IndieFlix

Tales from the Digital Frontier a series of cutting-edge presentations and panels Wednesday 24 June, Edinburgh International Film Festival
This unique programme will reveal how digital pioneers are using the internet and digital tools to market, distribute and sell their work, creating new alternatives to the theatrical-led model.

Everyone,
In an unprecedented weekly jump (6,286 percent) April Showers has gone from just cracking the top 10,000 on the IMDB.com (an Amazon.com company) charts to ranking 153 on the same chart a week later. IMDB.com’s movie meter rankings operate, according to IMDB.com, in the following manner.
“Movie meter rankings provide a snapshot of what movies are [...]

* Caught in the Game
* Partly Cloudy
* Behaviors of the Backpacker
* LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug
* Karma Police

April Showers is one of those films that elicits a variety of responses from those who see it, however, the questions that keep arising are those pertaining to the film’s truth or parallel to my own life. While I feel I’ve been straight forward and open about where the lines of reality and fiction touch or sometimes blur it hasn’t stopped a number of you out there from surmising and coming to your own conclusions; some of which are very accurate and others…well, not so much. I will attempt to address some of the bigger questions that seem to linger out there between the web and our fan sites.

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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 IndieFlix Play It Again Podcast with Jon Moritsugu Hosted By Lois Fein [26:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

When I was around eight or nine years old, nearly twenty years ago now, I was home sick with one of the worst bouts of the flu I’d ever had. I rarely get sick (knock on wood) but when I do it puts me down for the count and I can still remember this particular bug to this day.

Prior to making April Showers I made my living creating movie posters and television ad campaigns for several leading entertainment-advertising firms in Hollywood. Chances are if you’ve seen a summer blockbuster or enjoyed any of the programming on ABC, CBS, TNT and others you’ve probably seen some of my work, yet few know what truly goes into creating a poster or ad campaign for a feature film or television show.

* The Graduates
* Love & Plutonium
* The Art of Stalking
* AAAAAH!! Indie Horror Hits, Volume 1
* Bukan

* American Guys
* Becoming Royston
* The Changi Murals
* El Corrido: The Two Sides of the Song
* I Love Malay

Yesterday afternoon April Showers debuted on Amazon VOD for online streaming, rental and download. I understand that many of you may be new to watching movies via your computer and up until this point the film has only been available on iTunes, which isn’t a service that everyone uses. In an attempt to make it so everyone can enjoy April Showers, regardless of their preferences in computer manufacturers, we’ve made the film available on Amazon VOD. Now, Amazon VOD is a bit more multifaceted in terms of features and ways to enjoy the film in your home and I’m going to do my best to walk you through each and everyone. So here we go.

“Here’s looking at you – the independent filmmaker”

Every Tuesday. A conversation with IndieFlix independent filmmakers –
producers, writers, actors, directors.

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 IndieFlix with Filmmaker Ryan Gielen [18:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In the ever-expanding digital universe, Amazon VOD seems to be gaining some significant ground in films on demand.  We invite you to check out the growing IndieFlix library on the service!  Over 90 films and growing!  Everyone please enjoy this summer, nothing like winding down with a good movie!

Thanks again,
Team IndieFlix

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* Down The Road
* The State of Sunshine
* Haberdash
* Resilience
* Year of the Donkey

IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen began an international tour, starting at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, to introduce its new distribution model for independent films. The model aims to release a film via different mediums at different stages in order to maximize an independent film’s viewership against the backdrop of a film community dominated by big-budget Hollywood movies. The example used is IndieFlix’s release of Andrew Robinson’s April Showers, a narrative film based on Robinson’s experience as a student during the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.

We all know the fable of the tortoise and the hare. The hare takes off running at the starting gun while the tortoise lumbers on down the path. Throughout the race the hare becomes cocky and in his infinite wisdom stops for a bite to eat and settles down for a nap. Meanwhile the good tortoise, never changing his pace nor style, continues on. The hare wakens to find the tortoise within reach of the finish line and takes off in mad sprint but it is too late, the tortoise crosses first and claims victory.

Andrew Robinson’s Podcast for Wednesday, May 20

April Showers Fan Questions Answered

Also available on iTunes

 Andrew Robinson Podcast [23:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download