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Description: Glen Reynolds founded Circus Road Films in 2006 to provide strategic advisory services to filmmakers. Circus Road guides filmmakers through the festival and distribution process and negotiates licensing agreements on their behalf. Glen has participated in the sales of over 900 narrative and documentary feature films with many of them premiering at Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, Cinequest, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Fantastic, Telluride and Toronto. Distributors of these films include Fox, Sony, Warner Bros, Universal, Lions Gate, Magnolia, IFC, Strand, Oscilloscope, Drafthouse, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Starz, Lifetime, ESPN and Syfy.   Some favorite films sold include the first films of some successful filmmakers such as Absentia, written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass); Pop Skull, written and directed by Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong); and Newlyweeds, written and directed by Shaka King. (Judas and the Black Messiah).   Recent work includes Clean (Tribeca/IFC) with Adrien Brody, My Dead Dad and 18½ with Willa Fitzgerald (101 Films).   Glen has also co-produced twenty films to date including his favorite Conversations with Other Women which premiered at Telluride and stars Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter, and Olivia Wilde.  Other great production experiences include developing two projects with Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and co-producing five films with Ram Bergman (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi).   Glen holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, a BA in English from NYU and is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He serves as a judge for the UCLA Screenwriting Competition and on the jury for the Woods Hole Film Festival. MORE VIDEOS WITH GLEN REYNOLDS bit.ly/3idqRHf CONNECT WITH GLEN REYNOLDS circusroadfilms.com instagram.com/circusroadfilms facebook.com/filmsales twitter.com/CircusRoadFilms RELATED VIDEOS Top 4 Reasons Why A Movie Will Receive A Film Festival Rejection - youtu.be/xMQfDToKHvw 3 Big Problems With Film Festivals - youtu.be/MldBdIuHjLE Are Film Festivals Worth Their Entry Fee? - youtu.be/3KpIiWy4SN0 A Filmmaker’s Guide To Film Festivals - youtu.be/xQdOgjOa8Rs Film Festival Submission Secrets - youtu.be/z1xDG-RLpc8 How To Get A Movie Into The Sundance Film Festival - youtu.be/anEQGIqDkDQ (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) - ow.ly/Gz4w30rDSKt BOOKS WE RECOMMEND buff.ly/3o0oE5o SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE FilmCourage.com twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage facebook.com/filmcourage instagram.com/filmcourage filmcourage.tumblr.com pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #film #movies #filmmaking