IndieFlix filmmaker creates on and off-line film communities

IndieFlix filmmaker creates on and off-line film communities IndieFlix filmmaker D.A. Sebasstian is taking the indie world by the horns and creating a space, both on and off-line, where film lovers can meet, watch films and support each other. We'll do a rundown of his projects here, but make sure to visit D.A.'s blog and FilmEES website for more ...
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And the winner is…

And the winner is… Congratulations Detroit Independent Film Festival Online Audience Award Winner "That's Life." Chuck Gale directed the short film "That's Life," a tale about a crazed gunman who takes hostages in a bar, holding the audience in suspense at every twist and turn. IndieFlix is excited to move forward with a distribution deal ...
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Finding Playland, a bestselling trip down Seattle’s memory lane

Finding Playland, a bestselling trip down Seattle’s memory lane "Finding Playland" is a nostalgic trip through Seattle's carnival past. It has connected audiences with a part of history tucked away and is now the biggest sleeper hit in the IndieFlix library. The Playland Amusement Park was a 65 acre amusement park built on Bitter Lake in 1930, just seven miles ...
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AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival Online Polls Now Open!

AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival Online Polls Now Open! Online polls for the 15th annual AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival are now open on IndieFlix.com! Audiences all over the world can now log in and watch free films, courtesy of SJFF. The winning film gets a monetary prize from SJFF during closing night festivities and will also be offered a ...
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Seattle’s ‘Humpday’ director Lynn Shelton Moves to MTV

Seattle’s ‘Humpday’ director Lynn Shelton Moves to MTV [caption id="attachment_4697" align="alignright" width="550" caption="Lynn Shelton in the MTV photo booth at Sundance 2010"][/caption] Seattle film darling Lynn Shelton, director of "Humpday," is moving to the web. She has directed a Seattle-based webisode series for MTV's $5 Cover, a psuedo-reality web series that follows artists in multiple cities throughout the US. ...
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San Diego Indie-fest: Feed Your Mind, Free Your Muse

San Diego Indie-fest: Feed Your Mind, Free Your Muse The 6th annual San Diego Indiefest is slated for March 26-27 in North Park and, for the first time, the entire first day will be dedicated to everything indie film. San Diego-based film production company (and networking extraordinaire) Mental Eclectic is hosting the Mental Eclectic Film Stage at the Queen Bee ...
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Part 1: “In The Darkness” team: pioneers on ‘the verge of madness’

Part 1: “In The Darkness” team: pioneers on ‘the verge of madness’ This is the first post in the IndieFlix blog series following the progression of the "In The Darkness" distribution story. In The Darkness is not your average feature film release.  Bypassing all traditional distribution routes, the team behind the film is ready to embrace the digital age through the online-only ...
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DIFF Polls Now Open

DIFF Polls Now Open Voting has officially begun for the Detroit Independent Film Festival Online Audience Award. This is the first annual Detroit Independent Film Festival (DIFF), and IndieFlix is proud to be extending part of the experience to web users worldwide. As a Michigan native, I think this is a pretty cool way ...
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Industry Leader B-Side Closes Shop

Industry Leader B-Side Closes Shop I think it's important to address the closing of B-Side. It's a bit uncomfortable to talk about, honestly- they were our competitors and we have envied the scale of their company and their reach and success, often citing them as a resource for our work here. IndieFlix was just as surprised ...
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First Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival Online Audience Award, Powered by IndieFlix

First Annual Detroit Independent Film Festival Online Audience Award, Powered by IndieFlix The first annual Detroit Independent Film Festival, DIFF, will also be the first festival "made global" by IndieFlix as part of our Indie-fest re-launch. Starting Feb. 24, you can log in to the site (the URL will be announced next week) and watch the featured short films for free. Then, you ...
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South by Southwest begins March 12

South by Southwest begins March 12 Three weeks out and one of the country’s largest and most comprehensive film festivals – South by Southwest (SXSW) -- is beginning to focus everyone’s attention: those who will be attending and those who are pretending they don’t want to. The ten-day festival in Austin, Texas is three festivals in fact ...
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Take the Indie Challenge!

Take the Indie Challenge! IndieFlix is seeking a handful of guinea pigs to watch a few short films and give us their feedback!   [caption id="attachment_4624" align="aligncenter" width="338" caption="Be an IndieFlix Guinea Pig!"][/caption]     We're programming some local movie nights, and we'd like to gauge audience reaction to some of the movies we're considering.  If you'd like to ...
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Are the Winter Olympics too dangerous for athletes?

Are the Winter Olympics too dangerous for athletes? [caption id="attachment_4615" align="alignright" width="380" caption="Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili takes his first training run Friday in on the Olympic luge track in Whistler, British Columbia. On his second run, Kumaritashvili was killed in a crash. Photo courtesy of the Christian Science Moniter."][/caption] Today's tragic death of Olympic luger athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, just ...
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MadFlix 2 Tonight at McGilvra’s

sundnacethumb We’re hosting a beer and free movie party tonight at McGilvra’s at 8 p.m. They are the bar in our backyard that we all love to stop by for a mid-day pick-me-up. Come by for a drink and short flick... we hope to see you there!
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Sunday’s the Day. Remember it, or suffer the consequences!

Sunday’s the Day. Remember it, or suffer the consequences! Hey all, I’m Matt, one of the new interns here at IndieFlix. My background is in fiction writing so I feel slightly out of place with the cinephiles, but I have seen one or two movies, and I’m looking forward to finding some new angles to try something different. I’ll ...
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IndieFlix CEO Joins the New Media Conversation at Columbia University

IndieFlix CEO Joins the New Media Conversation at Columbia University IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen will join a film industry for The Conversation: a conference on social marketing, new media and storytelling at Columbia University on March 27.  Columbia U industry executives will join filmmakers and media representatives and discuss their thoughts on the current industry and predictions for the future. The ...
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