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Youtube Supercut Begs the Question: Is Aaron Sorkin a Compulsive Self-Plagiarist?
Aaron Sorkin has long been one of the industry's highest-paid writers, and despite the tepid response to "The Newsroom," that's highly unlikely to change any time soon. However, here's something that could ultimately harm his reputation worse than any bad review or critical thi...
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Ridley Scott Wants You... To Vote on the 50 Semi-Finalists of YouTube's First Annual Your Film Festival
YouTube and airline sponsor Emirates, in partnership with the Venice Film Festival and Scott Free Productions, have announced the 50 semifinalists of the first annual Your Film Festival.
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Q & A: Rodrigo Garcia and Jon Avnet Break the Mold with Star-Powered, Women-Centric Web Channel, WIGS
WIGS is a YouTube channel, but don't let the platform scare you off. Filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia ("Albert Nobbs") and producer-director Jon Avnet ("Fried Green Tomatoes") have created what may be the first scripted, professionally developed web content aimed at women: WIGS. Starting with the launch o...
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Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia Launch Web Series and Shorts to Explore 'Female Characters'
Producer-director Jon Avnet ("Fried Green Tomatoes," "Up Close and Personal") and filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia ("Albert Nobbs," "In Treatment") have launched a YouTube digital channel, WIGS, to showcase original series and scripted dramatic shorts. And they've lined up a strong acting roster:
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TFF 2012: Three Things You Should Know About Short-Form Filmmaking
The Tribeca Talks panel “The Future is Short: Storytelling in the Digital Age” offers simple and telling information about how to get your content out there and maybe make some money back. The landscape is still fairly disjointed, with a few too many special sauces brewing in the pot.
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YouTube Strikes Movie-Rental Deal with Paramount, Acquires 500 New VOD Titles
Clearly, Viacom's 2011 $1-billion lawsuit against YouTube is water under the bridge. Now Google Inc.'s YouTube has struck a movie-rental deal with Viacom's Paramount, adding 500 new titles to its expanding online library. YouTube's rental library now has more than 9,000 titles, which range from rece...
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Michael Fassbender Joins Ridley Scott's Your Film Festival as Juror and Co-Executive Producer; Video
Ridley Scott just got a mighty fine partner in crime for his new Your Film Festival, naming its first winner at this year's Venice Film Festival; Michael Fassbender will help the director-producer co-executive producer and choose the Grand Prize Winner of the Your Film Festival competition...
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Life After Sundance: Distribution and Marketing for the 99 Percent
Sundance selected 110 features from 4,042 submissions for its 2012 U.S. and World Dramatic and Documentary Competition lineups. Based on the festival's history, it's fair to say that less than 40 of those films will be acquired by established, full-service film distributors. At bes...
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First Look: YouTube Short Film Competition Aims for Venice Film Fest
YouTube is the place for randomly generated hilarity: falling cats, Rebecca Black ballads, and singing toddlers. But YouTube wants to change this perception. By launching a short film competition, YouTube is making an effort to find new talent, as opposed to accidental meme-generators.
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Scott Free, YouTube & Emirates Announce 'Your Film Festival'
YouTube, Scott Free and Emirates want to find the world's best storytellers and they're doing it through Your Film Festival.
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