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It was about twenty years ago that I wrote an article called “Indie film is dead. Long live Indie Film”. It took me a looonnngg time to make that pivot from full time film production. Now I wish it did not take me so damn long. I am very happy planning an end to end reboot of the entire film infrastructure.

So when WIRED asked if I wanted to discuss “TV is dead. Long live TV.” with Amazon Studios’ Roy Price, I couldn’t resist. Roy is the first in new type of film and television executive. Roy is the only head of television production I can think of that has dealt with both transactional and subscription video on demand, has film and television in his portfolio, as well as apps and community. He just got 5^th patent to go along with it all. When we think of creating & distributing pop culture in this connected age I can’t help but think soon this sort of Roy Price executive will be what everyone in the biz will want at the helm.

Check out our conversation on the future of television in the age of the internet:

15 Predictions On The Future Of Indie Film

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I have written about the good things in indie film. I have done it quite a bit. I have written about the bad things, and more than several times there too. I have written about the thinkers and doers who are shaping where we are (and will post that later this month). I have examined the cultural changes, the realities of our industry, and provided recommended best practices. I examined why it is sooo slow to change. I would like to help us find our path forward; what more can I do to help?

I tried to take action. I left the city of my youth (and many years well beyond that), and the practice that I had dedicated my labor to (i.e. producing films), on the hope that the support of an organization in a land of innovation could accelerate the pace of change for my industry and culture (taking the reigns of the San Francisco Film Society). Okay, so that wasn’t to be, and I have now resigned from that gig and again I am pushing new boulders up the mountain now. But where are we all headed? What will we see on the way? Will we miss the path before us? How can we shine a light so we don’t stumble and get crushed by our own labors?

Specifically, what really is on the horizon and what is the mirage? Where will the seeds that have already been planted bloom most glorious in our indie film evolution?

Can we actually future-cast #IndieFilm?

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