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CHANGEMAKERS RADIO’S program on April 19, from 5-5:30 p.m. on BlogTalk Radio, will be on where the DVD industry is going and the future of streaming and downloading films from the Internet. My guest is Ryan J. Kugler, the President and Co-Owner of Distribution Video and Audio, or DVA for short. It’s one of the nation’s largest home entertainment wholesalers with over 20 million units a year in movies, music, and video games, and $20 million in annual sales. Ryan has appeared on both national TV and in print talking about the entertainment industry, including the CBS Early Show, ABC7 News, Entrepreneur Magazine, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Moviemaker Magazine, and the New York Times. He also hosts film seminars with advice for filmmakers, actors, producers and others seeking to succeed in the movie industry.

Some of the questions we’ll discuss are:

  • Where exactly is the DVD industry going in this era of streaming and downloading films?

  • About how large are these different platforms for distributing films? In terms of volume? In terms of sales?

  • Are DVDs likely to be replaced by Blue-Rays? By streaming or downloading films? What is the likely future for these platforms over the next year? Two or three years? Five years?

  • What do these changes mean for the future of the bricks and mortar stores like Blockbuster or the smaller boutique video stores, like the Video Room?

  • Are film distributors also involved in the rights for selling a film for TV network or cable distribution or are there separate arrangements for TV or cable rights?

  • Are film distributors involved in sales through Websites or are their separate arrangements for this?

  • How do new filmmakers get their films into distribution in these different formats? Are these exclusive arrangements, or do filmmakers get involved with multiple distributors?

  • What do you and other distributors look for in deciding whether to distribute a particular film? Can you decide based on a trailer or do you need a completely finished film?

  • What kind of costs can indie filmmakers expect when they are picked up for distribution – or do the distributors pick up the costs?

  • Can you give some examples of films you have distributed?

  • What led some films to be very successful?

  • To what extent are filmmakers involved in helping to promote and market their films with you?

  • What kind of mistakes have filmmakers made in distributing their films?

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