Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: How to find a film booker?

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Posted by Charles Wierdsma (Member # 4260) on 06-28-2007, 05:19 PM:

Greetings,
I am planning to open a single screen theater (90% done planning) and need to find a booker. We'd like to show 35mm first-runs, subs, and some spanish translations of these as well.
Any help is appreciated.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 06-28-2007, 08:57 PM:

Call the Independent Marketing Edge at this number:

406-587-1251

and ask for a copy of the Showtime Buyer's Guide. It has listings on anything you could possibly need for your theatre, including bookers.

The same office is home to Clark Film Buying, which is the booking service we use. Ask for Verl or Drew.

The Buyer's Guide book is free, although as a non-subscriber to the IME they may ask you to pay postage or a small fee for it. Whatever, it's worth it. 132 pages of everything you could possibly need. Booker listings start on page 12 of the current issue.

While you're at it, ask for samples of the IME newsletter. It's expensive ($250/year) but very timely and full of great information. Among other things, it'll provide you with artwork for all your ads.

Tell 'em Mike from Forsyth sent you. Good luck with your theatre. As a single screener myself, I'm here to tell you it CAN work. But prepare to work hard!

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 06-28-2007, 09:04 PM:

Clark Film Buying
P. O. Box 10517
Boseman Montana 59719-0517
1-800-265-8257
Fax 1-406-586-1571
406-587-1251

..try this one out for he books in COLORADO as well.

good luck - Monte

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 06-28-2007, 10:45 PM:

Great post! That's the same booker I recommended.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 06-28-2007, 11:35 PM:

Thx Mike. Verl books for a friend of mine in Utah and is completely satisfied on how Verl has taken care of him. I would recommend Verl to any new owner since his creditability has paid off.

Course, I remember Verl from the good ol' T.O.I. days when he was a manager with this infamous circuit...

[ 06-29-2007, 03:12 AM: Message edited by: Monte L Fullmer ]

Posted by Charles Wierdsma (Member # 4260) on 06-29-2007, 11:12 AM:

Thanks for the contacts and advice and encouragement [Smile]

Posted by Charles Wierdsma (Member # 4260) on 06-29-2007, 03:04 PM:

Mike, Verl was a good first contact, thanks. He appreciated being referred by you. Sorry, Monte, he hadn't heard of you. IME samples are on their way and they are comping a Buyers Guide.

Posted by Kara J. McVay (Member # 1285) on 07-02-2007, 09:46 AM:

I use Theatre Service Network: Steve Felperin 630-340-5811, I have 3 screens and he does a great job for me. We have used him for 5 years now and would never think of changing!!

Posted by David Graham Rose (Member # 1450) on 07-05-2007, 03:41 PM:

Greetings

Over here in the UK, the best place to find film booker is in the nearest public house to the said bookers office!

From Cambridge

Goodnight