The Black British Filmmaker’s Guide to Success addresses the need for an up-to-date, practical resource that caters specifically for black content work. It has been written as a guide for black British filmmakers. The guide also bears relevance to the wider international community of black filmmakers and filmmakers of other backgrounds making black content, or other cultural specific work.
No book has been written that specifically deals with the practical aspects of financing, marketing and distribution for black content work internationally. The work of significant 21st century black British filmmakers remains undocumented.
It is a personal development guide that is packed with very practical guidance to assist filmmakers in securing funding, marketing and distribution opportunities for their films. The book contains extensive good practice interviews with key black filmmakers and decision makers in the industry, as well as extensive cultural specific listings.
Much of The Black British Filmmaker’s Guide to Success’ contents are based on theissues filmmakers face in financing, marketing and distributing their work. It flags up some of the existing but little known good practice currently being undertaken by a small number of black directors and producers from which they have been able to achieve notable success.
The key hurdle for the majority of black British Filmmakers is a lack of knowledge about options and the quality of the methodology applied rather than a lack of funding as is commonly perceived. This book is intended to enhance the existing knowledge base; enable maximum success for black content films and encourage smarter working practices that produce high quality results for less output.
Book Cover Image: 'Top Girl' (2008) Dir: Rebecca Johnson