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From the "People" Archives: Buyer Profile: Udy Epstein, 7th Art Releasing
Udy Epstein BACKGROUND: MFA from AFI, produced an independent feature film, moved on to distribution in 1994 (established 7thart.com). Grew up in Jerusalem. MOST IMPORTANT FILM FESTIVALS: Sundance, Toronto, Berlin. FAVORITE FILMS OF THE LAST THREE YEARS: "Spellbound," "Capturing the Friedmans," "Balseros," "The Good Girl," "Finding Nemo." RECENT FILMS INVOLVED WITH ACQUIRING: "Valley of Tears," "Balseros," "The Magic of Fellini," "Five Sides of a Coin" TYPES OF FILMS COMPANY LOOKS FOR: Mostly documentary films. HOW TO GET THE ATTENTION OF BUYERS: Get your films into first-class festivals. WRONG WAY TO GET ATTENTION: Bad trailers and art; marketing "data" telling me why 50 million Americans will see this film, etc. One more party invitation ... GENERAL THOUGHTS: It is tough in the independent world and will stay so for a long while. Success stories are the exception (they also happen to be very good films). | |
