This morning I went to a panel discussion at the New Filmmakers Day at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It was packed – I almost didn’t get in, but the nice people from VIFF let us all squeeze in there… floor seating, but it was a good panel, so I didn’t mind at all.
The [...]
The New Zealand Film Commission is organizing this event on October 3rd in Auckland. From their press release:
“Filmmakers, producers and distributors keen to unravel the confusing world of cross-platform film distribution, and to hear the latest techniques and insider tips on internet marketing, are encouraged to attend the New Zealand Film Commission’s one day workshop [...]
I will be attending the Vancouver International Film Festival in the next two weeks. Just picked up my pass today – and I am now sifting through the long list of films. Any recommendations?
I am particularly looking forward to the New Filmmakers Day on Saturday. I will be blogging my impressions and comments on the [...]
Today I went to the panel on Niche Marketing Tools at the IFC. Here’s a quick overview over what was said (after introductions…).
What:
Niche Marketing Tools panel, at the Independent Filmmaker Conference
Who:
Moderator: Chris Holland, Director of Festival Operations, B-side
Panellists:
Jason Cassidy, EVP Marketing, Miramax
Larry Fessenden, director The Last Winter
Jon Gerrans, President, Strand Releasing
Aaron Hillis, Co-Founder, Benten Films
Stephen [...]
I am at the Independent Film Week in New York this week. Not exclusively, there are some other FilmTiki-related things going on, but I will surely take in a few panels at the Independent Filmmaker Conference. I am especially interested in the panels that are taking place tomorrow and Wednesday. I will see how much [...]
“A friend told me about it”
A couple of days ago my feed delivered this great little graph from the ever entertaining and very spot on indexed blog. And amongst the comments I found this one: “I’ve noticed this a lot with movie releases.”
Have you noticed that too?
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Our friend Ernst Gossner is working on a new film: he is shooting a doco called Global Warning in the South-Tyrolean Alps, about the melting Glaciers that are spitting out mummyfied soldiers and ammunition from WWI… fascinating stuff!
And: Ernst is blogging and video blogging about the production of his film. Very good use of a [...]
