Robert De Niro's home, which looks more than 100 years old, is very old-fashioned. Once inside, it has a quiet and elegant feel, and it is by no means a vulgar place like a Los Angeles party mansion.

The walls are full of artworks and paintings, and I don't know if they are true or not, but they are full of life style and artistic atmosphere.

After Don appeared, the whole party seemed to freeze for a moment.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

The biggest shortcoming of independent filmmakers is lack of money!

Many movies cost more than 100,000 or 200,000 dollars, even if it is too much. Don is undoubtedly the biggest financier in the world!

Don had his trademark sunny smile and nodded to almost everyone in the room.

However, I didn't see a familiar face.

No way, the level gap is too big.

In the past few years, Donn has crossed paths with the independent film industry, that is, Harvey Weinstein, Quentin Tarantino, or the executives of independent film companies such as Focus Pictures, Miramax, and Fox Searchlight.

It's really not compatible with these lowest-level independent filmmakers!

It is also true that any independent filmmaker who can do anything will go to Los Angeles and try his best to go to Hollywood, and it is impossible to find time to participate in such a small film festival.

Don't look at the founder of the Tribeca Film Festival is Robert De Niro, but the theme of this film festival is really not very high! The biggest goal is to find 5 films from the exhibited films every year and promote them to the cinema!

If you do it, you succeed!

It can be seen that although this Tribeca Film Festival has a good reputation, it really has little strength in the industry.

Even Focus Pictures, the weakest independent film company under the New Globe Group, can kill everyone here in seconds.

The real power holder of movies is still Hollywood!

New York, no!

Don has a friendly attitude towards these movie "artists" at the party, but those who want to come up and talk to each other refuse one by one.

Walked inside and finally saw Robert De Niro.

and the star-studded Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese's films all belong to the category of independent films. However, he is not an independent filmmaker in the conventional sense.

Independent filmmakers often struggle with their film budgets, even for years.

Martin Scorsese is different, he is probably the only big director in the world who dares to make an independent film into an A-grade blockbuster!

In recent years, the reputation of Martin Scorsese's films has declined, and it seems that it lacks the sharpness of the needles and disadvantages of "Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas" and the innovative exploration of film language.

However, after watching the in-house screening of "The Departed", all the filmmakers went crazy about it.

The familiar Martin is back!

He is indeed the master of the use of film techniques after Francis Coppola!

Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese were sitting on the couch with several men and women next to them, and Donn didn't know anyone except Al Pacino.

"Don, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Robert De Niro quickly got up and greeted Don warmly, and several others also stood up and invited.

Tang En hurriedly said politely: "Everyone is a senior, don't be so polite to me, sit!

After some introduction, Don learned that several of the people here were filmmakers who cooperated with Robert De Niro to co-found the Tribeca Film Festival.

Among them, there is a producer, Jane Rosen, who was a smash hit 20 years ago, shocking Hollywood, and producing masterpieces such as "Forrest Gump" and "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer". However, when you get older, it becomes obsolete and is eliminated by Hollywood.

I can only come to this kind of marginalized independent film festival.

"Donne, you have a brain, you come to give us ideas, how is this film festival going to be organized?" Robert De Niro is highly respected in Hollywood, even in front of Donn, he has a part to speak.

Don En smiled: "I still don't know the situation, what do you want me to say?"

Robert De Niro hastened to talk about the current situation of the festival.

This year's Tribeca Film Festival is extraordinarily grand!

There are as many as 126 films in the exhibition!

When he founded the Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro's idea was to make the festival a platform for filmmakers who pursue the art and innovation of cinema.

It is a platform for display, not a platform for selling films.

Robert De Niro doesn't have his own film company, and even if he wants to, he can't sell it.

This year is different, Harvey Weinstein has fallen!

In the past, Harvey Weinstein was able to get at least 20 independent films released a year. Now that Robert De Niro is in charge, what about the independent filmmakers?

How high you stand, how much responsibility you have.

Harvey Weinstein has such a high prestige in the independent film industry, he didn't eat dry! He really did some good things for independent filmmakers.

This made it difficult for Robert De Niro.

With Harvey Weinstein with his back to Miramax and Disney with his back, he can certainly do it all.

But Robert De Niro can't!

He's a dry guy, he doesn't have a big backer!

Brought in Martin Scorsese, who could only help him, but couldn't help him.

I can only put hope in Don.

Don looked around, and found that many people were secretly observing him, and his eyes were ...... Full of anticipation and hope.

They make a movie, at least two or three years, at most five or six years.

It takes so much effort to shoot a work, but it can't face the audience, which is really a bitter thing.

Tang En sighed secretly, there are bottoms in all walks of life, and helping people at the bottom to improve their lives is often the most difficult thing, he asked, "How do you deal with it?"

Robert De Niro shook his head and said with some weakness: "The festival has several micro-distribution companies that cooperate with them, and their attitudes are ...... Can help release 15 films this year. 5 will be rolled out to cinemas, and 10 will be released mainly in the form of video screenings. ”

In the distribution of films, the most high-end is to push it to the cinema.

Secondly, there is video on demand and TV stations.

The most recent is to be released directly on DVD.

Theoretically, any movie can be released as a DVD. Even the most restricted adult films can be released in this mode.

Therefore, there is no problem of DVD distribution for the films here, and it can be done very cheaply.

The key is that higher-level distribution channels are more difficult to obtain, especially for cinema chains.

However, even if you enter the cinema, it must start with a very small screening, which may be 3 cinemas or 5. The box office exploded, it will increase in scale, and the box office will be flat...... may be forced to go down by the theater in a week.

It's pathetic.

Before coming, Tang En firmly believed that he would not make a casual move, and if he could come over to cheer, he would already give enough face.

However, after arriving, seeing the current situation of these low-level independent filmmakers, I was still moved by compassion.

Although these people are all dressed very formally, Don can tell that many people's suits are ...... It's all old styles from six or seven years ago.

Sticking to poverty on the road of pursuing art, no matter whether the film is made good or bad, this spirit will always be moving.

Tang En was silent for a while, his face solemn, "Actually, don't limit the distribution channels to movie theaters and TV stations. If a movie is well-known enough, even if it is released directly in the form of a DVD, it can still make a lot of money. However, if it is unknown, no matter how good the shooting is, it is destined to be unnoticed. Propaganda is important!"

Robert De Niro glanced at Martin Scorsese with a bitter expression.

Publicize?

If there is publicity funding, the movie can become famous, even if it is promoted to the cinema, it is easy.

Why would there be so much trouble?

Tang En said slowly: "The traditional operation mode of film festivals is to screen the selected films at the art film festival first, and then the independent distribution company selects the films, pushes them into small theaters to be screened, and then sells DVDs half a year later. Is the Tribeca Film Festival the same?"

"yes, what's wrong?"

Robert De Niro was stunned for a moment, film festivals all over the world are in this mode, right? Even the Cannes, Berlin, and Venice film festivals are in this mode.

Don shook his head and said, "It's too outdated, it must be reformed." The festival simply cannot control the ups and downs of the market in the future. ”

Robert De Niro frowned: "This is a film sales model that has been implemented for decades and is regarded by industry insiders as the most secure film sales model. Is there a problem? Even if it's Universal Pictures, right?"

Donn waved his hand, "Most of the commercial films produced by Universal are Hollywood-like films. However, this model can no longer provide basic shelter for art film festivals. With a limited selection of theaters, it's hard to guarantee access to a lot of people who really like art films, and DVD sales that are later than half a year are almost out of touch with the hot marketing pitch during the festival. No matter how good a movie is, if few people have heard of it, who would rush to spend $20...... Or $30 to buy a later DVD? In this kind of cycle, art films will naturally have a hard time surviving. ”

Robert De Niro's mind was a little spinning and he looked at Martin Scorsese again for advice.

In his film career, Martin Scorsese is his life coach.

Martin Scorsese smiled and said succinctly, "I believe Donn! When it comes to understanding films, especially the film market and film models, he is unmatched in the world today!"

Such an abrupt compliment did not arouse the contempt of the people around him.

On the contrary, they all take it for granted.

He's Donn, and he's worthy of all good words.

Robert De Niro hurriedly said: "Donne, you say, what are you going to do?" I want to talk about "Heads-up Hollywood" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~