GAME-CHANGER: An Introduction to Genesis, D2’s New HD Mobile Unit

Damon Movitz and David Walzer, founders of D2 Productions, swing open the doors to Genesis, their new HD mobile unit offering a behind-the-scenes look at this advanced remote production truck packed with state-of-the-art HD equipment. You’ll see, firsthand, the astonishing array of capabilities offered by Genesis, which is raising the bar in recording small live sports productions, concerts, webcasts, conferences and more.

Tonight’s Pub Night will be recorded live through Genesis! Pub Night Guests will tour the truck in small groups. Others will watch live from inside Rule Boston Camera while eating pizza and tossing back a cold one. An intro from Damon and Dave will kick-off this special Pub Night.

THURSDAY, MAY 24
TIME: 6-8PM
PLACE: DIRECTIONS TO RULE BOSTON CAMERA

PIZZA and BEER will be served!
RSVP TO: events@rule.com

ALEXA STUDIO DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERA
DATE: Wednesday, May 9
TIME: 10am – 12noon

ARRI’s Günter Nösner provides an overview of the features and functionality of the flagship ALEXA Studio, the latest camera in the ALEXA family. (production)

HANDS-ON WITH JIBS, DOLLIES AND SLIDERS
DATE: Wednesday, May 16
TIME: 10am – 12noon

Tim Coughlan and Sean English provide a hands-on look at setting up, breaking down and operating the porta-jib, doorway dolly and pocket dolly. (production)

HIGHLIGHTS FROM NAB 2012
DATE: Wednesday, May 23
TIME: 10am – 12noon

Tom Talbot highlights the latest and most exciting trends and technologies from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. (production+post)

SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP TO: events@rule.com

TEXPO
DATE: Tuesday, June 5
TIME: 5pm – 9pm

Join us for our 3rd Annual Trade Show, Texpo 2012, featuring post-NAB news, products and technologies from leading industry vendors such as Convergent Design, EditShare, Panasonic, Ross Video, Sony, Steadicam, Zeiss, etc., along with featured products from our rental inventory, sales demos in our Showroom, Learning Lab presentations, door prizes and more.

BBQ + Root Beer served
RSVP: TEXPOevent@rule.com

Pitching your media project effectively is one of the most important skills you can develop in order to be successful at fundraising and audience-building.

If you have a project that needs support, consider pitching it at this year’s Making Media Now conference on Friday, June 8, 2012 at MassArt in Boston.. We will once again feature the ever-popular “Art of the Pitch” panel, moderated by WGBH’s Judith Vecchione who will be joined by a panel of industry experts.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure for your project while learning what it takes to craft a winning pitch. You will have roughly 5 minutes to present your project and show video clips, and will get on-the-spot feedback that will help you be successful.

This year we welcome two kinds of projects:

(1) media projects at any stage of production, and

(2) projects that will be on more than one media platform and/or will have an associated impact/engagement campaign.

Please send a short (1-page) application that describes your project, and a link to a short video sample, to Kathryn@filmmakerscollab.org or, if you would like to send via mail, please send to:

Filmmakers Collaborative
397 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453

Hope to hear from you soon. Spread the word!

Making Media Now: Thriving in a Changing Landscape

June 8, 2012
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston MA

We live in a moment of history where change is so accelerated, we understand the present only as it begins to disappear.

This thought from R.D. Laing describes today’s media landscape: a world of decentralization, multiple platforms, new models of funding and distribution, and opportunities that are as dizzying as they are exciting. Making Media Now is the signature event of Filmmakers Collaborative. It draws industry professionals and thought leaders from across the country for an unparalleled day of hands-on learning and networking. The day includes trade show, lunch, workshops all day, one-on-one consultations (on a first come, first served basis) and a cocktail reception.

This year, MAKING MEDIA NOW kicks off an entire weekend of hands-on learning, teaching and networking. MMN will feature “big tent” sessions on how to thrive across industries, interactive sessions on creating media-fueled impact, crowd sourced funding models, and reframing distribution in a hyperconnected world. The conference also features Art of the Pitch, with real pitches critiqued by industry funders and broadcasters, and Speed Dating for New Alliances. Continue exploring all things non-fiction at THE DOCUMENTARY SUMMIT, held June 9-10. Sign up for both and get $50 off the Documentary Summit.

Early Bird Registration Fees – Good Thru May 11

FC Members $80.00 USD Non-Members $100.00 USD Students $50.00 USD

Combo Ticket Options

FC Member combo tickets$230.00 USD Non Member combo tickets$250.00 USD Student combo tickets$200.00 USD

This year’s conference marks FC’s 25th anniversary and
will feature:
* New models of funding, collaboration and distribution
* Media-fueled Impact
* Art of the Pitch
* Kickstarter and other models of crowd funding
* Speed Dating for new strategic partnerships
* and much more!

for more info CLICK HERE

MEDAL QUEST: American Athletes and the Paralympic Games is live at pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest, and on Facebook and Twitter. There are still a few glitches, but early visitors are great. Please come share the stories of these amazing athletes as they prepare for the London Games, “like them” on FB, link and re-post, comment and enjoy. They’ll have new videos and posts every day or so, so come back often and join the conversation. And spread the word as widely as you can — starting a new project is always a scramble, and they appreciate all your help!

FC Filmmaker Natasha Lance Rogoff‘s KickinKitchen.TV went live yesterday on NYC TV channel 25 and in New York City Taxi Cabs! And….they launched an exciting contest with NFL superstar Greg Jennings, where kids can enter our Healthy Football Snack Challenge.

They are so excited to share KickinKitchen.TV, and hope you are, too. Spread the word!

You can read all about it on the Huffington Post, and in the Chicago Tribune.

Programmed by Josetxo Cerdán, the 2012 Seminar is entitled “Open Wounds”, and will look at changing perspectives on politics, the economy, technology, culture, and ethics over the past century, and explore how filmmakers contribute to new ways of seeing the world based on their own heritage.

The LEF Fellowship covers the filmmaker’s entire registration fee (including room, board and special events) to the Seminar, which will take place at Colgate University from June 16-22 in Hamilton, NY.

The application deadline is Thursday, March 1.

For more information, click here.

FC board member María Agui Carter presented a sneak preview of her new film Rebel at the American Latino Heritage Forum being hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of the Interior.

President Barak Obama delivered remarks and guests included Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, Members of Congress, Latino community leaders from across the country during this Hispanic Heritage month event celebrating the contributions of American Latinos who have helped
shape America’s rich and diverse history.

Rebel, is a film about a Latina woman soldier who fought in one of the most pivotal events of
American history – the American Civil War.

“Making Media Now is the single most important event to independent filmmakers and producers in New England.” – Joel Gardner

“Excellent, engaging speaker with information presented in an entertaining, fact-filled matter.”

Beth Harrington

“Still the best organization and conference in the area (and maybe the USA).” – Gerri Gagnon

Social Media and Outreach Campaign Panel

Filmmakers Bob Nesson and Eric Grunebaum

Art of the Pitch

“This was great – rich, complicated, lively.”

“An excellent look into the new paradigm we are all facing.”

“Great group of attendees.”

“It was a very valuable and informative experience. The community is great and people are very open. I would come again.”

The 2011 competition is scheduled to kick off at 10PM EST on Friday, April 29th.

Filmmakers are e-mailed a Theme (ex. Revenge, Spare Change, A Trade, etc…) and Surprise Elements (ex. A Prop and/or Action) which must be included in the film. Filmmakers have until 9:59PM EST on Saturday, April 30th to write, shoot, and edit an original short film and upload the finished film here on filmracing.com. The filmmakers have the option of premiering their film at theaters in over 15 cities across North America. The top 24 films from the competition will be invited to a gala screening and awards ceremony in New York on July 16th where they will be competing for thousands in cash and prizes!

Deadline for Registration: April 27th
Non-Union ONLY
SCREENING: Kendall Cinema- Cambridge, MA
May 5th, 7PM
Tickets: $12 for public

Website

Questions: filmracingBOS@gmail.com

These consultations will take place from 11:15-12:15 pm and from 2:45-4:00 pm on Friday May 6th.

Sign up for these 15-minute consultations begins at 8:45 am on Friday, May 6th at Bentley next to the registration area in the LaCava Conference Center (3rd floor). Participants may sign up for only one consultation until 10:30 am and may then sign up for another if there are still vacancies. Sign ups are a first come first serve opportunity.

Registration for Making Media Now is now closed.

Topics include:
* Fundraising
* Investing in social media
* Finding the right broadcaster for your story
* Operating as a one person band
* Distribution
* Story structure
* Legal issues
* Production
* Brand marketing
* Filmmakers working with corporations
* Tax credits
* Broadcasting on PBS
* Dealing with different formats

Consulting experts include:
* Mikaela Beardsley (fundraising)
* Melissa Bradley (Tides Foundation)
* Helen De Michiel (transmedia, webisodes, new modalities of creating and sharing film)
* Sandra Forman (legal issues)
* Nate Garvis (brand and marketing)
* Beth Harrington (new avenues for fundraising)
* Beth Hoppe (story structure, finding the right broadcast home for your film, distribution)
* Sheila Leddy (Fledging Fund)
* David Tames (one man band)
* Irene Wachsler (tax credits)
* Alison WInshel (PBS)

The BIFF screening will take place on April 18 at 3:30 at the AMC Theater on 175 Tremont Street. Tickets are available at Boston Independent Film Festival. http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffschedule.html. Scroll down to Session 15, click on the yellow ticket, enter Boston as the city and then you can purchase tickets!

Eligibility:

The Boston Jewish Film Festival screens films that highlight the Jewish experience; explore Jewish culture/heritage/history; or are of particular interest to the Jewish community. The Festival presents narrative, documentary, animated and experimental works of any length. Entries must meet these guidelines:
• Must be a Massachusetts premiere (no prior screenings or TV broadcasts)
• Films completed in 2009 or later
• Screening formats: 35mm, Beta SP (NTSC or PAL), Digibeta (NTSC or PAL) and HDCAM (no HDCAM SR)
• Foreign language films must have English subtitles or be dubbed in English
• No resubmissions

Submission deadlines and fees:
• Submissions before May 1, 2011 – $25 entry fee
• Submissions after May 1, 2011 – $40 entry fee
• No submissions after May 31, 2011
• There is no fee for international entries

Entry forms are online at BJFF. Submit to:

Programming Office
The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Inc.
1001 Watertown Street
West Newton, MA 02465 USA

General questions regarding the Call for Entries form can be directed to: programming@bjff.org

To register and for more info click here

This is one of the sessions we’re offering:

EMBRACE DISRUPTION: What is the changing nature of funding and what are funders looking for?

During this session we will explore the expectations of film funders and learn how filmmakers and funders can partner successfully in the changing media and market environment. Join us for this exciting interview, moderated by Dawn Fratangelo – correspondent for Dateline NBC and substitute anchor for NBC Nightly News – in which we will explore funder and filmmaker perspectives on finding creative sources of funding and how trans-media, outcome measurement, and other novel strategic initiatives have become critical criteria for a growing number of the funding community.

Featured panelists include Melissa Bradley, CEO of Tides Foundation and Mikaela Beardsley, Executive Producer of HALF THE SKY.

Prior to joining Tides, Melissa had a strong track record of creative and innovative leadership, and a background as a social entrepreneur, including a personal interest in facilitating funding of film and media. Tides has partnerships with film makers and has supported many films over the years, including: Amreeka, Brave New Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Prom Night in Mississippi, The Story of Stuff, Taxi to the Dark Side, and Trouble the Water.

Mikaela’s latest project, an ambitious transmedia project inspired by Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, includes a multi-part PBS television series, community engagement campaign, website, social networking game, educational materials, and numerous strategic partnerships. Along with her partners on the project, she has raised funding for the project from many sources including ITVS, The Ford Foundation and USAID.

My Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times; from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia.
Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.

FC Member & Director Robin Hessman will appear in person to discuss her new film for this special screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre on Sunday, April 10 at 3:00pm

Robin Hessman’s intimate and lovingly crafted documentary focuses on the last generation of Soviet children brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Since premiering at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, My Perestroika has screened at some of the world’s top documentary festivals, including Full Frame, where it won the Filmmaker Award, Silverdocs, where it won the Special Jury Award, and the prestigious New Directors/New Films, a collaboration between the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art.

When the USSR broke apart in 1991, a generation of young people faced a new realm of possibilities. An intimate epic about the extraordinary lives of this last Soviet generation, Robin Hessman’s feature documentary debut tells the stories of five Moscow schoolmates who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain, witnessed the joy and confusion of glasnost, and reached adulthood right as the world changed around them. Through candid first-person testimony, revealing verité footage, and vintage home movies, Hessman, who spent many years living in Moscow, reveals a Russia rarely ever seen on film, where people are frank about their lives and forthcoming about their country. Engaging, funny, and positively inspiring, in My Perestroika politics is personal, honesty overshadows ideology, and history progresses one day, one life at a time.

Check out the link!