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Sundance 2011 Appearances

Sunday January 23rd 3:00pm-3:30pm at the Tweet House in the Riverhorse Cafe

Film and the Future: Emerging Technologies and Business Models That Will Drive Success in 2011 and Beyond

The evidence is clear, technological change breeds big winners, and (regrettably) some losers too. The key to success is having the vision to anticipate what the world will be like in five years, and making the right moves to position yourself as a relevant participant. Considering that the sands are shifting faster than ever, people who make, market, and distribute films need to stay on top of the trends to survive.

In this session, we’re bringing together several of the people who are helping define the future of film to talk about what technologies and processes are inevitable and how they believe the next generation of moguls will use them to best effect.

Innovations in financing: Crowdsourcing, taxation and more * Distribution and marketing via mobile and the cloud * Digital capture and editing: The SLR revolution * Data capture and predictive analysis * Apple, NetFlix, Hulu and Google: How will the studios/networks adapt?

3RD ANNUAL FILM FINANCE FORUM

Bridging the Gap between Financiers and Filmmakers
March 10, 2011 – Hilton Los Angeles – Universal City, CA

11:30 – 12:30 pm

How to Make Crowd-Funding Work For Filmmakers
Crowd-Funding goes beyond sourcing for donations – there’s a strategy involved in building a community and a fan base around each project. This group of panelists will discuss what it takes to get a movie funded on these emerging sites, the benefits,and limitations.