I learned about Sezmi via a friend of mine in Los Angeles.  They are head quartered in the bay area and offices in  Fort Lauderdale.  The company was founded by Dr. Pati who holds a Ph.D in electrical engineering.  He is also a very successful entreprenuer. Sezmi is a creative solution for audiences who are […]

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I came across Quantcast and am amazed to see what services they can provide for the small business owner or even a big corporate house.  Quantcast already works with 220 million internet users in the U.S  and is growing rapidly. This model is more advertising geared in order to target consumers directly. I do see […]

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I came across this company on the web and it caught my eye because of how innovative their services are in today’s world of technology and media.  Ooyala includes a team with online expertise in media, marketing, advertising, consumer and enterprise technologies.  The company is growing fast and they are hiring in Mountain View, New […]

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San Francisco Silent film festival is beginning July 10th. It’s a rare treat and one of the most  renowned  events in the United States.  This marks the 14th year of the festival.  Some works include “The Gaucho” and “Amazing Tales From the Archives” and the “Underworld”. The Castro theater is the perfect selected venue. One […]

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A filmmaker to appreciate and to learn from is Mohsen Makhmalbaf. He  alone created the new wave of Iranian cinema and his daughter who was one of his  first students  is the youngest directors to date to be invited to Cannes for her film, “Sib” ( The Apple 1998).   After Makhmalbafmade several incredible films, […]

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 In Dubai, ( GFF) will be screening a number of films made which is a product of the thriving and growing Saudi film industry. Films like “Revenge” and ” The Fort” are voices of a part of the world that we don’t often hear.  There are also a number of short films which have come […]

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 I came across another interesting article posted from indieWire regarding distribution. Peter Marshall also brought it to my attention.   We all know that getting a good theatrical run is tough and very limited so at least we have the internet as an outlet.  Panelist at SXSW,  Gary Huswit did earn 60 grand in digital […]

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 If you are in paris or live in Paris, Check out the 11th Brazilian film festival at the end of April.  The Birth of the Bossa Nova and Claude Levi-Strauss will be highlighted. Three documentaries will be shown, highlighting Nova’s life. This is also gives you a chance to discover new fiction films and documentaries […]

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 Dante’s Inferno will be made into an animated feature film by Electronic Arts in Mumbai and Starz Media. This is the second collaboration between a video game company and the animation studio. Starz Media will display it for the international TC. Community. Starz is already doing intl. sales for Dead Space: Downfall at MIPTV.  It […]

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I am excited to see “Antichrist”.  The story is about a couple who is suffering the loss of a child.  They decide to take refuge in a cabin where all of these unthinkable things start happening.  Need I say more? In that case, check out IndieWire for more details.

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 This is an amazing time. Professionals from Google, BBC, SKY , Facebook and a handful of others speak in an internet marketing class about how social media is crucial to marketing in today’s world, even for the “corporates” or bigger companies. They have to keep up. Social media is growing faster in the North America […]

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Scary Cow Productions is an easy way to get started with meeting other filmmakers to get inspired and supported.  This environment and model allows you to make feature films in an affordable way.  You work in small teams and compete with other teams , the best team goes to the next level in order to […]

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What a great way to take advantage of a disability and transform it into a means of seeing and experiencing the world in a unique way. This is the story of someone who is using his disability as a way to empower.  As filmmakers we hope to share and inspire others to see, capture and […]

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The Berlinale film festival in Berlin was not affected by the recession from a consumer’s perspective. Interestingly enough, by mid festival, there were more tickets sold in 2009 than were sold by the end of the festival in 2008. Galas were also sold out as well. Berlinale was successful because of the selection of films […]

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The independent voices of entertainment are suffering because the freedom to distribute movies and television is being pushed out by major media companies. Our industry is being led by a handful of conglomerates such as TIME WARNER and CBS. They have combined TV, cable networks, studios and as many possible distribution channels to all be one […]

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President Obama signed a bill delaying the changeover of TV broadcasting signals from analog to digital. The proposed change was to take effect on Tues Feb 17th, 2009, and has been delayed until June 12th. It affects older TV sets that use antennae. In a nutshell, this means your non-digital TV will cease to get […]

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