Multiple Revenue Streams
HBO, PBS, virtual events, educational & impact. There are so many opportunities to make money with your film - don't get stuck with all of your eggs in one basket.
Save a seatSave a seat Watch the RecordingMultiple Revenue Streams
HBO, PBS, virtual events, educational & impact. There are so many opportunities to make money with your film - don't get stuck with all of your eggs in one basket.
Save a seatSave a seatWatch the RecordingMultiple Revenue Streams
HBO, PBS, virtual events, educational & impact. There are so many opportunities to make money with your film - don't get stuck with all of your eggs in one basket.
This film team has taken a two-pronged approach to connect with their audiences and generate revenue. They screened at top festivals, streamed on HBO, and broadcast on PBS. But they also excel at grassroots outreach: organizing 50+ virtual events, generating significant revenue in educational sales and paid speaking gigs, and catalyzing impact the film team cares deeply about.
Keith was joined by Chris Temple, co-founder of Optimist Films, as he revealed more about their model for releasing films and making money.
About Your Instructor
About Your Instructors
Keith Ochwat
Keith is a filmmaker and Founder of Show&Tell. Over his 12 year career as a documentary filmmaker, Keith produced three films that appeared on PBS and Netflix.
His film Age of Champions screened in over 3,000 communities and generated over $1.5 million—powered by partnerships with groups like AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association and companies like Cigna Health.
Since starting Show&Tell, Keith has taught and advised hundreds of filmmakers on their distribution and fundraising strategies helping his community of filmmakers raise over $25 million and counting in PBS sponsorships, partnerships, educational licensing and more.
He's delivered keynote presentations on distribution at filmmaking organizations like IDA and IFP and his work has appeared in IndieWire and Documentary Magazine.
Chris Temple
Chris is a film director and the founder of Optimist, a non-profit studio in Los Angeles. He’s best known for directing the feature documentaries Living On One Dollar, Salam Neighbor, and Five Years North. His films have been released globally by Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and PBS, and have premiered at Tribeca, DOCNYC, Full Frame, AFI Docs, & MountainFilm. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Atlantic, and has helped raise over $91 million dollars for poverty alleviation and refugee support efforts.
You can find his full filmography on IMDB.
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