Shooting People: Tools » Festivals http://shootingpeople.org/tools Tools you can use for independent filmmakers Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 DocAgora Webplex – funding, festival and distribution info all in one place! http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/05/11/docagora-webplex-funding-festival-and-distribution-info-all-in-one-place/ http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/05/11/docagora-webplex-funding-festival-and-distribution-info-all-in-one-place/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:08:59 +0000 Ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/tools/?p=297 The catch is you have to contribute some of this info! But check out the DocAgora Webplex website. There’s already a lot of great resources on there for documentary filmmakers and this is the sort of site that will only get stronger as more people use it and contribute to it (it’s early days yet so don’t expect a complete database at this stage). I was talking to a filmmaker at Hot Docs who said that he wished that there was one place to go for all these resources. Well now there is! Or at least there will be.

So create an account and get stuck in. I’m very excited to see this build and I’ll be reporting back further as I try it out and encourage filmmakers to do the same.

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/05/11/docagora-webplex-funding-festival-and-distribution-info-all-in-one-place/feed/ 0 NEW BREED – A new addition to Workbook Project http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/01/09/new-breed-a-new-addition-to-workbook-project/ http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/01/09/new-breed-a-new-addition-to-workbook-project/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:28:30 +0000 Ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/tools/?p=258 The incredibly useful Workbook Project recently added another weapon to its creative arsenal. NEW BREED consists of first person accounts of the filmmaking process – you can read through all the posts or go straight to the filmmakers or projects that you’re particularly interested in. The site outlines some NEW BREED goals for 2009:

With the dawn of 2009 comes some new additions to the site. NEW BREED: CRITICAL FOCUS will introduce a new series of interviews, special topics addressed by site regulars and more articles from guest contributers. Look for upcoming conversations with filmmakers Hunter Weeks, Ondi Timoner, Barry Jenkins, Lynn Shelton and Joe Swanberg, as well as a new series of articles by site regulars sharing insight into lessons learned… the hard way. And in a few days we will introduce a prolific filmmaker of short films, Jack Daniel Stanley, who takes his southern gothic horror film, A Little Mouth To Feed, to Slamdance 09 and offers insight into his preparations, planning and experience at the festival.

If you’d prefer not to learn ALL your lessons the hard way, read NEW BREED and hear from filmmakers who learned them for you!

]]> http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2009/01/09/new-breed-a-new-addition-to-workbook-project/feed/ 0 From Here to Awesome – Submissions now open! http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2008/01/11/from-here-to-awesome-submissions-now-open/ http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2008/01/11/from-here-to-awesome-submissions-now-open/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:52:01 +0000 Ingrid http://shootingpeople.org/tools/2008/01/11/from-here-to-awesome-submissions-now-open/ We posted a while back about this great new discovery and distribution festival from DIY filmmaking pioneers Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters) and M dot Strange (We Are The Strange).

Submissions are now open so this is your chance to be part of the new (film)world order. The fest will use sites like YouTube and MySpace to allow the audience to interact and share in the process of discovery. Here’s what it says on the website:

All filmmakers are welcome to be a part of the festival. There are NO submission fees, and filmmakers retain their rights while receiving revenue directly from the distribution outlets. A wide range of major promotional partners and distribution platforms are on board. All we need now is your film. Please submit ASAP to give the festival’s audience time to vote your film into the April Showcase.

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