distribution

After a mighty effort, you are nearing completion of your film and starting to face what’s next: How to send it out into the world.

Perhaps you’ve developed a distribution strategy, but are now confronted by a bewildering number of diverse film festivals. This workshop will provide an overview of the film festival world, how festival programmers make their decisions, discuss some general things about film festivals you need to understand, and present strategies for navigating a course that’s best for you and your film.

Presented in partnership with PIFVA.org

A workshop for film and video programmers and curators

Film festivals and cultural film/video exhibition are not only something of an utopian enterprise, they have been called out as “one of the last hopes for [media] democracy”, by critic B. Ruby Rich. Programmers and curators have considerable responsibility – to the artists, the art, their community and audience, themselves (their vision or cause), and their colleagues, just for example. This workshop will explore ideas and best practices of the challenging work of programming film and video work for the public.

Presented in partnership with PIFVA.org

Self distribution can strike fear in the hearts of independent filmmakers and present a great challenge, yet there are many filmmakers that choose to self distribute.

In this class S. Leo Chiang will explain the ever growing world of self distribution to the educational market. He will explain the process of planning a direct mailing and email campaign, to getting the most out of non-theatrical screenings. He will also share his experience with the educational distribution efforts of A Village Called Versailles along with an introduction of New Day Films.

More info on instructor S. Leo Chiang: http://avillagecalledversailles.com/

This workshop focuses on the preparation and delivery of your film for broadcast and other markets. It starts with knowing your project and its potential audience, extends to identifying potential partners and collaborators, and results in the decision of when and where to launch your film. Through diligent research and analysis of existing and emerging outlets, you will create a strategy that maximizes your viewer ship and profits.

More info on instructor Richard Power Hoffman: http://www.coyopa.com/

John Sayles is one of the most celebrated independent American directors of the last two decades. Together with partner Maggie Renzi, they have managed to define the meaning of the word "independent' anlways adapting to the changes in the industry and reinventing the model. Sayles never tackles the same topic twice and twists of class and power permeate his scripts.

It’s one thing to burn your video project to a DVD, it’s another if you want to create a DVD master for duplication with an appealing customized menu so that viewers can easily navigate your disc. This one-day intensive workshop in Apple’s DVD Studio Pro video will show you how to prepare your video; create custom menus with chapters; create tracks; compress your audio; and build and format a DVD. You must be proficient in Final Cut Pro to register for this workshop.

Video on the web is every where but good video on the web is harder to find. This workshop will introduce participants to ways of shooting video specifically destined for the web and then prepare your media to be uploaded for the world to see. Participants will learn new media concepts and best practices, as well as practical and hands on techniques on how to shoot, compress, encode, upload and distribute your video and audio on the internet. The workshop will cover working with the major media formats such as Windows, QuickTime, Realplayer, and Flash.

This one-day intensive session will show you how to prepare your work for a
DVD; create menus and tracks; compress your audio; and build and format a
DVD. Proficiency in Final Cut Pro is recommended.

The digital video revolution gave us the tools to make media. The online video revolution gives us the power to distribute without gatekeepers. In this workshop see how innovative mediamakers are sharing personal experiences, telling otherwise-underrepresented stories, and revolutionizing what film and television can be. Learn what tools are available to you to distribute your work around the globe via the Internet, and get started setting up your own videoblog using free resources.