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Building your online presence
February 24, 2012
Kellie Ann Benz talks to two Canadian filmmakers about their websites and the importance of building your online space.
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Web series and corporate sponsorship – how the US is making it work
August 2, 2011
We’re shy. We Canadians, I mean. We’re not lacking in pride. We’re a proud nation but we tend to shy away from the showy flashy braggy big-shotty approach like our cousins to the south. We like to think we’re above
Foo Fighters engage their audience through video contest
May 12, 2011
Ten directors work on videos for Foo Fighters: a great example of getting your audience involved in your products.
Kellie Ann Benz looks at building your online presence
March 14, 2011
Let’s say you’ve finessed your good idea into a polished script. You’re getting buy-in from people around you. This project looks like it’s going to go ahead. You start thinking cast, keys, location and of course, solving the mystery of
Canadian shorts filmmakers: submit to more film festivals
January 14, 2011
A fresh and new year brings a fresh and new list of festivals programming Canada’s short films. You’d think. I know we’re all excited by this new decade and so let me be the first to throw out the challenge
How internet networks are connecting audiences to web series
January 6, 2011
I had a delicious mocha break recently with a TV executive who told me that they’re looking at web series to develop, as web series. While it might look like the world of entertainment is changing, surprisingly it’s not. Well
Transmedia for low-budget filmmakers
October 22, 2010
Simon Pulman, a Manhattan based transmedia producer, has written a great guest post on Jon Reiss‘ blog looking at transmedia for low-budget filmmakers. In the post Simon says, “My suggestion is that filmmakers considering the production of a low-budget feature
Sheri Candler tells us the top 5 ways to fail at crowdfunding
October 12, 2010
Film marketing guru Sheri Candler has written an interesting piece on her blog about crowdfunding mistakes. It’s a must-read for filmmakers and other users of crowdfunding. Sheri begins her post … “I am prompted to write this post because I














