{"id":1538,"date":"2025-04-22T18:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2025-04-22T18:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:39:18","slug":"how-to-sell-your-film-direct-to-distributors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/how-to-sell-your-film-direct-to-distributors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sell your film direct to Distributors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">with Marc Marriott<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2271184\/episodes\/16973847-how-to-sell-your-film-direct-to-distributors-with-marc-marriott?client_source=small_player&#038;iframe=true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title='The Honest Filmmaker, How to sell your film direct to Distributors with Marc Marriott'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmmaker\u00a0<strong>Marc Marriott<\/strong>\u00a0shares how his international path\u2014from the UK to Japan\u2014influenced his approach to directing. 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