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December 3 - Self-Distribution for the Indie Filmmaker
Presenter: Matt McCormick
Time: 1:00 - 3:30
Fee: $40
Register: programs@divanow.org or call 954-8373
You've finished your new film and shown it to all your friends. Now what? In today's niche marketplace, there are viable alternatives to chasing elusive mainstream distribution companies. This workshop shows you how to take distribution into your own hands by introducing a variety of proven approaches for success, including strategies for entering film festivals, garnering the attention of the press, putting on your own public screenings, tapping in to the growing microcinema scene, utilizing the internet and working with small alternatie video distributors. No experience necessary. Bring your questions! This is a NW Film Center and DIVA Center Project.
OpenLens Short Film and Video Festival
January 13-15
DIVA Center, Eugene, OR
The second annual celebration of mid-Oregon film and video by local producers. Jury Award $250.00. Audience Award, $100. Submission deadline was November 1, 2005. See OpenLens 2005 for full detail.
February 10-25, 2006
28th Annual Portland International Film Festival
Record audiences of over 33,000 attended the 28th Annual Portland International Film Festival this past February taking in 160 screenings over the 17-day Festival. We look forward to an equally successful 29th PIFF February 10-25, 2006 with the usual compliment of outstanding international cinema and exciting celebratory events including our Opening Night Party, Friday, February 10. Online information at: http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/piff29/piff.html
SXSW Film
March 10-18, 2006
Austin Texas
Now in its 12th year, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival and Conference is an annual celebration of film - a weeklong opportunity to view, discuss, and explore all aspects of film creation and production, from screen writing through distribution.
Independent Games Festival
March 20-24-2006
San Jose, CA
This is the eighth annual Independent Games Festival celebrating the indie game developers.
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Arts Electric Calendar. A worldwide calendar for new music, electronic music and the media arts. You'll find hundreds of events listed, as well as articles, interviews, and other writings.
DIVA Center Media Events. Over 30 programs have been scheduled for 2005 at the Downtown Center for the Visual Arts in Eugene. A full schedule of film, video, and multimedia programs can be accessed at: http://www.proscenia.net/indie/medialist2005.htm
Film Festivals. A quick glance at the Film Festival website quickly provides the users with a great resource about previous and upcoming film festivals from all over the world. Here visitors can read the latest headline news from the various festivals, read coverage of the proceedings, and search a prodigious database of information. Visitors may also want to consider signing up to receive the free weekly newsletter or also viewing a selection of popular video clips culled from coverage of recent festivals. Source: Scout Report.
Northwest Film Center Events. Film screenings, workshops, classes and other activities in Portland.
Mediatopia.2 fresh! assembles an exciting mix of recent net-based work by a diverse group of neoteric artists, creatives and thinkers. Their fresh, networked interfaces look to a variety of means to utilize the internet, as playground, platform or paintbrush. Mediatopia.net is a recurring network mediated culture space for art, technology and writing. We still believe in networked culture.
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