Category Archives: diy distribution

Filmmaker Summit at Slamdance

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

For the second year in a row, I produced the Slamdance/ WorkBook Project/ Open Video Alliance Filmmaker Summit at Slamdance Film Festival (sponsored by IndieFlix, Banyan Branch and the Ford Foundation). The summit happened Saturday January 22nd, and was live streamed online. … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced Fundraising Presentation

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

For those of you who attended Sunday’s Filmmaker Alliance Filmmaker Workshop, as promised here is the powerpoint: Download it by clicking here (will automatically open a window from which you can download a PDF.) Click on the links below to … Continue reading →

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How small festivals are the future of meatspace film distribution: Thoughts 4 & 5

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

In January, I attended the Slamdance / Sundance extravaganza in Park City, Utah, helping produce the Slamdance, WorkBook Project & Open Video Alliance Filmmaker Summit.  While there, I participated in and listened to a lot of conversations about the shifting … Continue reading →

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How small festivals are the future of meatspace film distribution: Thought 3

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

In January, I attended the Slamdance / Sundance extravaganza in Park City, Utah, helping produce the Slamdance, WorkBook Project & Open Video Alliance Filmmaker Summit.  While there, I participated in and listened to a lot of conversations about the shifting … Continue reading →

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How small festivals are the future of meatspace film distribution: Thought 2

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

In January, I attended the Slamdance / Sundance extravaganza in Park City, Utah, helping produce the Slamdance, WorkBook Project & Open Video Alliance Filmmaker Summit.  While there, I participated in and listened to a lot of conversations about the shifting … Continue reading →

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How small festivals are the future of meatspace film distribution: Thought 1

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

In January, I attended the Slamdance / Sundance extravaganza in Park City, Utah, helping produce the Slamdance, WorkBook Project & Open Video Alliance Filmmaker Summit.  While there, I participated in and listened to a lot of conversations about the shifting … Continue reading →

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An Open Conversation about Film Festivals

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

“SABI Pictures presents the first of the New Breed video reports realized this year in collaboration with Filmmaker Magazine and The Workbook Project. This one’s an open discussion between Lance Weiler, Peter Baxter, Saskia Wilson-Brown, Brian Newman and Paul Rachman … Continue reading →

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THIS IS NOT A MANIFESTO… It’s a survival mechanism.

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Published in the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival catalog for the WorkBook Project, Open Video Alliance and Slamdance Filmmaker Summit. Of the 3661 feature films submitted to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, about 120 made it into the festival. Of those, … Continue reading →

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New Breed writes up Cinema Speakeasy

Posted on November 1, 2009 by

Click here to check out the article Zak Forsman posted on New Breed (Workbook Project) about Cinema Speakeasy. We’re most indebted for the plug. “After reading Ted Hope’s 18 Actions Towards A Sustainable Truly Free Film Community, I held a … Continue reading →

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