From Here to Awesome
The festival’s goal is to create a direct connection between filmmaker and audience by putting the programming of the festival directly into the hands of the audience. By harnessing the power of online social tools, audience members will be able to discover, share and assist in programming the festival.
FHTA and Current TV are teaming up for a call for pitches. Keep checking in at current.com/awesome for more information!
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DIY Days
DIY Days is a one-day event where independent filmmakers can learn how to fund, produce and distribute their films without a major studio's support. DIY Days is a one-day event where independent filmmakers can learn how to fund, produce and distribute their films without a major stu... more
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VC2 Newsletter/Ezine: July
lack of interest in these videos is starting to mess with us. don't make us do crazy things.
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From Here to Awesome
Current TV has partnered up with 'From Here to Awesome', a new discovery and distribution festival launching in April, 08 @ venues across the globe (seriously... we're talking France, UK, Israel, Australia, Mexico, Canada and the US here).
Here's what they say:
Have you made a film you think the world should see? FROM HERE TO AWESOME is a discovery and distribution festival that might be the perfect system to get your film blasted to audiences in theaters, living rooms, online and via mobile phones.
All filmmakers are welcome to be a part of the festival. There are NO submission fees, and filmmakers retain their rights while receiving revenue directly from the distribution outlets. A wide range of major promotional partners and distribution platforms are on board. All we need now is your film. Please submit ASAP to give the festival?s audience time to vote your film into the April Showcase.
FHTA was founded by DIY filmmaking pioneers Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters) and M dot Strange (We Are The Strange). Current TV has partnered up with 'From Here to Awesome', a new discovery and distribution festival launching in April, 08 @ venues acr... more -
Current TV @ DIY Days, Los Angeles: July 26th, '08
Find out more about the events, speakers, and register to attend the July 26th event in Los Angeles.
DIY DAYS: How do we sustain ourselves as filmmakers and storytellers in this day of shifting film distribution systems? How do we monetize our film and get the word out? Presented by From Here to Awesome the Workbook Project and Current TV - DIY DAYS aims to answer these questions with a day of panels, roundtable discussions and workshops: A look at how to fund, create, distribute and sustain.
Find out more at http://www.diydays.com
or, of course, on this topic page! Find out more about the events, speakers, and register to attend the July 26th event in Los Angeles. ... more -
Attention Filmmakers - how the festival works
This animation shows how FROM HERE TO AWESOME works. FHTA is an open source film festival that blasts movies into theaters, living rooms, online and via mobile devices. There are no submission fees, filmmakers retain their rights while see a direct return in revenue from distribution outlets. This animation shows how FROM HERE TO AWESOME works. FHTA is an open source film festival that blasts movies into theaters, living roo... more
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From Here to Awesome: Submission video for Ai
A young girl raised by a Ronin samurai, haunted by the memories of her parents being murdered, must discover the truth about herself and her master. Inspired by the great tradition of Japanese cinema, Ai is an exploration of the themes of embracing death that stem from the era of the fearless warriors, the samurai. A young girl raised by a Ronin samurai, haunted by the memories of her parents being murdered, must discover the truth about herself a... more
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From Here to Awesome: Submission video for Did I Say Thousand Island?
This IS the life! But our society doesn't agree. The restaurant business is simply a step to something else or maybe you can't do anything else. Right? Wrong! Lots of the 12 million people in the industry are really happy with their jobs. This love story shot in the beautiful Colorado Rockies captures this great lifestyle while entertaining you with one liners and funny characters. You will see yourself somewhere in the movie. And it just might make you think about your life and what your priorities are. Life is supposed to be fun! This IS the life! But our society doesn't agree. The restaurant business is simply a step to something else or maybe you can't do anyt... more
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From Here to Awesome: Submission video for Abel Raises Cain
My father is the legendary media hoaxer, Alan Abel. Growing up, I have watched him pull pranks on the media with stunts that are always just ridiculous enough for people to believe. He exploits the fact that the media feeds on salacious, far-fetched stories and he creates hilarious scenarios that people take seriously and become outraged by. He's taught me that we can't always believe what we see, read or hear in the news...and my goal is to carry his message to the world via this documentary. - Jenny Abel My father is the legendary media hoaxer, Alan Abel. Growing up, I have watched him pull pranks on the media with stunts that are alway... more
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From Here to Awesome: Submission video for Aifeala
Simon has reached the end of his life. Â Alone he falls into deep thought. Â Thinking about the love he lost and the revenge he took on those who took her away from him. Simon has reached the end of his life. Â Alone he falls into deep thought. Â Thinking about the love he lost and the revenge he took o... more
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Do you like movies? Do you make movies?
Over the next few months we’ll be releasing a series of videos that will attempt to frame the goals of the festival. FHTA is an experiment in discovery and distribution. Do you like movie? Do you make movies?
http://fromheretoawesome.com/submit :: submit
http://fromheretoawesome.com/watch :: watch films
http://help.fromheretoawesome.com :: learn to make films
http://fromheretoawesome.com/blog :: fest news
http://fromheretoawesome.com/blog/discovery :: fest stream Over the next few months we’ll be releasing a series of videos that will attempt to frame the goals of the festival. FHTA is an experi... more -
Lance Weiler's Streaming Videos
This one's about FHTA, shot from Lance's phone @ SXSW
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Cutting through the static
Last November the internet hit a major milestone, over a 100 million sites with registered domain names and active content. The web is considered to be the great equalizer for filmmakers, one which promises cost effective promotion and distribution. But where do you start and what’s the best way to design a cost effective online promotional campaign that can help you build an audience for your work? Here are few suggestions to help you get started.
IT IS NEVER TO EARLY - There’s an old adage, don’t seek publicity too early for a project because the press won’t cover it twice. For some reason people apply the same theory to their online strategies and often wait until the last minute to create a site for their work. By waiting until the last minute they loose valuable time that could have been used to build their audience. For instance I used the audience that I cultivated for http://HEADTRAUMAMOVIE.com to help me promote the movie at my festival showings, during my theatrical runs across the country and most recently with the Cinema ARG screenings.
IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE - This might sound simple but you’d be amazed how often filmmakers say, I made the film for people like me. Maybe this is true, but you need to take some time to identify your audience. Who are they and what will attract them to your work? Once you know who the audience is you can start to figure out the best way to reach them online. In some cases you will also be able to find partners to help you amplify your reach.
KNOW YOUR HOOKS - You want people to keep coming back to your sites. What is it about your project that will get people to return or better yet subscribe to your RSS feed or join your mailing list? Is it capturing the process with updates on production or post? Or maybe creating additional content in the form of a video podcast? http://FOUREYEDMONSTERS.com created a podcast that’s been viewed over 1.5 million times, and helped to drive large numbers of people to the project. The podcast turned the cameras on their struggle to find distribution. Other hooks could come from storylines, characters or topics that could relate to your film. In many cases the hooks you need are the same ones that sets your project apart from the pack. Chances are the hooks you use to promote will also be the hooks that you can use when it comes time to do a press push...
Read More at http://help.fromheretoawesome.com
Last November the internet hit a major milestone, over a 100 million sites with registered domain names and active content. The web is... more -
M Dot Strange
Official website of FHTA pioneer, filmmaker and digital genius M Dot Strange.
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Lance Weiler @ DIY Days LA
Lance Weiler is a critically acclaimed award winning writer / director. He is recognized as a pioneer because of the way he makes and distributes his work. Millimeter magazine called Lance a “tech iconoclast” and Wired magazine named him “One of twenty-five people helping to re-invent entertainment and change the face of Hollywood.”
His work has been featured in Time and Forbes and on television programs such as Entertainment Tonight and CNN. His first feature, “The Last Broadcast,” is currently distributed in over 20 countries. It has the honor of being the first all digital release of a motion picture to theaters nationwide and has enjoyed runs on HBO and IFC. To date “The Last Broadcast” a self-distributed effort, has grossed over 4 million dollars worldwide.
He’s newest feature, “Head Trauma,” had its world premiere at the LA Film Festival. Lance put together his own 17 city theatrical release which rolled into a national DVD release and VOD release by Warner Brothers. Always interested in experimenting with new ways to tell stories and reach audiences, Lance developed a cinema ARG (alternate realty game) around “Head Trauma.” The cinematic ARG is a mashup of movies, music, theatrics and gaming. Over 2.5 million people experienced elements of the game across theaters, mobile drive-ins, mobile phones and online.
In addition to making feature films, Lance also directs commercials and music videos. He often lectures at universities and film societies about the changing landscape of content creation and distribution. He has spoken at the Cannes, Berlin and Sundance Film Festivals and has consulted for large ad agencies, entertainment companies and corporations.
Lance also splits his time as a partner in a social media company called Seize the Media. STM was created to address the gap between burgeoning technologies and entertainment. STM’s clients have included Microsoft, eBay, Earthlink, Ubisoft, and Creative Artists Agency among others.
Lance is also the founder of the Workbook Project a “social open source” project for filmmakers. The Workbook Project’s goal is to help filmmakers understand the changing landscape of funding, production, promotion, and distribution in a digital age.
Currently, Lance is writing a book entitled Putting the Mass Back in Media, which will be released in 2008. He is also developing a number of television, film and cross-media projects.
Lance sits on the board of the IFP a national filmmaker organization and is the co-founder of From Here to Awesome a discovery and distribution fest that puts filmmakers directly in touch with global audiences.
Prior to the release of “The Last Broadcast,” Lance spent seven years working as a camera assistant and operator, on large commercial shoots all over the world. During that time he had the honor of working with a number of amazing cinematographers, such as Darius Khondji, Harris Savides, and the late Conrad Hall. Lance Weiler is a critically acclaimed award winning writer / director. He is recognized as a pioneer because of the way he makes and... more -
Arin Crumley @ DIY Days LA
At the age of 16, Arin Crumley began experimenting with low-res digital video equipment, making short documentaries, and abstract video art to display behind his band’s electro concerts.
Today, 11 years later, The Wall Street Journal lists Arin among the top 20 new media moguls, and applauds the co-creation of the popular independent film and online video series, Four Eyed Monsters. In late 2002, Arin met his future co-director and collaborator, Susan Buice, beginning a relationship that evolved into the creation of Four Eyed Monsters. The project has become a cult phenomenon. To date, the video podcast has received over two million views, theaters across the nation have booked the film due to its online fan-base, the film was nominated for two Spirit Awards and in June 2007 became the first feature film to be posted in it’s entirety to YouTube. Now with all of this online exposure the film has been licensed to IFC TV to air April 25th and be released on exclusively in Borders across the US April 29th 2008.
Now 27-year-old Arin Crumley is busy promoting the DVD release as well as the 5 new final episodes of the online component to Four Eyed Monsters and is in pre-production on several new projects in the works for 2009. Also in development is a brand new film festival he co-founded called From Here to Awesome designed to demonstrate a new distribution model available to all filmmakers that have internet connections.
Stay tuned for future projects and developments at arincrumley.com At the age of 16, Arin Crumley began experimenting with low-res digital video equipment, making short documentaries, and abstract vide... more -
Workbook Project
Workbook Project's goal is to create a free resource for content creators that will become a user contributed repository of information. The concept is part of an ?open source social experiment? called the workbook project. It?s a simple concept, the workbook is meant to be spread and edited. Meaning that content creators can add their own info, war stories, advice etc. We?re hoping that the workbook can grow as a resource. We?re building it with an open source ?client side? wiki called tiddlywiki that can be saved to the desktop, edited and then uploaded again. Workbook Project's goal is to create a free resource for content creators that will become a user contributed repository of informatio... more
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