Author: Ted Hope

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Truly Free Film

Update: Indie Film Publicists List

It’s that time again. Filmmakers are scrambling trying to find someone to help spread the word at the Sun & Slam Dance Fests. Last year I ran a list of publicists, and here it is again with a few updates.

 

Let me know whom I forgot, okay?

Updated: 09.26.13

 
 

42West
(www.42west.net, 11400 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90064,
220 West 42nd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10036)
Offices: New York, Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :

Acme Public Relations
(1016 Pier Ave., Suite 2, Santa Monica, CA 90405)
Offices: Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Brigade Marketing:
(http://www.brigademarketing.com
Offices:
Contact:
Partners: Adam Kersh
Recent films/projects/campaigns:
 
B|W|R.
(http://www.bwr-pr.com, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., #550, Los Angeles, CA 90036,
825 8th Avenue, #15, New York, NY 10019)
Offices: New York, Los Angeles
Contact: info@bwr-la.com
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
DISH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(www.dishcommunications.com, 10000 Riverside Drive, Suite 5, Toluca Lake, CA 91602)
Offices: Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
dominion3 PR
(www.dominion3.com, 6464 Sunset Blvd., Suite 740, Hollywood, CA 90028)
Offices: Los Angeles
Partners: Kim Dixon
Recent films/projects/campaigns : Mulberry Child, The Pill
 
Donna Daniels Public Relations
(20 W. 22nd St., Suite 1410, New York, NY 10010)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Falco Ink.
(www.falcoink.com, 850 7th Avenue, #1005, New York, NY 10019)
Offices: New York
Partners: Shannon Treusch, Janice Roland
Recent films/projects/campaigns : Fruitvale Station
 
Fat Dot
(www.fatdot.net, 89 Bedford St.,Suite 1,New York, NY 10014)
Offices: New York
Partners: Weiman Seid
Contact: info@fatdot.net
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Frank PR
(http://www.frankpublicity.com/Home.html)
Office Phone:646-861-0843
Partners: Lina Plath and Clare Anne Darragh
Recent films/projects/campaigns : overall publicity for the Hamptons film festival, the Stoning of Soraya M
Offices

Hook Publicity:
Jessica Uzzan (Ph) 646-867-3818 Jessica@hookpublicity.com

ID-PR
(www.id-pr.com, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069,
150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10001)
Offices: New York, Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :

inclusive pr
(http://inclusivepr.com, 6646 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 205, Hollywood, CA 90028)
Offices: Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :

Indie PR
(www.indie-pr.com, 4370 Tujunga Ave., #105, Studio City, CA 91604)
Offices: Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
International House of Publicity
(853 7th Ave., Suite. 3c, New York, NY 10019)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Jeremy Walker + Associates, Inc.
(www.jeremywalker.com, 171 W. 80th St., #1, New York, NY 10024)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 

Lisa Rinkus
LJPR
Boston, Mass.

http://www.ljpr.net

617 965 9847

lisa@ljpr.net

Recent films/projects/campaigns :

mPRm Public Relations
(www.mprm.com, 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Offices: Los Angeles
Partners: Mark Pogachefscky
Recent films/projects/campaigns : Life During Wartime
 
Murphy PR
(www.murphypr.com, 333 Seventh Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10001)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
PMG
(www.platformgrp.com, 8265 Sunset Blvd., Suite 106, W. Hollywood, CA 90046,
1359 Broadway, Suite 732, New York, NY 10018)
Office: Los Angeles, New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
PMK/HBH
(www.pmkhbh.com, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G 910, West Hollywood, CA 90069,
622 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017)
Offices: New York, Los Angeles
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Roberson Public Relations
7200 Franklin Ave., #501
Los Angeles, CA 90046
david@robersonpr.comcell 310-625-8786 tel 323-969-9014
http://pro.imdb.com/company/co0118962/
@H077y300d
 
Rogers & Cowan
(www.rogersandcowan.com, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069, 919 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022)
Offices: New York, Los Angeles, London, Beijing
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 
Sophie Gluck & Associates
(124 West 79th St., New York, NY 10024)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns :
 

Shotwell Media
(2721 2nd St. # 205, Santa Monica, CA 90405)
tel. 310-450-5571

Partners: Sasha Berman

Recent Films/Projects/ Campaigns:
 
Susan Norget Film Promotion
(www.norget.com, 198 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1, New York, NY 10013; susan@norget.com, 212-431-0090)
Offices: New York
Recent films/projects/campaigns : Cutie & The Boxer
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Truly Free Film

Lance Weiler on How To Use Social Media When You Tell Your Stories

Another pop tune from DIY Days, this time sung by Mr. Lance Weiler.

And here’s the slide show to go with Lance’s talk:

Social Media for Storytellers

View more documents from Lance Weiler.
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The Next Good Idea

The Rock That Ate CO2

Scientists have been working overtime to find safe ways of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. What if the solution has been under our feet the whole time?
Read the article here.
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Truly Free Film

Why The Indie Film Industry Needs Producers

Time and time again, I get the impression that the “Film Industry” generally does not value producers. I suppose I shouldn’t deduce that The Studios’ abandonment of Producer Overhead First Look Deals means that the business doesn’t value Producers, and just that The Studios need to control costs or that they have other ways of accessing content, but…

Well, it’s hard not to feel that it’s just that Producers aren’t respected. I suppose that financiers willingness to under pay Producers should not lead me to think that they don’t know how much a Producer does. Maybe they are just trying to get a good deal. I suppose that I could take it as flattering that experienced folks in the business, assume that my overhead is covered, that my assistant’s salary is taken care of.
So what is it that Producers do for the Film Industry at large?
  1. Producers bring new investors into the business, both in terms of sourcing them, and structuring deals that make sense from an investors’ perspective
  2. Producers look out for investors’ needs (substantially more than distributors do), as Producers think long term and need private equity to stay in the game.
  3. Producers provide development supervision to get the scripts right — and they usually get a lot more writing done without additional costs — because the authors know they are doing it to get the best movie made, and not just to justify their jobs.
  4. Producers inspire talent to embrace work for affordable yet just rates — because everyone knows that the producer is doing also for the love but for a whole lot longer.
  5. Producers counter-balance industry pressure to increase costs and keep movies’ budgets at levels that make sense — which is good for the industry.
  6. Producers innovate — be it in the search to deliver a better film or to control costs, innovation is in their blood.
  7. Producers develop talent and take the chances on emerging artists.
  8. Producers keep in touch with the audience, weighing where their tastes and habits are.
  9. Producers bring content, talent, technology, audiences, investors together.
  10. Producers help show the business and the culture where they might aspire to be going.
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These Are Those Things

Some Of The Reasons I Love The Internet

I can wake up, drink my coffee, and have great videos curated for me — videos that change how I feel about the world.

Marc Schiller hipped me to this fan created video for Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” awhile back and I have been meaning to post it. How great is it that Gabe Askew made this for all of us?!!:

Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

And before that I finally caught up on Girl Talk’s “Feed The Animals” . Culture changes so fast, thankfully. I love that this is 100% samples and the juxtaposition of stuff is a hoot. I had no idea which video to post but I picked this one in honor of Babe Ruth.

Another reason is you can find curators of interesting stuff and ideas. The forementioned Marc Schiller being one of them. Check this out (if you didn’t already when I twittered and blogged about it):
http://marcschiller.posterous.com/

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Bowl Of Noses

legos! Legos!! LEGOs!!!

You can never have enough Legos in your bowl. Or at least in our bowl. Luckily the internet keeps filling it up.
Slide show of how Legos are made.
Historical Lego Mini-figs.
Yee haw!
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Bowl Of Noses

Bohemian Rhapsody

I guess this song became a “classic” because it is so silly. I never got it otherwise. It seems designed for Karoake but it came out BEFORE people did that. Go figure. Well this version totally captures the pure silliness inside.

And then afterwards your entire household can sing operatically all day — just sayin’…