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- SX So What (and When and Where)?
On my way to South By Southwest today, where there are a host of interesting film and interactive panels to cover. I’ll probably do most of my commentary/info sharing on Twitter but will also be posting video and more from the panel I’m moderating, THE MAIN EVENT: Finding an Audience for Your Film which drops on Sunday at 12:30… [more]
- Making your Media Matter, eventually
Unfortunately, Making Your Media Matter 2010 has been postponed due to Snomageddon or whatever you prefer to call the massive storms of late in DC. For the wait, here’s an interview from NPR’s On the Media with MYMM organizer and Center for Social Media director Pat Aufderheide
- Crowd Control at SXSW
I’m super excited about my upcoming panel at South by Southwest- THE MAIN EVENT: Finding an Audience for Your Film on Sunday the 14th. This will not be your typical distro panel with a bunch of talking heads bemoaning the lack of money in the digital market. NO! Instead we’ll be sharing with filmmakers and enterprising folks some of the new (and tried-and-true) tools that can get people out to your movie.
The essential theory for me is that any event that costs money has to have a way to meet people- “meet” in… [more]
- Lance Weiler, Peter Baxter, Saskia Wilson-Brown, Brian Newman and Paul Rachman in Park City
“The New Breed”
NEW BREED PARK CITY – AN OPEN DISCUSSION from Sabi Pictures on Vimeo.… [more]
- Real time, as it were
I’ve decided to set up an “all-infinicine-related” twitter account for your bite-sized enjoyment. Please follow me @infinicine
- Infinicine in the top 100!
I’m not sure what this honour means exactly, but Infinicine was just listed as a top 100 film blog. Cool!… [more]
- Toronto bound? New distribution at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival is more about watching movie (and schmoozing at parties) than attending panels but there are a couple of things geared towards documentary filmmakers that would be worth checking out during all the glam.
The Doc Conference
Sunday, September 13, 2009
University of Toronto’s Victoria College (93 Charles Street West, behind the Isabel Bader Theatre), Room 323
An all-day meeting, with this panel a highlight for filmmakers interested in new directions in funding/sales:
1:30pm – Financing in Tough Times
Franny Armstrong, Director, The Age of Stupid
Dan Cogan, Impact Partners
Lois Vossen, ITVS*Doc Conference is open to all Guest Relations, Sales & Industry… [more]
- I Interview Slava Rubin of IndieGoGo.com
IndieGoGo.com offers online fundraising and promotional tools to independent filmmakers… [more]
- Creatasphere presents an equipment demo
From the mailbag:
Emerging Technologies Workshop Summer ‘09: High Performance, Cost-Efficient New Systems
Createasphere/CONNECT Event @ Abel Cine Tech
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 - 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
(light refreshments will be served)
Session 1 4pm – 4:50pm JVC GY-HM700L17 ProHD Solid-State Camcorder
Session 2 5pm – 5:50pm… [more]
- Power to the Pixel deadline nears
From the Power to the Pixel site:
We are looking for stories that can span film, TV, online, mobile and gaming to be presented to a select group of financiers, commissioners, tech companies, online portals and media companies in front of an audience of PttP participants.
The selected project teams will compete for the
BABELGUM PIXEL PITCH AWARD of £6,000.Teams will benefit from significant international publicity and be introduced to new international business and partnership opportunities as well as one-to-one consultancies.
1. Projects must have a Producer attached and be submitted through a production company
2. Submissions must be made by the Producer
3. Producer(s)… [more]
