Features: The Top Doc Reps

Sales agent. Producer's rep. Consultant. International sales agent. The number of titles used to describe the people who play matchmaker between filmmakers and buyers is dizzying, not to mention confusing. And, although there are subtle differences ascribed to each designation, these are by no means clear cut or recognized industry wide. Strip away the spin and they all have one thing in common: they sell films. And none are distributors. Distributors are the people who actually exploit a film's rights in a territory. But there are a few assumptions that can be made based on the title a rep chooses to take.