by Lila Yomtoob | Feb 23, 2015 | Largesse News
Today I attended the PBS Listening Tour in NYC, a forum for PBS executives to hear ideas from filmmakers and community members on creating national strategies to highlight independent films. A lot of documentary heavy hitters showed up to this meeting, and made direct...
by Lila Yomtoob | Feb 18, 2014 | Largesse News
The first time I used Facebook Ads, I was very gratified by the numbers it brought in, but it was also clear that something was amiss. When I looked at followers’ profiles, they didn’t make much sense. Just like Veritasium‘s video reports, these...
by Lila Yomtoob | Feb 17, 2014 | Largesse News
Often times, there is a very noticeable trend with successful documentary films: they all get the same big grants. A combination of ITVS, Just Films, MacArthur Foundation, Cinereach, Fledgling, Chicken and Egg, and others. Not only are these films funded, but they are...
by Lila Yomtoob | Feb 15, 2014 | Largesse News
This statistic will either frustrate or relieve you: you have a 2% chance of getting your film into the career-changing Sundance Film Festival. They select 200 of the 9000 entries they receive. If you are basing your goals around getting into Sundance, you better...
by Lila Yomtoob | Feb 1, 2014 | Largesse News
Largesse means “generosity of spirit or attitude.” In addition to offering knowledge and know how, we offer our passion for your project. We do everything we can to help your film succeed. A few years ago a filmmaker named Jon Reiss came up with the idea...