Reversing the Rules: Watch... then Buy

YouTube is following in Tiffany Shlain's footsteps and reversing the rules. I attended the launch event for YouTube's new Screening Room this week. In this online Screening Room you can watch an entire short FIRST and then purchase the film... Read more

YouTube Goes 90 Minutes

DIWO Examples: Four Eyed Monsters, We Are The Strange, 10 MPH, and Cult of Sincerity YouTube Goes Long is an interesting Fortune article about how YouTube is experimenting with feature length content on their site. We all know the typical... Read more

Panels Galore at the LA Film Festival

Film Independent has a great line-up of panels, events and films for the Los Angeles Film Festival taking place this week. I will be moderating a couple interesting panels. If you're in LA this Saturday (6/21), please come out and... Read more

Come Join at Silverdocs

If you are in Washington DC on Wednesday, stop by Silverdocs. I will be hosting a Silver Session called Show Me the Money and will be on a panel called Is it Proganda? Using Media As a Tool For Social... Read more

IFP to Provide $50,000 Finishing Grant

The IFP announced the projects for the 2008 Narrative lab and between June 10-13 these first time filmmakers were mentored in all things film. IndieGoGo was proud to support as workshop leads for the Internet building, marketing, and promotion session.... Read more

DIWO Filmmaking Finding Audiences and Dollars

DIWO Filmmaking examples: King Corn, Mad Hot Ballroom, What’s Your Point, Honey?, Note by Note Recently John Tozzi of Business Week put out an article, Indie Filmmakers Hit Their Target, that further explains how filmmakers have been taking power into... Read more

Watch, Learn, Meet...over 500 join the fun

After Mayor Bloomberg kicked off Internet Week New York, we knew we only had a few days left to finalize the events. With incredible partners, like IFP, Filmmaker Magazine, and Tube Mogul all three events turned out to be a... Read more

First Ever Night of Internet Screenings at the IFC

As part of Internet Week NY, we partnered with Filmmaker Magazine to put on the first ever evening of all Internet screenings. Scott Macaulay and I moderated the night of seven great pieces, all produced for Internet, which included two... Read more

Execution Speaks Louder than Words

Last week I sat on the Film Financing panel at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. The diverse group of panelists covered everything from Section 181 tax credit strategy (Hal "Corky" Kessler of Levin Ginsburg Attorneys at Law) to embracing leadership... Read more

Show me the Money: Alternative Film Funding @ deadCENTER Film Festival

If you are in OKC this weekend, stop by the deadCENTER Film Festival. I will be on a panel called Show me the Money: Alternative Film Funding. Stop by and say hello..! What: Panel entitled "Show me the Money: Alternative... Read more