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Good thing he isn't worried about the Mavericks.

"Films will be accepted based on artistic merit and the determination of their ability to find an audience, whether that audience is large or small"
Well I was wondering about that part. I wonder what percentage of films they're offered will have that 'artistic merit.'

But now is about the time for someone to come out with a new Blair Witch Project... and keep 100% of the receipts.

Those Blair Witch guys are living the dream. I hope so since I haven't heard or seen from them since.

Whether or not this model will work; I personally applaud someone taking the inititive to create a method for the smaller artist/filmmaker given the ability to have their work viewed by as wide an audience as possible. There is merit to that endeavor.

Ideally, when a true distribution method like that is acheived there is going to be a flood of independent content. No doubt there'll be even more crap to sift through, but those little gems that might not ever be seen will be worth it.

It's not really indie if they're controlling the purse strings.

It's an interesting idea, at the very least.

Actually the BLAIR WITCH guys (well one of em) is back with a phenomenal project called ALTERED. This backwoods creep fest is one of the most ingenious genre scripts to be seen for many years. Take it from me. On the hush hush of course.

Actually, the Landmark in New York has been doing something like this since it opened. A filmmaker can literally "rent" a screen for a week to get their film shown there. I remember "Dinner Rush" had that sort of deal, playing there for a week after being at other theatres in town...there've been others, too, but nothing major, done chainwide.

The idea is nothing much more than an expanded version of four-walling. Here, you get more screens, an ad, and publicity. The real question is "How much?". If Landmark is making a wider version of a 4-wall... which was great for movies like "What The #*@(& Do We Know?" that doesn't cost a lot more, it is a gift to that slice of the industry and will, theoretically, encourage more people to try to make it work. On the other hand, it is also another way to suck money out of deeper pockets that can't get distribution... like the folks who made the turd that closed the Toronto Film Fest, Edison, which has stars and might hope ot up a home entertainment offer with a theatrical run, evenif they had to pay for it.

I'm not poo-poo-ing the idea, but only a narrow slice seems to really be a fresh idea.

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