Global Film Connect

09/10/2016

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/caa-micah-green-roeg-sutherland-state-indie-film-170019717.html

There have been relentless questions lately about the future of independent films, given the competition from TV and the costs associated with theatrical distribution. But to hear Micah Green and Roeg Sutherland, the co-heads of CAA’s film finance and sales group, talk about the business, there’s ne...

08/07/2016

YouTube original content head Susanne Daniels pushed back Friday against the insistence by television executives that uniform systems to measure multiplatform video viewing are needed — and the mov…

08/07/2016

LOCARNO — Over Aug. 6-8, 16 production companies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Israel and Turkey will meet at the Locarno Fest, in the Swiss Alps, to enjoy its glorious weather – if Satur…

08/04/2016

“I think this change is to show that the Academy is making an effort, but I don’t know if it’s going to necessarily make that big a dent, since [lack of diversity is] such a huge problem,” she says. “Like, why hasn’t a female cinematographer been up for an Oscar?”

http://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/more-women-academy-members-1201828862/

When the Motion Picture Academy addressed criticism of its demographic makeup last month by inviting 683 new members, the big story, it turns out, was the number of women who were asked to join acr…

07/28/2016

"Also as head of education at the studio, Rachitsky says she is looking forward to working with film students who are part of the younger generation that grew up in the digital age. "It will be interesting to see what kind of perspectives they will bring," she said, which is all the more meaningful because VR is still in the works. "The VR storytelling industry is not fully formed. Everyone is experimenting and making mistakes. In film history, the edit was an accident that worked. What are these accidents that we are making in VR that will help us create something new?"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oculus-story-studio-producer-samsung-911869

Creative producer Yelena Rachitsky spoke about how virtual reality can create a visceral understanding of the world and is marking a revolutionary paradigm shift in media culture.

07/27/2016

The Digital Bolex Grant for Women Cinematographers

The relationship between a director and cinematographer is the most important on any film set, and the most famous director/cinematographer pairs have collaborative relationships spanning decades. We would like to see women cinematographers and directors involved in that kind of intimate collaborative process, and hope that we can start to help move our industry in that direction.
The Digital Bolex Grant for Women Cinematographers offers approximately $10,000 worth of gear and accessories loaned on a rolling basis to any narrative short, music video, or feature film project to be shot by a female cinematographer. Recipients of the grant receive a loaned camera package for up to 21 production days.
Deadline: 20 September

http://www.filmdaily.tv/grants/digital-bolex-grant-women-cinematographers

The relationship between a director and cinematographer is the most important on any film set, and the most famous director/cinematographer pairs have collaborative relationships spanning decades.

07/21/2016

I've been meaning to share this for awhile.

"But are breakout hits random events that no-one can plan for or do they share some kind of DNA that can teach us how to make successful independent films, and also what genres or techniques to avoid?"

http://americanfilmmarket.com/what-types-of-low-budget-films-break-out/

07/15/2016

http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/07/14/crypt-tv-fullscreen-el-terror/?mc_cid=35a007d7b1&mc_eid=6e0bb03e18

Fullscreen and Eli Roth's horror platform Crypt TV have teamed up for El Terror, which is looking to turn 30-second clips into full-length series.

07/15/2016

YouTube has provided additional information about how its new YouTube For Creators program will impact the use of its YouTube Spaces across the globe. Announced at VidCon, YouTube For Creators is a multi-level benefits program that helps creators grow their channels at various points throughout their YouTube careers.

http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/07/14/youtube-spaces-tiered-eligibility-system/

YouTube's recently-announced YouTube For Creators benefits program will now determine how creators gain access to its production Spaces across the globe.

07/14/2016

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/13/pokemon-go-tops-twitters-daily-users-sees-more-engagement-than-facebook/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook&sr_share=facebook

Pokémon Go has quickly become one of the most viral mobile applications of all time. The game is now the biggest ever in the U.S.; it has now topped..

07/13/2016

The SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant supports feature narrative films that through plot, character, theme or setting explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity and other social issues of our time. This is NOT a documentary grant.

http://www.sffs.org/filmmaker360/narrative-grants-and-programs/sffs-krf-filmmaking-grant #.V4bFFTao7xu

The SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant supports feature narrative films that through plot, character, theme or setting explore human and civil rights, antidiscrimination, gender and sexual identity and other social issues of our time.

07/11/2016

“The video game model mixed with the film model is the next generation of storytellers — how the story will be told and how it will be consumed,” said La Porta.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/european-genre-forum-touts-tech-909592

Initiatives like the R/O Institute, which announced Guillermo del Toro as an instructor, will teach filmmakers to develop properties across multiplatforms.