Episode 35 - February Announcements With THE Ryan Verrill

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts interview Ryan Verrill about his work in film distribution and the February announcements in the boutique physical media community.

Finding the joy in unfettered creativity. A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness and context to movies of any budget, from anywhere, and during any time. In Episode 35 we finally sit down with the esteemed stepfather of the boutique physical media community, the most connected man on the internet, and future playgirl model, Ryan Verrill. In addition to the incredible community Ryan has built with the Disc-Connected, the podcast network and special features consortium he has established and grown with Someone's Favorite Productions, Ryan has also recently launched the longtime stealth project, Antenna Releasing. Ryan is the type of guy that you want to be successful. He loves movies and loves promoting them and has been a champion of preservation for as long as he has had a platform. His depth and breadth of knowledge is on full display as we go through the February announcements of mainline, sublabels, OCN, and Melusine. But before we dive in to that we get a deep dive into Antenna Releasing, a filmmaker-forward film distribution and physical media publishing house. It's a venture that has been a long time in the making, and Ryan gives us insights into the first theatrical…

People in this episode

Host: They Live By Film

Guest: Ryan Verrill

Topics covered

• film distribution
• physical media
• boutique labels
• interviews
• movie preservation

Keywords

• Ryan Verrill
• Antenna Releasing
• film distribution
• physical media
• movie preservation
• boutique labels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disc-Connected, Someone's Favorite Productions, Antenna Releasing

Books & works: Stolen Kindgom

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