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Please bear with me till the relaunch later this fall.  Please feel free to contact me directly or visit me on Facebook

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Into Spring… Festivals, Workshops and Talks

SXSW
I am headed to Austin Texas for this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be taking part in the Distribution Mentors Sessions during the Film Conference where speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors tackle the latest filmmaking trends amidst the unmatched social atmosphere of the SXSW experience. The Distribution Mentor sessions will take place on [...]

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Killer Aced; sponsorship could help finance your indie film

This partnership between Killer Films, Massify and Ace Hotel here in NYC is some of the more interesting filmmaker happenings that I post on my Facebook page. This is an older post from October, also discussed in the following blog by Infinicine – (a resource for independent filmmakers about new technologies, copyright, and digital rights [...]

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Independent Pioneering in a Shifting Landscape

As the independent film market continues its twists and turns in the tide of new platforms, the decline of old revenue streams and the unchartered territory of new distribution models it has made room for pioneers to gain spotlight as they navigate the current environment. While film festival submissions continued to grow this year and [...]

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Woodstock Film Festival Round-up

This was my second year in attendance at the Woodstock Film Festival and apart from it being a wonderful festival to see good independent films; it also has the added benefit and lure of being upstate New York just when the fall leaves are starting to turn.
Woodstock is also great for the filmmaker experience as [...]

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Independent Filmmaker Conference Roundup

The 30th annual Independent Film Week (formerly the IFP Market) took place this year at the FIT campus in New York City. This was a six-day meeting of independent filmmakers and industry in a combination of panel discussions, pitches and screenings. This is my seventh year in attendance as an industry rep. Over the years [...]

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Able Danger – Opens Brooklyn International Film Festival

My most recent client, feature narrative – postmodern Film Noir – Able Danger will be opening the Brooklyn International Film Festival – Friday May 30th. My friend The Film Panel Notetaker has a great interview with ABLE DANGER – Paul Krik posted on his blog and Filmmaker Magazine also had a great article on the [...]

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Well I have left the golden shores of LA to immerse myself in the indie NYC scene for the summer. I am happy to be back in town and actually get to enjoy it after the hectic activity that was the Tribeca Film Festival. Also good to be able to attend some of the events [...]

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New Year – New Blog

January 18, 2008

Ok – this is a new year and a chance to start a fresh right? Well 2007 saw the launch of my website and it seemed my genius web guru decided to opt me in for a mandatory blog. Great idea – everybody knows that a blog is the best way to self-market and to [...]

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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. [...]

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