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Distributor FAQ: FilmBuff

cristina — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

FilmBuff is a digital distribution service provided by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM). Although FilmBuff is less than three years old, its sister company, Cinetic Media, has been a major player in film sales since 2001.

How an Innovative Web Doc Secured Traditional Distribution

courtney — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Prison Valley, a multimedia prison reform project, tells the tale of Fremont County, Colorado: a tiny patch of the Southwest packed with 13 prisons and a local economy that revolves around the incarceration of 7,735 people—many of whom are the county’s own residents.

A Meeting of Worlds: YouTube Biennial at the Guggenheim

courtney — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Guggenheim Museum: one of the art world’s most venerable institutions, home of masterpieces from the Impressionist movement to the modern era.

Building an Audience with Social Media

cristina — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Your film has all the elements of an underground hit: tears, laughter, intrigue, love, hate, betrayal… audiences will love it! But you spent your entire budget on production.

So the question remains: How can you effectively spread the word so that your film is viewed by as many people as possible, particularly when you lack adequate funding?

What Is Social Media?

10 to Watch in 2010... Plus Five Runners-Up

cristina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Choosing The Independent's 10 to Watch is like trying to predict the future, or the stock market, or the weather in New England. The films on this list are in all stages of production and the filmmakers range from seasoned professionals to debut artists. So you might wonder how we named this particular group. How, exactly, does one go about predicting what 2010 has in store?

Sustaining Big Projects through Small Gigs

cristina — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:56:10 -0500

A machine’s dial turns, and a white powder is added to a spinning beaker of water as a woman’s voice overhead talks about toothpaste and animal testing. It looks like a documentary you might find on PBS, but instead, it’s a commercial for Tom's of Maine.

Prepping Your Film For Distribution

Nikki — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:35:31 -0500

Picture this!

The (R)evolution of Filmmaking: A Look at Online Festivals

Nikki — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:38:49 -0500

When Deborah Wallwork first started out as a filmmaker in the early 1980s, her goal was to get her work onto one of North Dakota’s four TV channels, and the editing process was all analog. Then the technology changed. She started doing DOS-based computer editing.

“You had to learn programming language to edit,” she says.

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.