October 12th, 2024 10am-12noon
Hyatt Regency Dulles, Washington, DC area
Join us for the third-ever CHRISTIAN FILM MARKET, included in your price for attending for the ICVM Storytellers Conference October. 9th – 12th at the Hyatt Regency Dulles, outside Washington DC.
Participating distributors have direct links to theatrical, cable or streaming networks and outlets, and they seek quality Christian products to put in their pipelines.
LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS / NETWORKS / EXHIBITORS PARTICIPATING
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE ICVM STORYTELLERS CONFERENCE BEFORE YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THE CHRISTIAN FILM MARKET. REGISTERED CONFERENCE ATTENDEES WILL BE EMAILED A LINK TO SIGN UP FOR THE CHRISTIAN FILM MARKET.
It also lists what they seek. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS! You want to be sure they are actually interested in your type of material (content type, genre, etc) before you choose them!
Sign-ups begin TUESDAY, August 27th @ 5pm ET
15 great companies so far!
– ANGEL STUDIOS
– KINGDOM STORY COMPANY
– PINNACLE PEAK PRODUCTIONS
– PROVIDENT FILMS
– VISION VIDEO
– PURE FLIX
– BMG GLOBAL
– OCEAN AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT
– LOOR TV
– GLOBAL CONTENT
– FRONT GATE MOVING PICTURES
– HEXAGON PICTURES / ICONIC RELEASING
– CANZION ENTERTAINMENT
– 24FLIX
– KINGSWAY TRUST
HERE’S HOW IT WILL WORK…
Everyone pitching must be at the Christian Film Market at 9:45AM on Saturday, October 12th.
THE FIRST PITCHES WILL START PROMPTLY AT 10:00AM! All pitchers must be OUTSIDE the meeting room in the hallway.
We have 20 distributors so far – each will be at their own table in the room. The first group of 20 ‘pitchers’ scheduled for 10:00AM will be allowed into the room PRECISELY AT 10:00AM and find the table of their distributor.
A signal will be given to ‘start’, and you will have 5 minutes to pitch to that distributor — A SIGNAL WILL END THE FIVE MINUTES, and you MUST STOP PITCHING, thank the distributor, leave the table and head outside.
At that time, we will allow the next group of 20 to enter the room, find their distributor, and start pitching on the signal to start. This will repeat every 7 minutes until we have cycled through all the slots distributors have.
As soon as one group is in the room, we will line up the next group at the door. Be at the entrance door at least 7 minutes BEFORE each of your pitch times, or you could lose your scheduled pitch. Stay close – the times are approximate, and we have gotten ahead of schedule in the past. Also, sometimes people don’t show up for their pitch time, and we will grab the closest person wanting an additional pitch to take that slot.
USE YOUR TIME WISELY
Your five minutes will pass quickly. We suggest you have a 2-3 minute pitch that will catch their interest. Then spend the last two minutes getting feedback. Pitch only ONE project, unless they ask what else you have.
CAN I USE VIDEO?
You can show them a video clip if you have a trailer or other short video. But practice your pitch so it all works into your timeframe. DO NOT DEPEND ON THE HOTEL INTERNET HOOKUP FOR SERVICE. If you have video to use, have it pre-loaded on your device and ready to display.
WHAT DO I LEAVE WITH THEM?
A one-page leave-behind, or a business card, should be plenty. If you show video, that one-pager should include a link to that.
SHOW GRACE
No matter what happens, PLEASE SHOW RESPECT AND GRATITUDE TO THE DISTRIBUTORS. They are donating two hours of their time to take pitches from you. They don’t have to do that. But they want to help give you the experience of pitching to a REAL distributor, the way it often happens in the film & TV world. Many deals have been made for finished films at the CFM. But no matter what, it’s a valuable experience and a new relationship for you.
May it be a blessing to you and your film!