Workshop with Jon Reiss TOMORROW — The DIY Bible: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop on How To Distribute Your Film in the Digital Era
Hey everyone! I’m doing a workshop with Film Independent Tuesday nights (through September 8th) it’s going very well. I would like to invite all of you to attend if interested. The DIY Bible: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop on How To Distribute Your Film in the Digital Era **Topic for Tuesday, August 18th: Reinventing the […]
Social Networking to Increase Your Independent Film’s Exposure (well, duh).
IndieGoGo – A resource you should all know about. On Monday Triplepundit (typically an environment site) issued this article interviewing the Slava Rubin of Indie GoGo. IndieGoGo: Cause Awareness Through Entertainment By Gennefer Snowfield | August 10th, 2009 | Triplepundit.com The social web has opened the floodgates of communication, allowing users from all over the […]
Film Independent Lecture Series: The DIY Bible: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop on How To Distribute Your Film in the Digital Era with Jon Reiss
Hey everyone! I’m doing a workshop with Film Independent Tuesday nights starting tomorrow (through September 8th) and would like to invite all of you to attend if interested. The DIY Bible: A Nuts and Bolts Workshop on How To Distribute Your Film in the Digital Era **Topic for Tuesday, August 11th: Your Film’s Overall Distribution […]
10 Insights to the Indie Film World (as shared at this year’s LA Film Fest)
Ok, so I already spoke about James D. Stern’s talk a few days ago, but wanted to share the broader message as so eloquently reported by Indie Wire last week. Great, great stuff. The World As We Know It Is Over? 10 Insights on the Movie Biz IndieWire.com by Andy Lauer (June 23, 2009) “The […]
Indie Film Today: Retiring or Resurging?
This post came from The Indie Auteur blog and was in response to an ongoing argument on the future of indie film. Stephan’s mentality of “do something about it or stop complaining” struck a chord with me. Article is re-posted below: It’s Always A Hard Time To Be Indie by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj A recent […]
Indie Film Takes Lesson from Indie Music – Online Marketing at its Best
When music downloading and the internet really hit, many thought it would be the collapse of the music industry. For similar-yet-different reasons, the indie film world finds itself in a similar position today, and in combination with our poor economy, we’ve all heard the horror stories surrounding the decline and potential collapse of indie film. […]
Palm Springs Shortfest Speaking Event – Come see me in Palm Springs.
Hey everybody – I’m speaking about DIY Distribution at the Palm Springs Shortfest next Friday as part of a festival panelist discussion. Details below! Copied from the PS Shortfest page: Friday, June 26, 1:30 PM @ Hilton Palm Springs – DIY Distribution Event DIY Distribution Showing: Friday, June 26, 1:30 PM Running Time: 90 Minutes […]
A Review of Scott Kirsner’s Book, “Fans, Friends, & Followers” by Stephanie Bousely
A Review of Scott Kirsner’s “Fans, Friends, & Followers” by Stephanie Bousley Hi everyone. My name’s Stephanie Bousely and I am working with Jon to help him with his book launch. Upon starting to work on the project, Jon had me read Scott Kirsner’s “Fans, Friends, & Followers” and write a review on it. For […]
Speaking Event! LA Film Festival Financing Conference on Saturday, June 20th, 9am.
Don’t miss this all-day event on independent film production, financing, and distribution at the 2009 LA Film Festival! I will be speaking with a great lineup of indie experts and special guests. On Saturday, June 20 at The Landmark – West Los Angeles for the Film Financing Conference: a full-day event designed to discuss different […]
Reducing Your Film’s Budget – Saving on Music Liscense Rights and Music Costs with KUSSU!
If you’re a music lover like me as well as a DIY/Independent filmmaker, you are all too familiar with the music-picking, music-clearing, music-scoring ordeals that come along when making your work. Well, word is getting out about KUSSU – your new favorite resource for free/cheap film music. The Article is from PRLog.com, published last week: […]