Take that, Mark Gill: "I can't talk about the 'crisis' of the indie film industry," producer Ted Hope told the Film Independent Filmmakers' Forum Saturday in Los Angeles. "There is no crisis." What there is, he says, is "a profound paradigm shift" that will bring "true independence." However, that shift also means giving up dreams of fat distribution deals and taking full responsibility for a film all the way through marketing and distribution. "We have to step back from the glamour," Hope says. "We have to stop making so many films." [indieWIRE]

Distribution consultant Peter Broderick takes on the brave new world of distribution post Mark Gill, going into internet fundraising, podcasts, YouTube and direct website sales, along with 10 "guiding principles of New World Distribution." Best of all, however, is this handy-dandy chart. Clip and save! [PeterBroderick.com]

Scott Kirsner has a modest proposal for film festivals and indie filmmakers who love them: "During the festival, or on the day it ends, (filmmakers) should make their movie available through their own Web site, perhaps using DVD-on-demand services like NeoFlix, Film Baby, or CreateSpace/Amazon. Same thing for making downloads available: get that movie onto Amazon Unbox, B-Side, or iArthouse." Festivals can help out by making deals with iTunes, cable channels or pay-per-view. Writes Kirsner: "If I read a glowing review of something playing at Toronto this weekend, I’m going to want to download it or buy the DVD right then –- and I may not feel the same way a week later, after the festival ends (I may not remember the movie at all by that point.)" Toronto’s rules say that films can’t be available on the Internet prior to the last day of the festival. [CinemaTech]