Introduction

“You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it!”

Steven Spielberg

The world of filmmaking is undergoing a revolution unlike any before. Not the introduction of sound. Not the introduction of color. Not the advent of home video. Nothing else compares to the impact of recent advances in digital film production and distribution.

As a result of this revolution, there has been an explosion in the number of independent films and filmmakers. Consider that the Sundance Film Festival now receives almost 20,000 film submissions each year and is able to screen less than 200. Now your guess is as good as anyone’s: What percentage of all the feature and short films produced throughout the world each year are submitted to Sundance? 50%? 25%? ...

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