Marquez Duplass on the creation of “Better Deal” that the streamers offer for independent television
While the streaming landscape continues to change radically, Mark Duplass invests in itself and advises other creators to do the same.
Golden Globe’s nominee recently explained how he and his brother Jay Duplass are approaching independent television production now that the streamers’ financing system “does not work as well” as five years ago.
“I hope that we can build a real independent television ecosystem in the way, from the end of the 90s to today – even if it is no longer in good health – there is a real Indie -Film ecosystem,” Duplass told Vulture. “TV festivals like Seriesfest in Denver or Atx Fest in Austin can become markets to which leaders are forced to go because, if they are not there to buy this show in the room, they will miss.”
He added: “I really believe that there is a confluence of interest here, if we can create everything that worked for us in the 90s. The banners need rewards. They must spend less on emissions. All my commercial model was based on: “Companies pay normally X for things.
Duplass said the Cassavetes model to act in tubes like The morning show And Good American family In order to self-infinal his own work has “traditionally worked well for us” in the past.
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“But we are in the hardest time in self-funding and try to recover your money. We are at a crossroads,” he said, noting that he must ask if “can self-distribute for a better offer” than the banners.
Adopt a “hybrid” approach to self-distribution and licenses with its recent programs such as Penelope,, Flumming bands And Long long nightDuplass explained: “The more titles we have, the higher they become than the sum of their parts.”
“I do not feel comfortable to defend a lot in the independent creative community at the moment-it’s really difficult there-but I think, in the long term, if you can find ways not to lose too much money and continue to launch a titles bank, you will probably do a few things that you can concede to retirement over the years,” he added.
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Duplass continues, “Let me put it this way: Five Years Ago was an Easier Time, for sure, But I was Completely Dependent on the Existing Ecosystem of the Streamers. It was fine belly it was working. Now that it’s not working as well, I Road that could be an unbelievable road for us if we get right. industry. “
Duplass Brothers Productions has retained ownership and international license rights on its YA series Penelopethat he dismissed in Netflix for American streaming rights and Fremantle for Global. In another license agreement, Flumming bands is available to broadcast on chills. For their last series, Long long nightThe production company has chosen to distribute to self-distribution via Kinema and Seed & Spark.
