Tony Ianiro and Mark D’Angelo of the newly-launched Back Lot studios have created a flat fee distribution model that they hope will give more power back to film producers and investors. Both are former Paramount Pictures Australia employees.
The ‘flat fee’ system will charge producers a fee determined by the number of screens a film is shown on.
Blinder was the first cab off the rank for Back Lot and opened on 114 screens, according to Ianiro. The fee charged to the producers of that film would be different to the fee charged to the producers of another film with a smaller release.
