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1. Thomas Mai Presentation ETMA, Strasbourg

11 months ago

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I was invited to speak at European Television & Media Management Academy in Strasbourg, France. I spoke about Social Media, Crowdfunding, email campaigns, merchandise, fans, audience databases. My presentation is all about how the filmmaker can use more and more tools to get closer to the audience cutting out the expensive middle man. What do you think?

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MrMoe 11 months ago

Fantastic Presentation. A must see for Film Makers. Thank you Thomas. I am a FAN. All the best ~
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Thanks MrMoe, I really appreciate that.

Thomas
AS WORLDS DIVIDE 11 months ago

As an independent filmmaker I found this extremely interesting and informative, thank you for sharing Thomas. Best wishes.
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

I am glad that I could help you.

Thomas
Anachronism Pictures 11 months ago

This video helped me round-out my emerging knowledge of these subjects. Thanks for sharing!
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Good to know that the video helped you with your round-out

Thomas
adam humphreys 11 months ago

Hi
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Hi Adam
Partho Sen-Gupta 11 months ago

Hey, Loved this... energised me as I am crowdfunding my film project on Indiegogo. Thanks!
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Hey Partho, glad to hear that I energised you. Good luck with your project on Indiegogo. Thomas
watchmen productions 11 months ago

Hi Thomas, great presentation! Thanks a lot for sharing this - really inspiring! All the best from Berlin, Christopher
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Hey Christopher, I am glad to hear that I inspired you. Let me know what you will do and how that will change how you will finance/market and distribute your film
M De la Orta 11 months ago

Loved your presentation. I am producing a 3D animation film and your conference has enlightened me!. I hope our paths cross in the near future :). Best Regards from Mexico City. Mauricio.
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Hey Maurucio, good luck with your 3D animation film, I am glad that I have enlightened you. Good luck. Thomas
alem babic 11 months ago

I watched a longer version of your lectures, live in Sarajevo last year.
Good job Thomas.
Best
Alem
Thomas Mai 11 months ago

Thanks Alem and good to hear from you again. Have you used any of the tools on your project?
Follow My Film 10 months ago

Thank you so much for posting this presentation, Thomas. There are so many tools out there, it's a bit overwhelming, to say the least. Orly Ravid posted a great article on Ted Hope's blog today discussing distribution options which I never heard of. Is it possible that we now have too many options, which might paralyze us? Not sure...

-Christopher
Thomas Mai 10 months ago

Dear Christopher, it can indeed be overwhelming with so many options, and yes it will keep increasing. But the positive news is that you are finally in charge of the life of your own film. Too many choices is a good thing, in my opinion. Thomas
Follow My Film 10 months ago

Definitely positive overall, Thomas - agreed, though, when one is on his/her own at the start, it's very, very fatiguing. Just for fun, have you heard of the "Paradox of Choice"? xrl.in/8t8b
Thomas Mai 10 months ago

Dear Christopher, I think the most scary element for everyone today is that they can no longer blame anyone else for their lack of success. In the old days it was so easy to blame the poster, marketing, distributor, sales agent, script, actors, editor etc. Now we are finally in charge and that can be very overwhelming. I still think this is the best time ever to be a filmmaker. Thomas
Follow My Film 10 months ago

Agreed!
Marcos Machado 10 months ago

Thank you Thomas for sharing all this knowledge. For us young filmmakers in central america there's a lot to learn and study about this contemporary distribution options!! It's been a great help!
Thomas Mai 10 months ago

Hey Marcos, you are more than welcome. Good luck with everything. Thomas
Marcos Machado 10 months ago

It's a shame that most of the online indie distribution is not available for our region! It's like if the gatekeepers model still affects us! We'll see what we can do!
Thomas Mai 10 months ago

Hey Marcos. Good point. But dont forget that while you are still tied up in your own region, you still have the rest of the world to cater to with all the new tools. It is truly a Global Village and you can connect with your fans everywhere. Thomas
Erik Dobat 8 months ago

Thanks for that video - very inspiring!
Thomas Mai 7 months ago

Thanks Erik
Campfire Film Foundation 4 months ago

Thanks for making it available online Thomas. If you're ever in Melb, would love to catch up. Richard
Thomas Mai 4 months ago

You are welcome Richard. I might come to Melbourne, but I dont know when. Thanks Thomas