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September 15: Webinar: Reinventing the Film Festival: Using Technology to Engage Audiences

We hear a lot today about how filmmakers can use new technology - things like crowdfunding, social media or even transmedia - to build and engage with their audience. But what about film festivals? How can festivals use these same tools to build their audience (for each film and for their organization), raise money and develop innovative, new models for the field? This workshop will detail some of the the key directions of online behavior and offer some suggestions as to how film festivals might think about adapting these to our business practices, and possibly invent new ones.

Why attend?:

• Learn the basics of the changes in audience behavior and expectations online?
• Go beyond thinking of Facebook and Twitter as just marketing tools.
• Learn how we might collaborate to build better tools for ourselves, filmmakers and audiences.
• Learn how crowd-funding can be used for your fundraising and possibly to help filmmakers do the same.
• Get thoughts on how your curatorial expertise can translate to online success.
• Confirm your belief

About the Presenter:

Brian Newman is a consultant focusing on business development projects in the entertainment and cultural industries as well as helping filmmakers, artists and organizations to distribute content and connect with audiences through innovative uses of new technology. Brian was most recently CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, and has served as executive director of Renew Media and IMAGE Film & Video.

Wed, Sep 15, 2010 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Click the website below to register.