Los Angeles Film Festival

With the rise of social networking sites and alternative distribution platforms, technology is finally ready to deliver content on demand anywhere in the planet.  Filmmakers have taken note and are seizing these tools to distribute their films and establish a direct, ongoing dialogue with their audience. As the distribution gatekeepers seem to lose their power, consumers take the driver’s seat with the click of a mouse, while content creators are still scrambling to figure out the new revenue models.  Filmmakers and key players in digital distribution share their experience and provide some insight on how to monetize content on the web.

Moderator Scott Kirsner, Author, Fans, Friends, and Followers

Rick Allen, Snagfilms

Patrick Creadon, Director, I.O.U.S.A.

David Fenkel, Oscilloscope Laboratories

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Producers, financiers, and sales agents explore the international economic crisis’ impact on the movie business and give pointers on foreign financing, pre-sales, and co-production opportunities.

Moderator Wendy Reeds, Mandate International

Stuart Ford, IM Global

Dan Griffiths, Trans-Pacific Media

Trevor Macy, Intrepid Pictures

Hal Sadoff, ICM

Recorded at the Landmark Theater on Saturday, June 20

Recorded, edited and introduction: Joseph Matheny

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The independent film world is rapidly changing. With the financial credit crunch production capital has all but disappeared; the printed media that validates and serves to market films is in shambles; and the traditional distribution models are in flux. As the structures that support the film industry’s ecosystem collapse, we ask, is it all gloom and doom, or an opportunity for great change?  Key players in the industry give an assessment of the current state of affairs and how they see the industry evolving.

Moderator Anne Thompson, Thompson on Hollywood blog

Laura Bickford, Laura Bickford Productions

Christian Gaines, Withoutabox, a Division of IMDb.com

Ted Mundorff, Landmark Theatres

Bob Teitel, Producer, Notorious

Adam Yauch, Oscilloscope Laboratorie

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Recorded/Edited: Joseph Matheny

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Keynote address of the LAFF Film Finance Conference, delivered by James D. Stern (CEO, Endgame Entertainment) Co-producer/Co-Director, Every Little Step; Producer, Easy Virtue, The Brothers Bloom. Recorded Saturday June 20 at the Landmark Theater, Los Angeles, CA.

Recorded/Edited: Joseph Matheny

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