Attendees of the 2007 American Film Market (AFM) were able to hear about the latest trends in film distribution at the DGA-programmed panel discussion, Risky Business: DIY Distribution in the Digital Age.

Director Rob Nilsson, Truly Indie Executive Director Kelly Sanders, Withoutabox CEO David Straus, Revver Marketing and Content VP Angela Wilson Gyetvan, and DGA IDC Director member Bobby Roth (moderator) form the DGA’s AFM Panel Risky Business: DIY Distribution in the Digital Age. - photo by Elisa Haber - click image for larger view

The seminar, held on Monday, November 5, at Santa Monica’s Le Merigot Hotel, was moderated by DGA Independent Directors Committee Member Bobby Roth (Berkeley), and featured Angela Wilson Gyetvan, VP of Marketing and Content for Revver, the first service that allows independent video producers to share and monetize their work across multiple platforms; San Francisco-based director, Rob Nilsson (Northern Lights); Kelly Sanders, Executive Director for Truly Indie, an initiative that gives filmmakers access to marketing and sales tools without a traditional distributor; and David Straus, CEO of Withoutabox, an online media company dedicated to advancing independent film. The panelists discussed how their companies could help indie filmmakers distribute their films and how indie directors can still make their movies and avoid huge financial losses. Also discussed were finding a core audience, the future of delivery systems.