There is something happening. Do you see it? It’s probably in your inbox or floating downstream on your social media news feed. There is a rumbling. Do you feel it? It’s rippling across the blogosphere, soon to hit a theater near you.
It’s the beginning of the new interactive Black Independent Film Revolution, and, as predicted, it is not televised.
THEBLACKBOXOFFICE.COM is the leader of this exciting revolution. We are the strongest influence of how Black indie films are marketed online, and how studios reach their true audience. Filmmakers know that once their film is featured on THEBLACKBOXOFFICE.COM their film in on the way to success!
The slight rumbling started when Tyler Perry’s movies began to gain ground. The character of Madea became a thorn in many Black film critics’ side. So they began venting about it on various forums. Bloggers, many of who were filmmakers or movie critics, could not believe that people were going in legions to support what they believed to be to be movies that limited the full dimension of Black characters. The conversations grew, they became larger, and as the rumbling got louder people began to ask, where are OUR indie film makers?
While the smaller blogs were doing the best they could, it was clear that they needed to unite so the word could spread about the filmmakers that were telling stories of strong characters with depth. After a few really good meetings to discuss the vision, it was clear that while both visions were good, they were different. So as a result Black film blogs are covering more ground and filmmakers have a larger audience to market their movies to.
THEBLACKBOXOFFICE.COM launched in October of 2008, and quickly established itself as the leader of the Black Online Film Revolution, with our impressive site design, an unique global perspective on film, and quality content. Other Black Film websites have sought and obtained our consultation on design, content and business strategy.
We believe that our audience deserves the best, and that is what we strive to deliver every day. Since then we have spread our wings launching Black Box Office Daily and Jive!, a blog that does not talk down to today’s young adults but celebrates and includes them in the conversation on a fun, yet intellectual level.
From the very beginning we have changed the game, working closely with filmmakers, offering delightful customer service to our clients and offering affordable and creative marketing and advertising packages.
Here are 10 reasons why filmmakers should continue paying CLOSE attention to THEBLACKBOXOFFICE.COM and the growing influence we have in the the popularity of your film:
1. WE BREAK THE FILM: Before the merger with Tyler and Oprah, we were spreading the word about Precious when it was called PUSH.Now an Oscar winning movie, we inform film lovers of whats what’s next. If another Black Film site is doing it or covering it, it’s probably already been done by us.
2. WE BELIEVE IN THE FILM: If you get us to believe in your film, like we did “MoozLum” and “I Will Follow” we will make sure you get the coverage it deserves. We make sure everyone who is our “friend” knows about your film and WHY they need to support it. We are the bridge between the average movie patron and you. We spread the word and convince the weekend movie warrior why they should see your film and not a major motion picture.
3. STUDIOS MONITOR THE WEB: And they listen to US. That is one reason why AMC theaters has started their program of distributing Black indie films. They are feelings the ripples too.
4. WE INFORM OUR READERS OF GOOD WEBISODES: Webisodes are growing rapidly. This new frontier for filmmakers is fun and important. There are literally THOUSANDS of webisodes out there and we bring you the best of them.
5. YOU GET THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FILM: We take your film directly to the people, and the people decide if your film is good. Our screenings are often better than focus groups because the feedback from the audience are real.
6. WE ROCK SOCIAL MEDIA: You can find us via a Facebook page, and fan page, LinkedIn, Tumblr and Twitter . We meet the audience where they are. We laugh, debate, and at times, even gossip. We are the most social Black Movie website. Combined we reach 11,000 followers and their friends and we are still growing! Most importantly, though…we listen.
7. INFLUENCERS ARE OUR AUDIENCE: Our audience consists of a unique group of artists and creators. Stylists, filmmakers, publicists, studio executives, casting agents, actors, comedians, journalist, bloggers, digital entrepreneurs, business owners, authors, mothers, fathers and teens. Most of our audience are post college educated with families making an average household income of over $60k. From NYC to LA, Chicago to Houston we reach a very unique, down to earth audience.
8. WE HAVE FUN: They say to succeed you should choose something you would do for free. Our growth is because we have FUN working here. We have build a family of contributors who ENJOY informing people of good film. Our contributors are muli-generational, and that makes for some FUN debates!
9. THE AUDIENCE VOTED AND DECIDED THAT WE ARE THE BEST: In 2010 and 2011 we won the Black Weblog Award for Best Black Film website. In 2011, we were nominated for Best Fan Blog by Total Film Magazine. And all that’s cool. But most importantly? Our readers generate an average of 10 pageviews per visit. They come, they read, they share.
10. WE GO BEYOND FILM: We review music, video games, books, and T.V. We cover science and education. We cover technology relative to media. We give you more than movies, we offer our readers a LIFESTYLE experience.
You are an important part of this online revolution and we are glad you’re joining us! Welcome to the rebellion!
