It is now day 4 of the 6 day event held every year by IFP and Filmmaker magazine. First thing I have to say is that this year their panels have been top notch with regards to participants, including Bill Block of QED Intl, Peter Saraf, Producer, Little Miss Sunshine and indie producer extraordinaire, Jon Kilik. I have been attending for the last 6 years and have noticed an increasing shift away from the jammed packed screenings of market films to more of a focus on emerging talent from development to co-pro opportunities pitched during a flurry of industry round-table meetings. Of which I have heard much excited feedback and expect to hear some interesting package deals as a result.
The most useful panel to date was today’s entitled, Digital Download moderated by Scott Kirsner, CinemaTech editor/writer with panelists from www.filmaka.com – a platform for emerging filmmakers; www.jaman.com – movie download service for world cinema and self-distribution champion and indie film consultant Peter Broderick. The discussion really got down to where the money is at in digital downloads and Download v DVD. For a summery of this and other IFP panels visit www.thefilmpanelnotetaker.com
IFP closes on Friday and I intend to post before its close. Also I will remain in NYC till the beginning of Oct staying on to continue meeting with the NYC indie glitterati and the real-deal filmmakers.
