Six top tips for marketing your film

By Nathaniel C.T. Jackson & James Blannin-Ferguson

You’ve slaved away on set for umpteen hours, weeks have morphed into months, you’re taping your eyelids open like Alex from A Clockwork Orange just to stay awake, but you power through because you believe in the project and that all your blood, sweat and tears will surely pay off as you wrap—think again!

A huge amount of Australian films go unrecognized due to poor or a complete lack of marketing, especially independent features, which tend to fall by the wayside due to their low-budget nature.

At AnyCameraWillDo.com, we endeavor to elevate popularity and boost awareness for these films, via our articles and 'filmmaker talk' events. However, a film needs much more than a few websites spreading the good word. You need to shout from the rooftops. [read more]

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