The Film Panel Notetaker

One-On-One Q&A with Jon Reiss
Author, Think Outside The Box Office

Interview by Erin Scherer

Perhaps it was inevitable that Jon Reiss would be the one to write a book on self-distribution. Reiss (pronounced “Reese”) began his career with Target Video in the 1980s, a group that taped performances of important punk bands of [...]

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Self-Distribution Not All By YourselfSunday March 15, 2009 at 1:00pmAustin Convention Center, Austin, TX.
Moderator:Scott Macaulay, Editor, Filmmaker Magazine

Panelists:Richard Abramowitz, AbramoramaCaitlin Boyle, Paradigm Consulting/Semi-Theatrical Distribution ConsultantChris Hyams, Founder & CEO, B-Side EntertainmentJon Reiss, Hybrid Cinema, Filmmaker & Consultant
As specialty film subsidiaries dry up and smaller distributors close up shop, self-distribution has become a much more viable [...]

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IFP’s Script to Screen Conference
Conversation with Keynote James Schamus – CEO, Focus FeaturesMarch 7, 2009New York, NY

(Scott Macaulay & James Schamus. Photo by Brian Geldin.)
Focus Features CEO James Schamus makes his second appearance here at The Film Panel Notetaker (his first being at the Woodstock Film Festival last fall) with my notes taken in a [...]

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Congratulations to all of the lucky filmmakers who were bestowed with Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film for 2008. The Film Panel Notetaker has been very fortunate to have met many of these talented filmmakers in the past year. Below is the list of all 25 of the filmmakers highlighted in the magazine. [...]

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IndieGoGo along with IFP and Filmmaker Magazine co-presented Where Internet and Film Collide, a program held in conjunction with Internet Week NY. The modus operandi of this presentation was “watch” and “learn.” The “watch” portion came in the form of a series of short films created for viewing on the Internet or mobile devices, at [...]

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