I’ve got a couple of stories to point to for anyone who has iTunes on their radar screen. Personally I only purchase experimental items from iTunes because I dislike the DRM policy and the fact that unlike my Audible account, if I have a drive failure or otherwise lose my file, Apple doesn’t provide [...]
Tag Archives: Indiewire
SnagFilms.com
17-Jul-08Lot’s of news to share with you on SnagFilms, a new company founded by Ted Leonsis and backed by Steve Case and Miles Gilburne. Let’s start here:
SnagFilms Offers Free Instant Streaming And Viral Sharing Of Hundreds Of Documentary Films. Ad Revenue Shared With Filmmakers, Viewers Connected To Causes
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2008 – [...]
From Indiewire, by Eugene Hernandez (June 9, 2008)
Hoping to launch a viable new revenue stream for a wide swath of independent films and filmmakers, the Tribeca Film Institute has unveiled Reframe, a curated online outlet with its sights set on filtering some 10,000 films and videos via the Internet. Opening its digital doors today, Reframe [...]
Anthony Kaufman, for Indiewire, provides an in-depth review of the discussions regarding Digital Rights that have occurred at Festivals across both the US and Europe.
And that’s the million-dollar question. How much are these rights worth for producers and filmmakers? “Right now, the answer,” said B-Side’s Chris Hyams, “is that there really are no filmmakers who [...]
A Shout Out to True/False Film Fest
05-Mar-08It’s worth pointing to a few recent mentions for the recently completed Documentary Film Festival in Columbia.
AJ Schnack ranks it #10 in his listing of Top 30 International Documentary Film Festivals
The most convivial and intimate of the big US documentary festivals. Puts a premium on quality and diversity over premiere status. [...]
Honors For Nonfiction Films
11-Jan-08We pointed to a story in the Wall Street Journal late last year on the Oscar’s issues with Documentary Films. Well, there’s a group of filmmakers and film festival programmers who have decided that Documentary Films deserve more. From AJ Schnack’s blog
Why should an artist of any stripe put focus and effort into [...]
