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Indie-Fest at New York City Horror Film Festival

Good Day Everyone!
   Please check out our most recent indie-fest's: New York City Horror Film Festival and St. Louis International Film Festival happening as we speak! 

Also below check out the promo reel highlighting the films from New York, St. Louis coming soon!

Cheers!

Ian D.

Heading to The Conversation, an industry think tank in my opinion...

The Conversation -This will be an amazing event!

To All IndieFlix Filmmakers & Subscribers,

This is already an amazing event.  Here are the reasons why:

1. Leading innovators and newsmakers all in one room for 2 days sharing openly and listening.
2. There is no product, festival or company agenda at play.
3. The price is less than 1/5 of what a conference would cost.
4. Up close and personal access for both speakers and guests to share ideas.

to register: http://www.theconversationspot.com/registration.html

"We only endorse people and gatherings we truly believe in... The Conversation is just such an event!  I hope you will attend. We all look forward to meeting you.
Scilla Andreen, filmmaker, ceo & co-founder IndieFlix

The Future of Cinema, Games & Online Video: New Tools/ New Distribution / New Rules

This October, pioneers at the forefront of change in cinema, video, games, media and technology are coming together to share ideas, insights, and innovations. Our focus is on new tools, new distribution channels, and new rules.

The format of the gathering will be experimental: rather than a traditional conference, short talks and demos, "fireside chats," and roundtables will spark a dynamic series of overlapping conversations.

 

All this will happen at UC Berkeley's renowned Pacific Film Archive theater over two days this October. It's a conversation that will bring together media-makers and technologists to share experiences, discuss, debate, and map out the future together.

Some of the topics we'll touch on, and the people who'll lead the conversation, are listed here. But we also want to invite you to suggest other topics ... ones that you want to see added or address yourself.

Just added to the site: A list of some of the people who'll be part of The Conversation.

We hope you'll join us this fall ...

The Goal
Our hunch is that we're at an important moment in the history of technology and visual storytelling — a broad term that encompasses filmmaking, TV, online video, and narrative-driven games.

New software is making incredible things possible in visual effects and animation, and also democratizing those fields. Web sites offer to help finance film projects, or share ad revenue with video-makers. Marketing and release strategies are shifting by the minute. High-end high-def cameras are plummeting in price. The connection with the audience is changing. Established ways of doing things just don't seem to be working anymore, while new opportunities are emerging.

Our goal is for The Conversation to delve into all those issues — and more, with your ideas, help, and participation. The Conversation will focus exclusively on the new business and creative opportunities that are arising in 2008.

We expect every participant to bring his or her concerns, questions, or examples of what they've been doing and how well it's working, to share during the sessions or during the designated schmooze-time. (There will also be an opportunity to present during a Saturday workshop session.)

The overall goal is for The Conversation to be a real exchange of ideas — a gathering of people working on the edge and thinking about the future.

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To All IndieFlix Filmmakers & Subscribers,

This is already an amazing event.  Here are the reasons why:

1. Leading innovators and newsmakers all in one room for 2 days sharing openly and listening.
2. There is no product, festival or company agenda at play.
3. The price is less than 1/5 of what a conference would cost.
4. Up close and personal access for both speakers and guests to share ideas.

to register: http://www.theconversationspot.com/registration.html

"We only endorse people and gatherings we truly believe in... The Conversation is just such an event!  I hope you will attend. We all look forward to meeting you.
Scilla Andreen, filmmaker, ceo & co-founder IndieFlix

The Future of Cinema, Games & Online Video: New Tools/ New Distribution / New Rules

This October, pioneers at the forefront of change in cinema, video, games, media and technology are coming together to share ideas, insights, and innovations. Our focus is on new tools, new distribution channels, and new rules.

The format of the gathering will be experimental: rather than a traditional conference, short talks and demos, "fireside chats," and roundtables will spark a dynamic series of overlapping conversations.

 

All this will happen at UC Berkeley's renowned Pacific Film Archive theater over two days this October. It's a conversation that will bring together media-makers and technologists to share experiences, discuss, debate, and map out the future together.

Some of the topics we'll touch on, and the people who'll lead the conversation, are listed here. But we also want to invite you to suggest other topics ... ones that you want to see added or address yourself.

Just added to the site: A list of some of the people who'll be part of The Conversation.

We hope you'll join us this fall ...

The Goal
Our hunch is that we're at an important moment in the history of technology and visual storytelling — a broad term that encompasses filmmaking, TV, online video, and narrative-driven games.

New software is making incredible things possible in visual effects and animation, and also democratizing those fields. Web sites offer to help finance film projects, or share ad revenue with video-makers. Marketing and release strategies are shifting by the minute. High-end high-def cameras are plummeting in price. The connection with the audience is changing. Established ways of doing things just don't seem to be working anymore, while new opportunities are emerging.

Our goal is for The Conversation to delve into all those issues — and more, with your ideas, help, and participation. The Conversation will focus exclusively on the new business and creative opportunities that are arising in 2008.

We expect every participant to bring his or her concerns, questions, or examples of what they've been doing and how well it's working, to share during the sessions or during the designated schmooze-time. (There will also be an opportunity to present during a Saturday workshop session.)

The overall goal is for The Conversation to be a real exchange of ideas — a gathering of people working on the edge and thinking about the future.

The Conversation -This will be an amazing event!

To All IndieFlix Filmmakers & Subscribers,

This is already an amazing event.  Here are the reasons why:

1. Leading innovators and newsmakers all in one room for 2 days sharing openly and listening.
2. There is no product, festival or company agenda at play.
3. The price is less than 1/5 of what a conference would cost.
4. Up close and personal access for both speakers and guests to share ideas.

to register: http://www.theconversationspot.com/registration.html

"We only endorse people and gatherings we truly believe in... The Conversation is just such an event!  I hope you will attend. We all look forward to meeting you.
Scilla Andreen, filmmaker, ceo & co-founder IndieFlix

The Future of Cinema, Games & Online Video: New Tools/ New Distribution / New Rules

This October, pioneers at the forefront of change in cinema, video, games, media and technology are coming together to share ideas, insights, and innovations. Our focus is on new tools, new distribution channels, and new rules.

The format of the gathering will be experimental: rather than a traditional conference, short talks and demos, "fireside chats," and roundtables will spark a dynamic series of overlapping conversations.

 

All this will happen at UC Berkeley's renowned Pacific Film Archive theater over two days this October. It's a conversation that will bring together media-makers and technologists to share experiences, discuss, debate, and map out the future together.

Some of the topics we'll touch on, and the people who'll lead the conversation, are listed here. But we also want to invite you to suggest other topics ... ones that you want to see added or address yourself.

Just added to the site: A list of some of the people who'll be part of The Conversation.

We hope you'll join us this fall ...

The Goal
Our hunch is that we're at an important moment in the history of technology and visual storytelling — a broad term that encompasses filmmaking, TV, online video, and narrative-driven games.

New software is making incredible things possible in visual effects and animation, and also democratizing those fields. Web sites offer to help finance film projects, or share ad revenue with video-makers. Marketing and release strategies are shifting by the minute. High-end high-def cameras are plummeting in price. The connection with the audience is changing. Established ways of doing things just don't seem to be working anymore, while new opportunities are emerging.

Our goal is for The Conversation to delve into all those issues — and more, with your ideas, help, and participation. The Conversation will focus exclusively on the new business and creative opportunities that are arising in 2008.

We expect every participant to bring his or her concerns, questions, or examples of what they've been doing and how well it's working, to share during the sessions or during the designated schmooze-time. (There will also be an opportunity to present during a Saturday workshop session.)

The overall goal is for The Conversation to be a real exchange of ideas — a gathering of people working on the edge and thinking about the future.

Scilla Andreen on the Changing Indie Film Business

by: John Caddell

The latest podcast features a discussion with Scilla Andreen, co-founder and CEO of Indieflix, about the current state and future prospects of the independent film business.

Here's Scilla's official bio:

                           

                                                                                   

                              

Scilla Andreen (Filmmaker, CEO & Co-Founder IndieFlix) producer, director and Emmy nominated costume designer Scilla has deep roots in the entertainment industry and is a popular speaker and tireless champion of independent film. Scilla along with producing partner Carlo Scandiuzzi created IndieFlix, an independent film distribution and discovery site founded on the principles of community, promotion, syndication and transparency. They also created indie-fest.com and are launching the Filmmaker First Initiative. IndieFlix believes Independent films can and will be profitable. You can find IndieFlix on the web at http://www.indieflix.com.

It was a great chat. You can download it here.

Highlights:

(00:50) About the US indie market

(02:20) Options to get indie films to their audiences

(06:20) Where does a filmmaker's advance go?

(09:13) What Indieflix does

(12:03) The many ways people access films and videos today

(13:00) About the "Bridge to Everywhere"

(15:35) What is a "hit" film for Indieflix?

(19:08) Promoting the filmmaker and the story behind the film

(19:33) Making meaningful recommendations for films members might like

(21:06) "If your film is worth stealing, it must be worth something"

(22:39) Looking ahead: the future of filmmaking and film distribution

(Theme music: "Nova" by Nomo, from its album Ghost Rock)

Scilla mentioned the challenge that exists for filmmakers to get clearances to use the music they choose for the film. Today's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about this very subject: the settlement of a lawsuit between Yoko Ono and a documentary filmmaker over the use of 15 seconds of "Imagine."

Original Post: http://shoptalkmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/10/shop-talk-podcast-15-scilla-andreen-on.html

                           

by: John Caddell

The latest podcast features a discussion with Scilla Andreen, co-founder and CEO of Indieflix, about the current state and future prospects of the independent film business.

Here's Scilla's official bio:

                           

                              

Scilla Andreen (Filmmaker, CEO & Co-Founder IndieFlix) producer, director and Emmy nominated costume designer Scilla has deep roots in the entertainment industry and is a popular speaker and tireless champion of independent film. Scilla along with producing partner Carlo Scandiuzzi created IndieFlix, an independent film distribution and discovery site founded on the principles of community, promotion, syndication and transparency. They also created indie-fest.com and are launching the Filmmaker First Initiative. IndieFlix believes Independent films can and will be profitable. You can find IndieFlix on the web at http://www.indieflix.com.

It was a great chat. You can download it here.

Highlights:

(00:50) About the US indie market

(02:20) Options to get indie films to their audiences

(06:20) Where does a filmmaker's advance go?

(09:13) What Indieflix does

(12:03) The many ways people access films and videos today

(13:00) About the "Bridge to Everywhere"

(15:35) What is a "hit" film for Indieflix?

(19:08) Promoting the filmmaker and the story behind the film

(19:33) Making meaningful recommendations for films members might like

(21:06) "If your film is worth stealing, it must be worth something"

(22:39) Looking ahead: the future of filmmaking and film distribution

(Theme music: "Nova" by Nomo, from its album Ghost Rock)

Scilla mentioned the challenge that exists for filmmakers to get clearances to use the music they choose for the film. Today's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about this very subject: the settlement of a lawsuit between Yoko Ono and a documentary filmmaker over the use of 15 seconds of "Imagine."

Original Post: http://shoptalkmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/10/shop-talk-podcast-15-scilla-andreen-on.html

                           

Independent Film Marketing Podcast with IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen

Futurelab a big blog in Europe picked up John Caddell's independent film marketing podcast of IndieFlix CEO and filmmaker Scilla Andreen who very candidly shared her very strong opinions on the changing Indie film world.

<http://blog.futurelab.net/2008/10/shop_talk_podcast_15_scilla_an.html>

4th Annual Ellensburg Film Festival