Tribeca Film Institute at The New School

Join the Tribeca Film Institute and The New School's Department of Media Studies and Film for a discussion about navigating the shifting landscape of distribution.

Tuesday, November 3rd, 7:00 PM
The New School's Wollman Hall - Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th Floor (Enter at 66 West 12th Street)
Free -  No tickets or reservations required

Panelists include Liz Ogilvie, from B-Side Entertainment; Eliza Licht, Director of P.O.V.'s national community engagement campaigns; and filmmaker Paul Lovelace, who directed, produced and edited the documentary The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose.  Moderated by Jim Browne, one of the programmers for the Tribeca Film Festival and founder of the distribution company Argot Pictures.
 
Digital video promises to democratize access to film, but it also threatens the financial well-being of people in the industry. Film can now be accessed online free of charge, both through advertising-supported models and through piracy. But while it has gotten easier for viewers to see films, it has gotten more difficult for filmmakers to reach an audience. Today filmmakers are faced with the challenge of re-envisioning and reinventing distribution. Some are making use of video on demand (VOD), digital delivery, and self-distribution. Others are considering screening their films in new venues—galleries, coffee shops, and museums—that reach crossover audiences or placing their hopes in the revival of the art house. And some anticipate that the film festival will be the best way to reach an audience in the future. How should filmmakers approach distribution, outreach, and audience development?  Join us for a discussion of new choices and challenges.

The panel is part of Tribeca Film Institute at The New School, a new series that presents leaders from film and digital media production, financing, and distribution.


The above pictures are from the previous panel New Forms of Storytelling, presented in September.