Contents

Introduction

Prologue

1 Critical Criteria Before Determining Your Subject Matter

Understanding the Global Marketplace

Shelf Life

Studio Films

Distribution Costs

Independent Films

Understanding Sales Agents

Sales Agents’ Responsibility to Buyers

How Films Are Bought and Sold

Film Markets

Film Festivals

Term

Rights

Territory

Buyers

How Sales Are Documented

Sales Agents’ Contracts

Buyers’ Reps

Producers’ Reps

North America

Market Value Is Critical for Screenwriters to Understand

The Market-Savvy Screenwriter

Other Ways of Gathering Trending Information

2 The Independent Film and Television Alliance and the American Film Market: Services and Opportunities That Benefit Screenwriters

Legal Contracts

Global Research and Tracking

Advocacy Efforts ...

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