Distribution
Building Your EPK
Festivals, press, sales agents, and programmers all ask for the same thing: your EPK. This course walks you through building a professional electronic press kit from scratch — every asset it needs, how to write the copy, and how to package it so your film looks like it has a marketing department behind it, even when it's just you.
What you'll learn
✓Know exactly what belongs in a film EPK and why each piece earns its place
✓Write a logline, synopsis, and director's statement that make people care
✓Assemble stills, poster, and a press release that read as truly professional
✓Package a digital EPK and festival press kit that gets your film covered
Pairs with this tool
Filmmaker Toolbox
Assemble your EPK in the Filmmaker Toolbox — keep your synopsis, bios, stills, poster, and press release organized in one place so you can export a clean, up-to-date press kit the moment a festival or journalist asks for it.
Open Filmmaker Toolbox →Course chapters
Module 1 — Foundations
I8 min
What an electronic press kit is, and why every serious film needs one
What an EPK Is & Why It Matters
II8 min
EPK, press kit, press release — what each is and how they fit together
EPK vs. Press Kit vs. Press Release
III8 min
The full checklist of what goes inside a professional film EPK
What Goes Inside an EPK
IV8 min
Capture the stills, BTS, and materials during production — not after
Gathering Your Assets from Day One
Module 2 — Core Craft
V9 min
Logline, short and long synopsis — the story materials that hook readers
Logline, Synopsis & Story Materials
VI8 min
The director's statement, cast and crew bios, and clean credits block
Director's Statement, Bios & Credits
VII8 min
Press stills, the poster, and key art — the images press actually use
Stills, Poster & Key Art
VIII9 min
Write a press release journalists can turn into a story with no extra work
Writing the Press Release
Module 3 — Putting It to Work
IX9 min
Lay out the EPK document itself — design, order, and a polished PDF
Building the EPK Document
X8 min
The digital EPK and press page — a shareable link that always works
The Digital EPK & Press Page
XI8 min
What festivals specifically want in a press kit, and how to deliver it
The Festival Press Kit
XII9 min
Use your EPK to pitch press, land coverage, and get your film seen
Using Your EPK to Land Press