The other week I tweeted:
Any time a film is shown outside a person’s personal home, the screening is considered “public”& u must license the rights.
I expected not much of a response, but it got some retweets & favs. I fell into this subject courtesy of the Art House Convergence google group (always a fountain of information!). My tweet was abbreviated from
I wrote a list. I checked it twice. I wrote one naughty. I wrote one nice. But dang it, I just could not get it all done in a single sitting, now could I? So here I go, singing low. Swing on sweet chariot… Carry me home.
There’s more good in this world than I can see in a single glance. I have six more reasons I found to celebrate (bringing us up to 22); maybe you can add further to the list?
Not only are you what you eat, you are what is on the menu. It’s not just what sells that people buy, it is what is sold. The March Hare Syndrome indicates people don’t demand the truly tasty until it is delivered to them. Market forces are not the be-all or end-all – a little intervention can be a game-changer.
If you want movies to be able to change the world, sometimes you have to change the world first. In pivoting the film infrastructure from a mass-market focus to that which can serve niche audiences, we have to observe who it is that is setting the menu. Not much of a surprise there really, it is once again the Old White Guys (and yes, I am one).
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By Roger Jackson
Previously: New Year Update
Less of a diary post this time, more of a rumination on Hollywood, video-on-demand, and long-tail movies. Klaus and I decided to build KinoNation because we want to make it super-easy for indie filmmakers to distribute their films to the medium that is rapidly replacing DVD. Along the way we’ve come to realise there are also many well known films that remain almost impossible to watch “on demand” — fuelling consumer frustration that can often only be solved by breaking the law.
Last week was a big day for Klaus‘s wife — Malona had her final interview with the Feds for her Green Card. It all worked out, green card approved, and she wanted to celebrate that evening with a family viewing of the classic movie Green Card.
However, for the directors and producers of BLUE POTATO, they didn’t just stop there. During pre-production, award-winning filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly along with producer Kavita Pullapilly knew that they had to think about the business behind the film and how it would perform in the marketplace.
Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s film American Promise is set to screen at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Below is part 1 of 3 of an interview with them discussing what it was like to get the confirmation call and their next steps in preparing the film for Sundance, among other things. Stay tuned for the following parts in the days to come.
Joe: When we received the phone call from Sundance, we were in the editing room agonizing over how we should end our film. When the phone rang and we noticed the call was from the Sundance institute, I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up so I handed the phone over to Michèle. For a moment, it was as if time stood still. I could hear Michèle say “Hey Shari,” after that, even the sound in my head had been drowned down. I had anticipated this moment for years and the thought of hearing no was now impossible for me to come to terms with, only because of my temporary brain fix. Suddenly, Michèle went airborne, jumping up and down, pumping her fist in the air. Then the sound in my mind came back on. She was screaming the word, “YES!”
Michèle: Perhaps there was some fist pumping and jumping up and down, I don’t know, I think I was numb with elation.
By Rob Millis
Every filmmaker, distributor, press agent and their mother has seen plenty of posts about how important Twitter is, yet filmmakers constantly ask me why and how to use it. So at the risk of beating a dead horse, I’m going to try and convince that silent majority once and for all.
Twitter is one of the most powerful tools for direct communication with your audience. It is easy to use, conversational and can be lots of fun as well. Twitter enables industry leaders and celebrities to easily and safely engage in conversations with thousands of fans, which means you can easily join the dialogue too.
