The New Film Festival Model
I posted this on Ted Hope’s blog yesterday. More Thoughts On The New Film Festival Model By JON REISS “Blood Simple” was the first film I bought a ticket for at a film festival. It was screening at the NYFF and I soon came to recognize that the films accepted to that fest were of […]
Cool Tips for Community Managers
This was published on mashable.com. 10 FRESH TIPS FOR COMMUNITY MANAGERS By Jolie O’Dell 1. Get Zen Community managers have to have the unflappable calm so often seen in the mothers of multiple young children. Let the juice spill, the finger paints fly, the toddler scream. All is well. Develop your sense of humor and […]
Saskia Wilson-Brown Joins Forces with OpenIndie
This was posted by Saskia in her blog last Monday. OPEN INDIE :: YAY I have a little announcement. I’ve agreed to join forces with OpenIndie, Arin Crumley and Kieran Masterson’s awesome, open website tool for independent filmmakers. I’ll be joining the team as a consultant in the role of filmmaker outreach- something I know […]
Huffington Post Article: Thoughts on ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’
Here is my piece for the Huffington Post that ran today. OBSESSION, GENIUS, OR BOTH: THOUGHTS ON EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP By Jon Reiss If you are interested in the creative process and/or freedom of expression and/or the role of media manipulation in consumer culture (as I would suppose 99.9% of you are) then […]
A Review of the IFP Lab by Filmmaker David Soll
Published today on the IFP blog. David Soll, Director of PUPPET, takes in IFP’s Doc Labs We’re already three days into the lab, so I have a bit of catching up to do. I didn’t get to the blogging as quickly as I should have, and Danielle has good reason to be mad at me […]
2010 IFP Lab Starts this Week
This was published on indieWIRE today. IFP Names 10 Features for Documentary Lab By BASIL TSIOKOS Ten first time feature documentary filmmakers are taking part in the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs in New York City this week, the IFP announced today. As previously announced, the documentary lab is part of an expanded year-round program for […]
ITVS Releases Digital Survey 2009
This was published on itvs.org. Producers today face unprecedented challenges in finding and engaging audiences. The proliferation of platforms and promotional outlets make it harder than ever to develop a unified strategy for connecting with diverse viewers. In the spirit of helping each other navigate the changing landscape, ITVS for the second year surveyed nearly […]
IFP Announces National Distribution Lab For Independent Filmmakers
This was posted today on shootonline.com. NEW YORK, March 30, 2010 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | — IFP announces the expansion of its prestigious Independent Filmmaker Labs, introducing the addition of its 2010 Distribution Lab in collaboration with Ted Hope & Jon Reiss. While many programs are well geared toward teaching filmmakers how to write, […]
TOTBO Review by Chris’ MMM
This was published yesterday on moviemarketingmadness.com. Book Review: Think Outside the Box Office By CHRIS THILK I’m a big fan of books – or conference sessions or whatever – that manage to be educational to all levels of experience and existing knowledge without being condescending to those who are already in the know or have […]
Interview With Cassidy At SXSW
This was published today on Living Proof Magazine. SXSW INTERVIEW | FILMMAKER JON REISS By CASSIDY Jon Reiss has spent the last 30 years making badass documentary films about punk rock, the rave scene, and graffiti. You have almost certainly seen his film Bomb It, a feature length documentary about global graffiti culture. The film […]