Women in Film & Television | New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI
By Tracey Waddleton
One evening in June, WIFT-AT Board Member Irene Duma and I met with St. John’s filmmaker Anita McGee to see if we could put together a guide to approaching the dreaded funding application.
Read more on A Top Ten “To Do” for Writing a Film Grant – Part 2…
Do It Yourself (DIY) filmmaking not your style? Why not try Do It With Others? Or DIWO.
DIWO is the acronym adopted by IndieGogo, an online social marketplace designed to connect filmmakers, artists, or projects with fans and utilize the power of crowd-sourcing for project funding, recruiting, and promotion.
AKA tears of the new independent filmmaker.
True story. Two years ago, I found myself crying pitifully alone (yes, 28 years old and crying) on a train hurtling through Chicago. I had just come from a Self-distribution for Film Workshop put on by Yvonne Welbon through the Independent Feature Project.
This is a special guest post by visiting filmmaker and blogger Laura Zinger.* To read more about her trip to the 2010 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and impressions of Canada and Newfoundland, visit her blog 20kfilms.com for the complete blog posts.
This is a special guest post by visiting filmmaker and blogger Laura Zinger.* To read more about her trip to the 2010 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and impressions of Canada and Newfoundland, visit her blog 20kfilms.com for the complete blog posts.
Read more on SJIWFF10 Day 4: Christine Vachon and Pitch This with Jan Miller…
This is a special guest post by visiting filmmaker and blogger Laura Zinger.* To read more about her trip to the 2010 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and impressions of Canada and Newfoundland, visit her blog 20kfilms.com
for the complete blog posts.
Read more on SJIWFF10 Day 3: My Film Proceed and Be Bold Screens at the Festival!…
This is a special guest post by visiting filmmaker and blogger Laura Zinger.* To read more about her trip to the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and impressions of Canada and Newfoundland, visit her blog 20kfilms.com
for the complete blog posts.
This is a special guest post by visiting filmmaker and blogger Laura Zinger* To read more about her trip to the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and impressions of Canada and Newfoundland, visit her blog 20kfilms.com
by Lindsey MacRae
On September 20th the panel Know Your Rights… Digitally Speaking took place in Halifax as part of the 12th Strategic Partners. Moderated by Alcina Pictures’ Paul Barkin, expert panelists took the stage to outline how digital media is being distributed. The clear consensus is that the old distribution model of relying on international pre-sales with the end goal of a theatrical release is over, as are the days of leaving all marketing and distribution duties up to the distributor. Thomas Mai of Denmark’s Festival Darlings and Janet Brown of New York’s Cinetic Rights Management work directly with producers to do just that.
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