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DEALS & DIY: A Film Distribution Duet
Cinefile.com Website Feb 02, 2011
By Cinefile contributor Orly Ravid of The Film Collaborative
*This is Part II of the “If I Were a Filmmaker Going Sundance…”
*Part III to will be written in the aftermath of the glow of the fest.
Sundance 2011, insofar as distribution was concerned, saw a spike on both the traditional sales and the DIY front. Thirty-one deals were done so far and more to come. One difference between this year’s Festival and those of recent years is that several acquisitions were done prior to the Festival and more deals occurred right at the beginning of the Festival rather ...
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Got a Movie Project Seeking Crowdfunding? Share it now on Cinefile...
Cinefile.com Website Sep 02, 2010
New Feature Announcement
We have added a new module to the user module options - "Crowdfunding Module". This intuitive module allows a user to create a project for which you are seeking crowdfunding for such as a feature movie, a short, a social awareness project, movie-based business project, etc. You can designate the project as a "crowd sourced" project and include a link to your Kick-Starter, IndieGoGo, etc™ page. You may also indicate if talent is attached, include a contact email and state the amount you are seeking.
When this module is executed it will appear on your Cinefile and will ...
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If I Were A Filmmaker Going To Sundance….
Cinefile.com Website Jan 21, 2011
By Cinefile contributor Orly Ravid of The Film Collaborative
* This is part 1 of 3 parts to this Sundance focused blog.
* Part 2 will be written during the festival.
* Part 3 will be written in the aftermath of the glow of the fest.
If I were a filmmaker going to Sundance, and let’s say that I had a film with no recognizable press-generating cast that would be attractive to a distribution company for a large MG… What would I do? Seriously, I asked myself that question. And I realized how tempted I would be, even I, to find some ...
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New Feature Added To Cinefile: Share A Link
Cinefile.com Website Sep 06, 2010
New Feature Announcement
We have added a new "Share a Link" function to the cineSPEAK window. You may add any link/URL to any of your posts by clicking either the LINK text or clicking on the Link Icon. Example is shown below.
This feature allows you to easily share any URL and captures the corresponding image thumbnail as well.
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Some Good Advice
Cinefile.com Website Mar 23, 2011
Today's guest cineBYTE is by Hector Barron, director of the documentary Josh Is Dying.
You never forget good advice. Although most advice is common sense sometimes you're just so deep in the forest, you forget things or you're just too busy. One of the questions that has stuck with me throughout the years is: "What's your next project?" Someone asked me this after a screening of a film I had worked on for a couple of years. I didn't understand why they would ask me this but I do now.
When you work on a ...
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CANON T3i Has Arrived
"Last month Canon unveiled the Rebel T3i (EOS 600D) upper entry-level DSLR. It continues to use the 18MP CMOS sensor seen in the Rebel T2i (550D) but gains a tilt and swivel 1,040k dot LCD monitor like the one offered on the more expensive 60D. It also gains the ability to remotely ...
Incredible Time-Lapse, Tilt-Shift Remix Of Rear Window, by Jeff Desom
This is an astonishing video and if you're a fan of the film it makes it even more astonishing knowing how he put this together in such a beautiful, seamless remix of scenes from the amazing set Hitchcock had designed. This is a real treat. It's the best thing I've seen on Vimeo in a while.
