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Women to Watch: Ellen Pittleman on Online Self-Distribution Options
Ellen Pittleman is a veteran studio executive based in Los Angeles. While at Paramount Pictures, she was SVP, International Co-Productions and Worldwide Acquisitions for Paramount Pictures. Along with acquiring for both U.S. and international territories, she created the International Co-Production business for the studio which was responsible for local language production. She also launched the DVD Premiere group there, with films including Jonathan Demme’s Neil Young: Heart of Gold and the sequel to the $100MM+ Save the Last Dance. Now as president and founder of Hybrid Entertainment, she consults on strategic planning, deal negotiation,...
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Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Celebrates its Quinceanera
Fifteen years old! Under Marlene Dermer's leadership, with her founding partner, Eddie Olmos, LALIFF shows the best of Latino films.76 films, including 42 feature films (29 narrative and 13 documentaries) and 34 short films from 14 different countries. The feature films selected include 2 World Premieres, 6 USA Premieres, 5 West Coast Premieres and 11 Los Angeles Premieres. This year's program offers a balanced selection of new voices and voices that we have heard before. Together and individually they go beyond telling Latino stories; they narrate in film the human experience. LALIFF is one of few film festivals in the world recognized by ...
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Openfilm: $500,000 Award to Short Filmmaker to Produce Feature!
The FilmCollaborative uses them to stream films for buyers. Miami Int'l Film Festival loves them. Now they're trying to finance content now too. They have just announced the filmmaker that their advisory board (James Caan, Robert Duvall, Scott Caan, Mark Rydell) has selected to produce a feature fi...
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ScreenSingapore
Singapore is making moves to put itself more squarely in the center of the Asia Business World. It is cohosting new weekly TV program with the BBC featuring discussions with democratic governments in the region, and ScreenSingapore, which is backed by the government's Media Development Authority, h...
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Distribution Must Find New Models
Thanks again to Film Biz Asia and Patrick Frater for covering the subject to distribution models.
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Smarter Hollywood Gets Local in Asia
Thanks again to Film Biz Asia for this article by Marcus LimHollywood is getting smarter about engaging with Asia on more equal terms, having learned lessons from earlier unsuccessful attempts, according to two senior Hollywood executives at the second In Conversation seminar held Wednesday at Scree...
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Sharp Elbows and Acid Tongues at Shanghai Seminar
Again from Film Biz Asia comes this spirited report on the discussions which took place -- This time at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
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Women to Watch - Joana Vicente, Executive Director, Independent Feature Project New York City
Independent Film Matters
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The 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival
World Premieres Screen at 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival 2011
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