Ted Melfi Comes To Tribeca With Jon Hamm And Peter Dinklage Premieres Optimistic About The State Of Indie Movies
deadline.comWriter/Producer/Director Theodore Melfi has a different take than those who think independent filmmaking is becoming an endangered species, and in fact he tells me right now we are in “a golden age of independent film”.
That may be one of the reasons he is bullish about both films he has at this week’s Tribeca Festival in New York City – independently produced movies he is helping shepherd along.
On Corner Office which stars Jon Hamm he is an Executive Producer, and on American Dreamer he is the screenwriter as well as a producer of the comedy that stars Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, and Matt Dillon.
Both are for sale and the bottom line is Melfi truly believes the audience will dictate whatever the perfect form of distribution is, whether it be theatrical, streaming, digital VOD, or a combination of all three.As a director Melfi has had experience on every level so far in finding great success with the kind of indie-centric character driven movies he has his name on, each taking their own path to finding an audience.
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