{"podcast":{"title":"Film Hustlers","slug":"film-hustlers-340738","podcast_index_feed_id":340738,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/236108.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/236108","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xpvczvkqa4ywp9v8pjc14ljdyib8?.jpg","author":"Roberts Media LLC","episode_count":196,"summary":"Filmmaker Mark Roberts (Meet Me Next Christmas, Strangers with Candy) and aspiring filmmaker Rod \"Tuddy” Rinks discuss in detail how to navigate the treacherous world of filmmaking from pitching, financing, casting, securing rights, post-production, distribution etc. We cover it all!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-hustlers-340738"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About FILM Distribution with Film Mode Entertainment's Clay Epstein 🎬","slug":"the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein","published_at":"2026-05-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-hustlers-340738/the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-hustlers-340738","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/236108/episodes/19193134-the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/236108/episodes/19193134-the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, Film Hustlers! 🌍 If you’ve ever wondered if it’s actually worth raising a million bucks to make an independent movie, this is the one episode you cannot afford to miss. Veteran film distributor Clay Epstein (Founder of Film Mode Entertainment) pulls back the curtain on the harsh realities of the market, the myth of \"gurus\" telling you to believe in your dreams, and what it actually takes to sell your movie. Turn up the volume, hit that SUBSCR...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, Film Hustlers! 🌍 If you’ve ever wondered if it’s actually worth raising a million bucks to make an independent movie, this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1719,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-hustlers-340738/episodes/the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-hustlers-340738/the-truth-about-film-distribution-with-film-mode-entertainment-s-clay-epstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}