Making, distributing & marketing successful indie films with The Droving and HEX director and screenwriter George Popov

Published: June 16, 2020, 2:54 a.m.

b"This week we are joined by returning hero George Popov who appeared on Ep 28 talking about his first feature film HEX made for just 10k. Now after a very successful release with that film he is back to talk about his second feature film The Droving.\\nHe sits down (remotely, obviously) with director Giles Alderson (The Dare) and DoP Andrew Rodger (Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot) to chat about self distribution on Amazon, hoe he got success with HEX and how he brought on a distribution company, Indie Rights to help him sell the film further.\\nWe talk about filming The Droving at a real festival in Lake District, How he built the world, used a lot of the same cast and crew, Raised the finance, found the locations and shot the practical SFX deaths.\\nWe also talk about knowing the business and marketing of your film BEFORE you start putting pen to paper and Andrew tells us about PLANAR WATCHES (available now)\\nWATCH The Droving https://www.amazon.co.uk/Droving-Daniel-Oldroyd/dp/B087FWC8NC\\nWATCH HEX https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hex-Daniel-Oldroyd/dp/B07V95J462/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hex+george+popov&qid=1592275507&s=instant-video&sr=1-1\\nLINKS SPONSORS FREEBIES EVENTS & PROMOS\\xa0\\nOur NEW The Filmmakers Podcast MERCHANDISE is now available. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Have a look: https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/merch-2/\\n\\xa0MAKE YOUR FILM - online summit v4 - 9th July - GRAB TICKETS HERE https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-film-online-summit-v4-tickets-109138474114\\nPLANAR WATCHES https://www.planarwatches.com/\\nWATCH Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot trailer https://vimeo.com/426306134\\nPRE ORDER Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot: https://amzn.to/30dCdUa\\nWATCH\\xa0The Dare FULL MOVIE Or check out the Trailer\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY\\nWATCH\\xa0A Serial Killers Guide to Life\\xa0(OUT NOW)\\xa0www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com\\nRaindance events\\xa0www.raindance.org\\nThe Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance here https://www.astonlark.com/performance/\\nGiles Alderson's\\xa0website\\xa0\\nHelp us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on\\xa0iTunes,\\xa0Spotify,\\xa0Podbean\\xa0or wherever you get your podcasts but more importantly, tell you pals about this podcast\\nFollow us on Twitter\\xa0@filmmakerspod @makeyourfilm20 @gilesalderson @robbiemckane @DirDomLenoir @Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop@Cjamesdirect\\xa0@dan710ths\\xa0\\xa0@FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie\\xa0@philmblog @IanSharp1\\nMusic\\xa0musicbed.com\\nPart of the\\xa0www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com\\nHead to The Filmmakers Podcast for more episodes on film-making\\nGet in touch? Email us thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"