Cut Entertainment Group proudly announces seminars on the unknown secrets, tricks and trades of film distribution. Jeffrey Cooper, President & Owner of CEG, presents the ins and outs of film sales, sales agents, and film distributors for rates that are affordable to everyone. Not just any sales agent nor a preaching former agent, Jeffrey Cooper is in the distribution trenches day after day selling films just like yours!

Here’s just a sample of the many topics included...

Genres: What genres sell and what do not. What distributors look for. How you should spend your money.

Festivals: Festivals and everything about them.

Sales Agents: Who are sales agents and is it essential to have one. How can you research an agent’s reputation and find out if they’re moving titles.

Sales Agent Contracts: Sales Agent tricks they play and how to protect yourself. How to maximize your profits when dealing with your agent

Distributors: What you need to know about film distribution to maximize your chances of success. Avoiding unscrupulous distributors.

Distributor Contracts: How to sign the right contract to protect your investment. Terms you need in your distribution agreement to ensure that your distributor does everything necessary to successfully promote your film. How you can promote your film.

Self Distribution: When, if ever, is it advantageous to distribute your film yourself.

International Sales and Contracts: Successful selling in foreign markets. Ways that you can structure the deal to guarantee that you will receive payments.

For further information or should you wish to attend one of our seminars please contact Jeffrey Cooper At:
1 310 571 0377   or  

To learn more about Jeffrey Cooper and CEG Click Here.

Read our testimonials below to find out how CEG Seminars have helped countless other producers/filmmakers in achieving their success.

Jeffrey Cooper knows distribution. The enthusiasm, honesty, and simplicity that he brings to the process of successfully selling a film is really remarkable.

JT Petty
Director-
The Burrowers (A Lions Gate Films Production)
S&Man (Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival - 2006)
Mimic: Centinal aka Mimic 3
Soft For Digging

Writer-
Family Portrait (A Gold Circle Films Production)
The Burrowers (A Lions Gate Films Production)
Splinter Cell: The Movie (A DreamWorks SKG Production)
Batman Begins (VG)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (VG)
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (VG)
Mimic: Centinal aka Mimic 3
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (VG)
Soft For Digging

Jeff cooper manages to navigate the shark-invested waters of Hollywood films sales through his in-depth knowledge and canny business sense about the commercial film business. Jeff’s input was invaluable in helping me decide which film to make, how much to spend, and how to sell it when it was completed.

Charles Moore
Writer/Director of five feature films produced by Roger Corman’s Concorde/New Horizon Pictures

Jeffrey Cooper and GEG have a business savvy that is unprecedented and respect for the filmmaker unlike any other. I highly endorse them!

Greg Hatanaka-
Vice President- Pathfinder Pictures/ Cinema Epoch
Writer/Director Madcow Girl (Currently in limited theatrical release nationwide. Home Video release date coming soon.)

Thanks to Jeff’s knowledge my new film has already received several limited theatrical releases and you can look for it on home video the first of the year. His information is a MUST to even the most experienced of filmmakers. It provides necessary information on how to sell and distribute your film without others taking advantage of you. Jeff’s easy going style made complicated contracts and other issues easy to understand. Thanks Jeff for all your guidance.

Dave Reda
Writer/Director- BIT PARTS

I recently produced and directed my first feature film. The logistics of the business are overwhelming – financing, SAG contracts, crew deal memos. And just when you think you have all that behind you, the perils of distribution hit you square in the face. I’m truly thankful to Jeff Cooper for the knowledge he afforded me in the distribution of my first film. He truly has domestic and International distribution down to a science. I regret not having met Jeff way back in the development stage as he would surely have saved me many, many sleepless nights. Thanks to Jeff’s input, my second feature project is well on it’s way and this time, the road has been very smooth.

Daniel Hess
Writer/Director- SWEET INSANITY (Limited theatrical release and currently available on Home Video)
Concluded script of 2nd feature film- Currently casting

Jeff Cooper's knowledge has afforded me the opportunity of a lifetime and I now have a video distribution deal through Universal. He provided me the good, the bad and the ugly in the world of sales agents and distributors and I now know exactly what to do with all feature projects. As a real sales agent and not just some 9-5 bureaucrat trying to make a buck Jeff provides you the tools and confidence to succeed in your career.

Jack Smith
Writer/Director- DISORDER (Currently in limited theatrical release nationwide. Home Video release October 3, 2006)

I truly did not understand film distribution until I met Jeffrey Cooper. His knowledge of its intricacies; what sells, how to increase profitability, how to avoid costly mistakes, how to sell internationally, is incredible. Anyone who is getting started in independent film must attend Jeff’s seminar.

Ben Middleton
Writer/Director- Commencing production on first horror feature FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS

If you're looking for valuable insight into how to get your movie out there, when Jeff Cooper talks, you'd do well to listen. He knows distributors/contracts, period!; What to look for, where to look, and who to talk to so you can easily avoid getting ripped off. Jeff’s information will not only save you money but forever protect you against all those crooks, thieves and liars.

Haig Demarjian
First-time writer/producer
Die You Zombie Bastards! (Home Video release January 7, 2007)

Jeff Cooper's insight has made my job in develpment much more directed and focused. His knowledge is the real deal and he has the nitty gritty on film sales and distribution. While others hold back Jeff tells the cold hard facts.

Ashlie Rhey
Producer- in development on horror feature DUSK for Foggy Notions Unlimited

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