| Hosted by | NHdocs |
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| Details | FILM DISTRIBUTION! The holy grail of EVERY filmmaker. Ed Seaman run the largest small distributor you’ve probably never heard of. But he gets films out there, he gets them seen, and he creatures a monthly revenue stream for the filmmakers who trust him with their most prized possessions. Join Ed and moderator/filmmaker Gorman Bechard for an open discussion on all aspects of film distribution including how physical copies still sell, and how AVOD is not the enemy. BIO: “Serving Artists and Audiences” is MVD Entertainment’s purpose statement and has served as a guiding light for Ed Seaman throughout his career. Starting with MVD in 1989, Ed joined the family business started by his father in 1987, longtime industry veteran Tom Seaman. Having learned every aspect of the business, by the early 2000’s Ed was running MVD, and transformed it from being primarily a wholesale entity for music videotapes to a traditional full service audio and video distribution firm, and exponentially grew the business. Today MVD exclusively represents a vast catalog of audio and visual content on DVD, Blu-ray, CD, vinyl and digital rights, worldwide. MVD’s customer base consists of major retail chains and digital platforms, along with a strong commitment to independent retailers and digital sites. GORMAN BECHARD has directed over 20 feature films including rock documentaries on The Replacements, Grant Hart, Archers of Loaf, Lydia Loveless, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, and now Wilco’s Jay Bennett. He has also directed the animal-rights films A Dog Named Gucci (which won the prestigious and rarely awarded ASPCA Media Excellence Award in 2015) and Seniors A Dogumentary, and most recently Pizza, A Love Story, a film on the Italian migration to New Haven, Connecticut that lead to the 3 most famous pizza restaurants in the world. He just completed Old Friends, A Dogumentary, and is currently in production on FACTORY, Normal Valid Lives, and an Untitled Powder Ridge Documentary. He has also written 5 novels including the religious satire, The Second Greatest Story Ever Told. He is the Executive Director/Programmer of NHdocs: the New Haven Documentary Film Festival. He lives in New Haven, CT with his wife Kristine and their two dogs, Springsteen and Dylan. |
| Admission | Free |
| Location | New Haven Free Public Library |
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| More Info | info link |