Seeking Distribution As An Indie Filmmaker with Johnny Wu

Trying to figure out the best way to get distribution for the film  project you put your blood, sweat and tears into can often feel  overwhelming. You dream of seeing your movie on Netflix but have no clue  how to obtain a sales agent or if you really need one. After all, you  heard about this filmmaker who got their film on a streaming platform  without one. How do you go about finding an aggregator and what the hell  is an aggregator for that matter? Johnny K. Wu is a native  Clevelander raised in Central America and a veteran award-winning  producer with an MBA from Cleveland State University. He has produced  more than 40 feature films with successful distribution worldwide since  2005. He will share with us tips and techniques for getting distribution  and how to find the right sales agent for the type of films you like to  make. Wu is one of the few pioneers in engaging talents/skills  in Cleveland’s independent filmmakers’ industry. In October 2003, he  founded the monthly Cleveland IndieClub to provide a voice for local  visual artists to showcase their work and visions, IndieClub was a  national movement with meet ups at numerous cities, Cleveland is now the  oldest running group. Owner of Media Design Imaging (mdifilm.com),  Johnny has provided video and event producing to corporate and  independent filmmaking communities since 1998. He has given  workshops on filmmaking, marketing, producing and distribution at  several conventions including Wizard World Cleveland for 5 years, Horror  Hotel Film Festival and Convention (since its inception),  IndieGathering Film Festival and Convention for over 10 years, and at  CES and NAB in Las Vegas.Recently due to the Covid-19 restrictions, he  has started a weekly live chat interview with filmmakers on his YouTube  channel (youtube.com/mdifilm) Johnny is currently in post  production on his latest and perhaps, his last feature film Wu Lin The  Society, a sci-fi action film and will be distributed in 2021. Wu  currently sits as an executive board member of St. Clair Superior  Development Corp, member of the International Task Force for Cleveland  Museum of Art, WKYC Community Council Member, City of Cleveland Consumer  Affairs Community Board, VP of Organizations Relation for OCA Cleveland  Chapter, to name a few. He is an inductee to two Martial Arts Hall of  Fames, and an inductee of the International Indie Filmmakers Hall of  Fame.