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Digital film and media expert, she is founder and director of Power to the Pixel. She is also the founder of Earthly Delights Films, a company that develops independent media projects. She has recently been appointed the digital distribution strategy advisor to the UK Film Council.Programme Events at the Talent Campus:
Sandy Lieberson, Liz Rosenthal
In co-operation with Skillset.
Internet & Filmmakers are harnessing the internet to market, distribute and finance their work in novel ways. Learn how feature, documentary and short filmmakers are reaching global audiences online. Presenting a variety of websites and clips, this session with Liz Rosenthal Digimart / Earthly Delights Films) will reveal how filmmakers can build loyal audiences that they can take with them to finance their future
projects. Limited seating, only open to Campus-accredited partcipants
Arin Crumley, Liz Rosenthal, Lance Weiler
In co-operation with Skillset.
Hear from pioneering filmmakers about trail-blazing online distribution strategies. Through detailed case studies, they will cover methods used to target and build an online fanbase through personal and social networking websites and podcasts and other web 'events'. Learn how to create dynamic websites, keep in touch with your audience, deal with digital rights issues and plan and profit online from theatrical tours, DVDs, downloads and working with new online distribution services. Limited seating. Only for Campus-accredited participants
Peter Buckingham, Alfie Chubb, Arin Crumley, James Fabricant, Sandy Lieberson, Liz Rosenthal, Lance Weiler
In co-operation with Skillset.
The rapid growth of online distribution services is changing the way that films are being financed and distributed. After an introduction by Peter Buckingham from the UK Film Council, leading digital pioneers, filmmakers and companies will discuss a range of new opportunities and services available to filmmakers. Hear how the Internet is fundamentally transforming the relationship between filmmaker, audience and distributor and will change the kind of distribution deals you make in the future.
Liz Rosenthal
Tales from the Online Frontier
Hear how independent filmmakers of feature, documentary and short films are using the Internet to market, distribute and finance their work. Presenting a variety of case studies, clips and websites, this session will give a thorough and cutting-edge overview of how the Internet is an invaluable tool for the independent filmmaker.
Arin Crumley, Liz Rosenthal, M Dot Strange, Lance Weiler
Adventures in Self-Distribution: Filmmaker Case Studies
Trail-blazing filmmakers present detailed case studies of their online distribution strategies demonstrating how they use the Internet to connect directly with audiences to promote, sell and finance their work. Learn how to create a dynamic web presence, how to build and retain a loyal fanbase, deal with digital rights issues and use the Internet to promote the theatrical, DVD and download release of your films.
Garin Rianto Nugroho, M Dot Strange, Grahame Weinbren, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
Four short digital films – On Time, Eddi, It Could Happen to You and The String Puppet – have been produced in the Garage Studio on four days of the Campus solely for online stream-ing. We celebrate the fast-track production of these flicks with an official screening on the big screen. To follow is a discussion with Talent directors of the Garage Studio on their, create their films – from shooting to editing and uploading – all in one day, and their exploration of the free world of film
production for the internet proficient. Talent mentors Jay Anania, Garin Rianto Nugroho, M Dot Strange and Grahame Weinbren will discuss what it means to serve the digital production chain from casting to shooting and distribution on
a completely independent level. They will expand on the various possibilities the medium offers and how one can
capitalise on them.
Arin Crumley, Kelly Devine, Robert Greenwald, Allan Niblo, M Dot Strange, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
How to become an Independent Filmmaker
Traditionally, independent filmmakers have been dependent on a long line of gatekeepers that stand between themselves and an audience for their films; financiers, festivals, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors the press. Today, the Internet enables filmmakers to reach their audiences directly and therefore offers potential for a new business model independent of gatekeepers. In this session leading online pioneers will discuss and demonstrate a range of new services and tools available to filmmakers to help them build audiences, distribute their work and even finance their films. What should you consider before you take the DIY plunge? What are the important factors that indies should consider before choosing a service? How will the role of the distributor transform as filmmakers build direct connections to audiences? How will audiences play a collaborative role in film production and distribution?
Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
Filmmakers are harnessing the Internet and new digital tools to market, distribute and finance their work in alternative new ways to the traditional theatrical led model. Learn how feature, documentary and short filmmakers are reaching global audiences online. Presenting a variety of case studies, clips and websites, this session with Liz Rosenthal, director of Power to the Pixel, producer and digital media expert, will reveal how filmmakers can build loyal audiences that they can take with them to finance their future projects.
Brian Newman, Slava Rubin, M Dot Strange, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
Traditionally independent filmmakers have been dependent on a long line of gatekeepers that stand between themselves and an audience for their films; financiers, festivals, sales agents, distributors, exhibitors, the press. Today, the Internet enables filmmakers to reach their audiences directly and therefore offers potential for a new business model independent of traditional gatekeepers. In this session leading online pioneers and experts will demonstrate a range of new tools available to filmmakers to help them build audiences, distribute their work and even collaborate with and finance their films.
M Dot Strange, Timo Vuorensola, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
Trail-blazing filmmakers present detailed case studies of their online distribution strategies demonstrating how they use the Internet to connect directly with audiences to promote, sell, collaborate and finance their work. Hear in this session how to build a dynamic web presence and ways to retain a loyal fanbase. As audience behaviour evolves what is the potential for two-way filmmaking conversations between creators and audiences?
Ben Grass, Michel Reilhac, Lance Weiler, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
As storytelling extends beyond the big screen and the 90 minute feature, what is the potential of building new financing partnerships across media industries and extending the value of the stories and intellectual property that you create? As traditional film finance routes dry up, this session will suggest possible new alliances and partnerships with online networks, multiplatform broadcasters, brands, agencies and other new financiers.
Lizzie Gillett, Timo Vuorensola, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
As audiences discover and engage with films across a rapidly expanding array of platforms and devices, distribution strategies for independent film are evolving. Looking at a variety of distribution case studies, speakers will demonstrate a variety of models and lessons learned from making films available across multiple platforms, sites and devices to simultaneous release strategies, special events and digital word-of-mouth campaigns.
Alexandre Brachet, Lance Weiler, moderated by Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with Skillset.
For one hundred years of cinema, film stories have been restricted by running times, distribution formats and platforms. Technology is now impacting on the art and craft of storytelling. Now that audiences are engaging with media across multiple platforms and are moving from a passive viewing experience to active collaboration, how does the art of storytelling change? How does one develop stories and characters that can travel across screens and devices?
Experts in cross-media and interactive / immersive storytelling will describe how to build story worlds that span across multiple platforms and engage audiences in powerful new ways.
Alexandre Brachet, Liz Rosenthal
In cooperation with the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Enabling filmmakers to connect with key digital innovators and helping them make the transition to a cross-media digital age, this panel presents cross-media experts – Alexandre Brachet, director of Upian (France), Martin Ericsson, creative director of The company P (Sweden) and Liz Rosenthal, managing director of Power to the Pixel (UK) – who will inform and inspire screenwriters participating in the Doc & Script Station to develop new models of storytelling. They will encourage and challenge participants to consider cross media project development for their current or future projects. As direct, practical examples relevant to Talents of the Doc & Script Station, the experts will use a number of projects developed at the hands-on training as examples for developing projects aimed at multiple platforms, which also open up new forms of creativity, finance and distribution.