Posts Tagged ‘Filmmaker panel’

IndieFlix Presents Filmmaker Summit at Slamdance Jan. 23rd

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

fslogo2Slamdance is taking the film industry to the chopping block this year and all filmmakers should take notice.

We are at a a unique time in film’s history: tried and true marketing strategies are falling flat and new talent is rising faster than you can say “Paranormal Activity.” These days, anyone can call themselves a filmmaker (if even only on YouTube) and the commercial film world doesn’t seem so high and mighty anymore.

To discuss this and more, IndieFlix and fellow hosts The Workbook Project and Open Video Alliance are presenting a Filmmaker Summit at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah this Saturday, Jan. 23.

The mission? To jointly craft a new charter for filmmaking, storytelling and content distribution with and by the global filmmaking community.

They’ll be talking about hard issues facing filmmakers in a new DIY distribution and marketing world. Audiences can log in to the Workbook Project Filmmaker Summit page and ask film-making questions, which are collaboratively answered and edited by other users. Users also get the opportunity to pose their vision of a truly independent film industry and share the tools and resources they’ve discovered along the way. Ultimately, it’s the users who decide which questions and answers will be answered at Saturday’s panel.

Tune in on Jan 23rd for the live stream from Park City, Utah at www.slamdance.com/summit.

Join IndieFlix for Filmmaker Conversation on Nov. 3!

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

thegraduatesIndieFlix favorite “The Graduates” is having a special theatrical run at Central Cinema today through Thursday, Nov. 5.

So we thought, what better way to show our support than to hop on Ryan Gielen’s bandwagon, invite some local filmmakers and join the party?

Join us Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. before the screening for a special filmmaker conversation at Central Cinema on making it in today’s world as an indie filmmaker and will tackle the question, “Now That You’ve Made the Movie, How Do You Make The Money?”

Weighing in on distribution will be IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen. Ryan Gielen will offer his advice on grassroots marketing and distribution tactics (he could write a book on the subject!) and four other local IndieFlix filmmakers will jump in and give their opinions too.

Weighing in with Ryan and Scilla are Meredith Binder, writer and producer of “Alistair MacLean: Y’did Nefesh;” Jeff Pearson and Mary Jones, director and producer (respectively) of “Pirate Radio USA;” Andrew Franks, writer and director of “Intermission” and Greg Broherton, writer, director and producer of “Finding Playland.”

So, grab a slice of Central Cinema’s delicious pizza, slurp down some beer and prepare to get inspired by these filmmakers!

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