Nina Paley: A ‘Free’ Distribution Case Study
People talk a lot about the economics of giving content away for “free”, but only a few put that into action. And fewer still share their experiences with everyone so...
The Craft
Here we feature updates, tips, and other useful information for creators in the film and media industries, including interviews with practitioners and discussion of emerging technologies, forms, and audiences.
How to sell your content on the Web
The following is a guest post by Marie-France Côté. While at IDFA, I attended a WDE (world doc exchange) seminar with Wendy Bernfeld of Rights Stuff. Raised in Montreal but...
7 Tips for Online Film Distribution from Peter Broderick
Producer Marie-France Cote interviews digital distribution guru Peter Broderick at IDFA.
Top 10 tips for innovative entrepreneurs from Guy Kawasaki
On Thursday night, I was lucky enough to catch Guy Kawasaki giving the keynote address at Challenge Your World here in Montreal. The subject of his speech was innovation and...
Filmmaker Shira Avni reports from the Leipzig Documentary Film Festival in Germany
Filmmaker Shira Avni (Tying Your Own Shoes) reports from the Leipzig Documentary Film Festival in Germany.
Filmmaker Bonnie Sher Klein asks, “What’s your greatest talent?”
This week's Canada CODE challenge is issued by filmmaker Bonnie Sherr Klein.
Guest Post: Director Leanne Allison on the challenges of filming with a toddler
The following is a guest post by filmmaker Leanne Allison. Director Leanne Allison talks about her experiences filming with her 2 year old son, Zev, on her most recent film,...
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Making Music, Part 2
Claire Blanchet and Sam Vipond conclude their guest post on the making of The Wobble Incident and their participation in the Making Music program.
Making Music: An inside look into one of the NFB’s training programs
Filmmaker Claire Blanchet and musician Sam Vipond blog about their experience with Making Music, one of the NFB's emerging filmmaker training programs.
Q&A with Carrie Haber, Part 2
This is Part 2 of my interview with writer, filmmaker, editor and composer Carrie Haber. You can read Part 1 here. Julie Matlin: On average, how many projects are you...
Q&A with Carrie Haber, writer/filmmaker/editor/composer
An interview with writer, filmmaker, editor and composer Carrie Haber.
HA’Aki and the Golden Nica
Iriz Pääbo and HA'Aki win a Golden Nica from Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria.