With government funding for Australian features primarily through the offset, which now excludes films costing under $1 million, independent filmmakers are increasingly finding it hard to make feature films. But is there an option to this model that sits in most filmmakers pockets?
Filmmakers are discovering that the smartphone is a hugely versatile tool with its own disciplines and aesthetic possibilities, but low budget creators rarely reach the mainstream. Instead, they turn to self distribution through aggregation to SVOD’s or Vimeo On Demand.
