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The Transformation of Television

Nikki — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:59:50 -0600

Joost, Hulu and boxee – one thing is for sure, names like the American Broadcasting Company (aka ABC) are a thing of the past. Instead, the future of broadcasting is filled with silly-named companies that aim to overthrow your idea of television.

Documentary 2.0: Making Media That Matters

michele — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:38:49 -0500

Each June, The Media That Matters Film Festival selects a group of 12 shorts by independent filmmakers designed to spark action and debate in twelve minutes or less. Unlike other festivals, MTM works to promote its selections year-round through online streaming, broadcasts and community screenings.

Download This: The Future of Distribution is Just a Click Away

michele — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video blogs, vodcasts, YouTube -- in many ways it seems that independent filmmakers have taken the internet by force. But what about independent films picked up for distribution? In many cases, they are notably missing from the online arena. Companies like Zipporah Films, Women Make Movies and Davidson Films still stick with their tried-and-true model of

Voices from Issues Past

khards — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500

What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years?

AIVF: And What it Meant to Me

khards — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500

I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization that put out each month a magazine chock full of weighty, intellectual and critical articles on film and video.

Toward a Post-Theatre Age

michele — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500

For years, the holy grail of independent distribution was Miramax. Then mid-sized companies like ThinkFilm, Magnolia Pictures, and IFC Films emerged around the millennium, while mini-majors such as Sony Classics formed to compete with the Weinsteins. Meanwhile, smaller, mom-and-pop operations, trusted for their integrity—Kino, New Yorker, and Zietgeist—inhabited

Show Us Your Shorts

marla — Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500

“I don’t know how big of a historian you are,” begins David Dundas, one of the founders of YouAreTV, a video hosting site launched at the beginning of this year. “But this whole technology thing is kind of equivalent to when the printing press came out.”

Promoting your film

RossiF — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0600

Dear Doc Doctor:

All I can afford in terms of marketing my documentary is my Internet connection and email account. What’s the best way to use them?

What’s (still) experimental?

marla — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0500

For filmmakers, being experimental isn’t as easy as it used to be. Fifty years ago, tossing aside Hollywood’s conventions of narrative, acting, cinematography, and format exposed plenty of directions in which to push the envelope. Maya Deren challenged viewers by confusing them. Stan Brakhage manipulated his film by hand to create images never seen in the real world.

Sam Chen

marla — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0600

Oftentimes an independent filmmaker requires the support of an army of many—actors and crew—to nurture his or her film into fruition. In the case of director-producer Sam Chen’s computer-animated short film Eternal Gaze, a biopic on the life and art of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, the required support came down to an army of one.