Sundance Film Festival 2012: ups and down

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Jan 282012
 

An excellent summary of the highs and lows of Sundance 2012, from Brian Brooks at Hollywood.com

Original post here

Sundance Screenings Finale: The Highs, The Lows, The Polarizing Films

By BRIAN BROOKS | Saturday January 28, 2012 @ 3:46am PSTTags: 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance films

As the Sundance Film Festival wraps, two films are the prevailing standouts — The Surrogate and Beasts Of The Southern Wild. But Red Lights and Filly Brown have been the titles consistently coming up short along with Lay The Favorite. Sundance founder Robert Redford warned attendees on Day One to explore the fest’s various nooks and crannies before guessing which films would be hits or misses. Here’s my reporting: Continue reading »

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The Digital Distribution of Short Films

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Nov 112010
 

An article by Todd Luoto on Jan 20, 2010

(Thanks to Sundance.org)

In our ever-evolving digital world, filmmakers push distribution farther by using the outlet that reaches the widest audience possible: the Internet.

“The world of web video is revolutionary because it is the democratization of filmmaking.” –director Max Joseph

In October, it wasn’t uncommon that Sundance Film Festival Shorts Programmer Jon Korn added an extra hour of screening time to his routine 12-hour block.  However, instead of picking up another title from the pile of literally thousands of unwatched films, he turned his focus to the online ether.  Labeling it ‘the only type of multitasking I can do,’ Korn ended up perusing his favorite sites:  Funny or Die, YouTube, and countless other online destinations, all in search of putting together our 2010 Shorts Program. Continue reading »

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Deadlines for video and art festivals for indy-film makers

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Deadlines for video and art festivals for indy-film makers. (thanks to Diving the Frame)

31  January 2010 – dança em foco – International Video & Dance Festival
The 2010 edition will take place in August in Rio de Janeiro followed by other cities, with free public showings.
The applications will only be accepted though the site.

5 February 2010 – Arizona State University Art Museum Annual Short Film and Video Festival
guidelines no longer than 10 minutes
The festival is an annual event, taking place in April of each year.
a still image from your entry in digital format (.jpg) for the Web and publicity purposes.
send your DVD copy with a brief description of the work + name + e-mail +phone numbers + mailing address.
Entries selected for the festival will become part of the festival library.  By entering the festival, you give the ASU Art Museum permission to make copies of your work for press and educational purposes.
John D. Spiak – ASU Art Museum
Arizona State University
Tenth Street and Mill Avenue
Tempe, Arizona 85287-2911 Continue reading »

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