If you have been reading my blog posts and are curious about how I look and sound, you can catch me on video! My friends at Media Halo (www.mediahalo.com) have posted the first of a two-part interview with me on their site, which is dedicated to bringing filmmakers, actors, musicians and other creatives together.
Due to [...]
The news from the business side of the film world is decidedly mixed this quarter, and while there are some bright spots, the outlook for documentaries going through traditional distribution pipelines is even bleaker than it had been.
THE BAD NEWS:
Indie distributors are dying– the Yari Film Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this [...]
I am the guest host of a filmmaker networking event in the West Village on Dec. 9
Attention Filmmakers, Comedians and Musicians,
You are invited to the inaugural “Connecting Artist with Audience” Meetup in New York City — featuring me!
“Connecting Artist with Audience,” sponsored by the Pyxix® Corporation, is a group dedicated to helping musicians, filmmakers and comedians network, collaborate and share ideas and experiences about both the creative and business sides of [...]
Since my blog site was compromised for mot of the past eight weeks, I wanted to go back and update my posting of September 10 titled, “Has THE Big One Hit?” The post referred to the announced release of DVD-copying software by RealNetworks which was ”legal, at least until the MPAA drags RealNetworks into court.”
Well, the [...]
A hard road at the American Film Market
Everyone here realizes they exist in a distribution model for film that is broken and soon to completely collapse as technology allows every consumer to pick what, where and when they watch. So, the fact that docs were not welcome at AFM means little for the future of documentaries in general.