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The A/V Room

Two Generations - One Goal (Women in Documentary)

Women Making Waves
WIFT AT Conference
March 4-6 2011

DOC Atlantic - WIFT AT Panel Discussion

Video available at http://www.vimeo.com/21280663

LIVE - ReBoot from Toronto at 3:00 Eastern!

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Reboot #8 - Homeless Nation

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Filmmaker Daniel Cross and the team of EyeSteelFilm created Homeless Nation after creating The Street, Squeegee Punks in Traffic, and RoachTrip.

Reboot Day #3summary

So with the final Reboot day bearing down, this will be a short post!

Reboot #7 - Hunter Weeks

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Hunter directed and produced 10 MPH and 10 Yards. Currently, he’s directing Ride the Divide, a film about a 2700-mile mountain bike race through the entire Rocky Mountain range. He’s led efforts to bring major partners on board to help fund and promote the films, including such companies as CBS Sports, Quiznos, YouTube, Crocs, SmartWool, Fender, and Chipotle. He’s also the author of the 10 MPH DIY Manual, which discusses unique PR, Marketing, and distribution insights on how to distribute indie films both digitally and conventionally without a major distributor. Hunter also has a strong background in social media platforms and web marketing, working in the past as lead of Blockbuster.com’s email program and as a web guru in a few startup companies.

Reboot #6 - Christy Dena (slideshow)

Christy Dena is a cross-media specialist who works as a narrative and game design consultant, strategist, educator and developer. Her clients include Wieden + Kennedy, AlterAction, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia Council for the Arts, dLux Media Arts , Pemberton Films and Killer Bald Men.

 

Reboot Day #2 summary

Today's session was lead by Evan Jones of StichMedia - a Halifax based cross-platform company (nominated for this year's Canada New Media Awards).

Reboot #5 - Scott Kirsner

<p>Scott Kirsner, author of the Blog Cinematech and the recent book &quot;Fans,&nbsp;Friends and Followers&quot; describes how independent filmmakers are using social media tools to build audiences.</p>
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Scott Kirsner, author of the Blog Cinematech and the recent book Fans, Friends and Followers describes how independent filmmakers are using social media tools to build audiences and sustain their careers.

You can follow Scott on Twitter at @scottkirsner.

You can purchase Scott's book Fans, Friends and Followers and read a preview on www.scottkirsner.com.

Reboot #4 - Evan Jones (Slide Show)

Multple-emmy award winning new media producer Evan Jones of StitchMedia gives a practical guide for documentary producers who want to create TransMedia experiences.

Multple-emmy award winning new media producer Evan Jones of StitchMedia gives a practical guide for documentary producers who want to create TransMedia experiences.

Reboot Day #1 summary

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The Reboot week began with a mentoring session led by Kat Cizek, the NFB Filmmaker in Residence.