Festival film? Underground film? Dissident film? Sabrina Q. Yu on contemporary Chinese independent cinema's proliferating labels and reigning misperceptions.
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Tags: censorship, Chinese film, independent film, indie cinema, SAPPRFT
Posted in From Nottingham and Beyond | Comments Off on The Visibility and Invisibility of Chinese Independent Films
How to transform the potential of online communities like Simple Machine into local, public support for independent filmmaking?
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Tags: audiences, distribution, exhibition, independent film
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Each winter, as February becomes March, Columbia, Missouri transforms itself into a grand stage for the True/False film fest, a four-day international nonfiction film festival.
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Tags: Academy Awards, documentary; True/False film fest; media culture, fandom, film, independent film, television
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In this short post I’d like to juxtapose an unlikely pair of films in order to push harder at the taken-for-granted mythologies of extreme weather: SharkNado and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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Tags: Facebook, fandom, film, gender, independent film, industry, internet, race/ethnicity, social media, television, TV, Twitter
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The idea of user-supported media production extends beyond Kickstarter, as technology continues to offer more areas for direct audience support and participation.
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Tags: buskfilms, cultcap, digital distribution, film industry, independent film, industry, Kickstarter, LGBT film, music industry, production
Posted in Industry | Comments Off on The Future of Media Production?
Ten media news items that you might have missed recently.
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Tags: A&E, ABC, Academy Awards, Billboard, Cablevision, CBS, copyright, DirecTV, Dish Network, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, Kickstarter, music, piracy, PlayStation, Sony, television, Time Warner Cable, Viacom, visual effects, YouTube
Posted in What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Feb 17-March 2
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: advertising, Apple, audiences, Blockbuster, digital music, Disney, Hollywood, independent film, internet, iTunes, MGM, mobile technology, Nintendo, piracy, porn, Samsung, Sony, Sundance, television, Twitter, video games, video on demand, Warner Bros., Xbox
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Jan 20-Feb 2
What Are You Missing? links back on 2012.
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Tags: box office, digital media, e-readers, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, iTunes, magazines, music, newspapers, porn, television, Twitter, video games, YouTube
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, Apple, Cannes, digital distribution, Facebook, film festivals, gaming, IMAX, independent film, Microsoft, music, Nintendo, piracy, SiriusXM, Spotify, tax credits, television, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? April 15-28
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, digital distribution, distribution, Dreamworks, DVDs, e-books, Google, Hollywood, independent bookstores, independent film, internet, LGBTQ, magazines, music, Netflix, newspapers, Spotify, UltraViolet, video games, video on demand, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? April 1-14
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, books, broadband, digital music, distribution, e-books, e-readers, Google, independent, independent film, internet, iTunes, Lionsgate, movie theaters, music, Nintendo, social media, streaming, Sundance, television, Twitter, video games, video on demand
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? January 15-28
Your #1 source for Lions Gate news returns with ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, Apple, Blockbuster, books, box office, digital music, DVD, e-books, e-readers, Facebook, file sharing, Google, independent film, internet, internet freedom, labor, Lionsgate, music, Netflix, television, Twitter, UltraViolet, United Kingdom, video games, Warner Bros.
Posted in What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? January 1-14
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, awards, books, e-books, Facebook, Hollywood, independent film, internet, Lionsgate, music, piracy, porn, Spoti, Sundance, television, UltraViolet, video games, video on demand, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Nov 27-Dec 10
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, digital media, Disney, DMCA, DVDs, e-readers, gaming, Hollywood, independent, independent film, internet, mobile gaming, music, Sony, stardom, television, video on demand, Warner Bros., YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, books, China, cloud services, comic books, digital media, Disney, DVD, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, magazines, Miramax, mobile media, MP3, music, Netflix, Pandora, piracy, radio, social media, Spotify, streaming, television, Twitter, video games, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? August 14-27