Bay Area Women in Film and Television (BAWIFT) Feb event: MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIE FILMMAKERS February 13, 2008

Please use our new on-line registration system at www.bawift.org if you are attending to help us make check-in smoother and easier for all.

BAWIFT FEBRUARY 13th EVENT:

MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIE FILMMAKERS
Join Bay Area Women in Film & Television (BAWIFT) for another not-to-missed informative event on Wed. Feb 13th and use our new on-line registration system at www.bawift.org.

PLEASE NOTE:
Although many of our special events include both men and women, our general monthly meetings, such as this one, are for WOMEN ONLY!

TOPIC:
MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIE FILMMAKERS

Common scenario:
You have finished your film but have no producers rep or connections to traditional distribution companies. Do you panic or, rather, turn to explore multi-platform, hybrid distribution?

What are the advantages and challenges that these platforms (web, VOD, mobile) have for both the emerging and established filmmaker? Are these economically viable alternatives? How do you strategize if you want to work with both traditional and digital distributors? Join us for a thought provoking & informative evening with an outstanding line up of panelists engaged in making multi platform distribution the way of our future.

An exciting roster of currently scheduled to appear panelists for this event include:

TOM HICKS
Co-Founder/CEO of Caachi, a new on-line independent film distribution company whose focus is the filmmaker/content provider. They provide non-exclusivity and 75% of the profit made from the download of each film goes directly to the filmmaker.

GOETZ WEBER
Co-Founder/CEO of IndPlay - InDplay accelerates, expands, and facilitates the worldwide marketplace for film, TV and video rights. Aggregating professional buyers and sellers, inDplay promotes sales across all distribution channels (e.g.,Theatrical, Home Video/DVD,Cable/TV, Mobile/Handheld, and Internet/VOD).

CINDY EMCH
Distribution Manager, AtomFilms - Since 1998, AtomFilms has evolved from an online video pioneer into one of the world's leading brands for independent entertainment. For independent creators, AtomFilms is a pipeline to the big time. AtomFilms expanded in May 2007 with the addition of a new section called AtomUploads, which enables users to
immediately post and share their own videos, while helping us find new content that's right for commercial distribution on AtomFilms.AtomFilms is a service of MTV Networks.

TIFFANY SHLAIN
Honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century, Tiffany Shlain is a filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards and co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Her films have been selected at over 100 film festivals including
Sundance, Tribeca, and Rotterdam, have won over 22 awards including Audience and Grand Jury Prizes. Shlain's films include Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness, about reproductive rights and The Tribe, about American Jewish identity, which became the first documentary to become the #1 downloaded short film on iTunes.

VANESSA ARTEAGA
Executive Producer-Latin America for Jaman. Jaman is a destination for people to discover, enjoy and review movies from around the world.Having curated and assembled one of the world's largest online libraries of feature films and documentaries, Jaman provides
filmmakers and studios a secure way to distribute and market films worldwide. Vanessa, is also a filmmaker and on the Board of Women Make Movies. Before Jaman, she was the Senior Programming & Production Executive for Wellspring tracking documentaries in the production and post-production phase securing them as a co-production for distribution through Wellspring's major channels.

Date: Wednesday, February 13
7:00 p.m. - Networking and light refreshments
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Panel
9:00 - 9:30 - Networking

Location:
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking - 2565 Third St., Suite #337, between 22nd & 23rd Streets, SF

(for complete directions to the School visit www.bawift.org)

This event is Free for paid BAWIFT members, $5 for non-BAWIFT members $3 for non-BAWIFT members with student ID.

For more info and register for this event in advance and on-line visit www.bawift.org

Next Month's BAWIFT event:
WOMEN IN PROGRAMMING & CURATING
Wed., March 12th
SF School of Digital Filmmaking

Official Website: http://www.bawift.org