWISE THEY CAN MISS REPRESENT YOUR TITLE IN A NEGATIVE WAY). The filmmaker provides a usable trailer, posters and flyers of their Title.  

If the filmmaker does not have marketing tools like a trailer, posters and flyers of their Title, FAN can help, assist and provide highly discounted services in creating these marketing tools. FAN has resources with discounted rates for Graphic Designers, editors and Print shops etc.

Participating Filmmakers will receive access to the attending buyers’ list and copies of business cards collected at the Market. They will also receive copies of any contracts completed in reference to their product at the Market, with no information blacked-out.

FAN's sales staff will handle all of the represented titles at the Market. We welcome individual producers (of the represented titles) to attend the Market (if they want to), gain experience on how the market works and assist in the promotion of their Completed Product, by directing potential buyers to our sales offices. 

Short film representation

1. FAN will provide a list of short films available to prospective buyers. The filmmaker should provide a short synopsis describing the short film for the list provided to potential buyers. We will have available to prospective buyers (100) flyers for each short film represented at the Market, to be provided by the filmmaker before the deadline.

2. The participating filmmakers will receive copies of any made sales contracts of their product and contact information for those buyers (Mobile Phone Providers etc.) interested in short films.

3.The short films will not be included on the feature "Trailer of Trailers" reel, but we will have available 5 DVD copies of each short film (provided by the filmmaker) to be viewed by the prospective buyers.   

PARTICIPATION FEES $$

FEATURE: $2050 for your 1st completed FEATURE and $550 per additional FEATURE.

SHORT: $550 for your 1st completed SHORT and $ 250 per additional SHORT.

UPCOMING PROJECT: $350 per up coming project (Script only) and $250 for each additional upcoming project. 

up-coming project in a further advanced developed stage: with a Promotional reel, key art and/or Budget Plan, Marketing-Investors or Financing Package etc. We will provide same promotion and service as for features. The regular participation fee for the Market is $2000 for your 1st up-coming project and $500 per additional up-coming project.  

EARLY DEADLINE FOR FEATURE TITLES &  

up-coming project in a further advanced developed stage