Two-Day Power to the Pixel Event at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Power to the Pixel presents Tales from the Digital Frontier a special two-day event on 23 & 24 June at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). Open to EIFF Industry Delegates, register by 10 June for preferential rates.

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Fans, Friends & Followers: Scott Kirsner’s New Book Shows How Independents Can Build Sustainable Careers

As a leading authority on innovation, Scott Kirsner has written articles for publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Wired and has spoken at numerous international events, including the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and SXSW.

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Brett Gaylor’s Open Source Cinema: A Revolution in the Making

Once a complicated and expensive profession to pursue, filmmaking is now open to the public.  Digital media and collaboration tools have given people the ability to remotely work together on new projects and effortlessly build on the works of others. 

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Crowdsourcing: Using Audiences to Bankroll Projects

Loyal fans are the lifeblood of artists and essential to sustaining any creative career.  Now, with online tools that enable direct connections, filmmakers can reach out to their fans for support in the early stages of project development.  Whether aiding the funding, production or distribution of a film, crowdsourcing...

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Interview with Timo Vuorensola, Director of Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

It took seven years for Finnish director Timo Vuorensola to make his first feature, Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, an epic sci-fi comedy that has evoked a huge online following. Relying on volunteer fans to help create the film, Timo was able to include astonishing high-tech special effects in...

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Adventures in Self Distribution at the Power to the Pixel Forum in London

The final Power to the Pixel session brings together five pioneering filmmakers who are reinventing the way that films reach audiences and audiences reach films. Lance Weiler, Arin Crumley, Susan Buice, Matt Hanson, Jeremy Nathan explain why they chose the DIY path. Moderated by myself. Bookmark to

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Lance Weiler at the Power to the Pixel Forum in London

Lance Weiler, visionary filmmaker and DIY distribution expert, gives an overview of his highly inventive and cutting-edge distribution strategy for second feature Head Trauma. Lance reveals how he used no cost online tools to create huge buzz around the movie and how he expanded the audience for his film...

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Robert Greenwald introduced by Liz Rosenthal at The Power to the Pixel Forum in London

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and activist Robert Greenwald, describes how he and his team at Brave New Films promote, distribute and finance their films independently of mainstream media and corporate America. In a video message filmed especially for Power to the Pixel, he explains how he uses his online fanbase,...

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Arin Crumley & Susan Buice at Power to the Pixel in London

Arin & Susan present a candid and illuminating journey into the self-distribution of their first feature Four Eyed Monsters. Hear how they pioneered every online tool they could lay their hands on to turn their award-winning feature and podcast series into a cult phenomenon that has been viewed by...

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Kelly DeVine at the Power to the Pixel Forum in London

Kelly DeVine describes how Renew Media’s new project Reframe enables content-holders to digitize, disseminate and make available their content to a vast potential audience via a powerful online resource. Reframe have already done a deal with Amazon that gives a much better deal than working directly with Amazon as...

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