DIY DAYS Philly: NINA PALEY Sita Sings the Blues
// August 12th, 2009 // Philadelphia, news, vid
TALK – SITA SINGS THE BLUES Distribution Project Report
“If it’s free, how do you make money?” 5 months after the Creative Commons Share Alike release of her animated musical feature Sita Sings the Blues, Nina Paley presents the first round of hard data from the project. Contrary to MPAA propaganda, the more the audience freely shares the film, the more they purchase DVDs, theater admissions, and merchandise; witness the $$ numbers that prove it.
For more info on Nina Paley and SITA SINGS THE BLUES visit www.sitasingstheblues.com
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DIY DAYS NYC
SATURDAY
APRIL 3rd
The New School
66 West 12th Street
Manhattan, New York
9:30pm to 10am
REGISTRATION
10:15am to 6pm
PROGRAM
6:15 to 8pm
after party mixer with DJ
FREE but space is limited
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* If you live in the NYC area and are interested in lending a hand to help make DIY DAYS NYC possible we're looking for volunteers. Send email to work [@] workbookproject dot com with the subject "volunteer in NYC."SPEAKERS
Jesse Alexander (Heroes, Lost, Day One) :: Elan Lee (4th Wall Studios) :: Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma, HiM) :: Scott Macaulay (producer of Gumo, Raising Victor Vargas, editor of Filmmaker Magazine) :: Jon Reiss (Bomb it! and author of Thinking Outside the Box(office) ) :: Jerry Paffendorf (artist, futurist, entrepreneur) :: Dan Mirvish (Omha the movie, Open House, The Eisenstadt Experience) :: Steve Peters (No Mimes Media) :: Jan Libby (Sammeeeees, LG15, Eldritch Errors) :: Marc Horowitz (Google Maps Road Trip, National Dinner Tour) :: Micki Krimmel (NeighborGoods, Mickipedia)
WBP discovery & distribution Award

The WorkBook Project is pleased to announce a new Discovery and Distribution Award.
One Filmmaker will be awarded a week long theatrical run in LA with PR, Street Team and Social Media support. Filmmaker keeps 100% of the box office.
Plus 20 filmmakers will be awarded a digital distribution package which will place them on Hulu, iTunes, NetFlix, Xbox and number of other outlets.
For more info visit www.workbookproject.com/award
WHAT IS DIY DAYS?
DIY DAYS - fund :: create :: distribute :: sustain
How do we sustain ourselves as storytellers in this day of shifting distribution systems? How do we monetize our work and get the word out? Presented by WorkBook Project - DIY DAYS aims to answer these questions with a day of panels, roundtable discussions and workshops: A look at how to fund, create, and distribute and sustain.
TARGET AUDIENCE Anyone wanting to make creative work - film, music, games, art. Self-identified Independent storytellers, Creatives and Tech-philes.
THE EVENT The day flows through a mix of both structured and free form activities to encourage open discussion and the opportunity to break into groups and get everyone talking to each other.
Proposed Discussion Topics - New Forms of Storytelling - New models of Finance, Production and Distribution - Audience Building & The Audience Becoming Collaborators - War Stories: “What’s The Real Deal?” - Self-Sustaining: what to know when trying to make a living from your art - Case Studies
Open Discussion Topics - What are you working on? What are you looking for? - How do you consume your media? - What needs to change in order for you to sustain?
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- DIY DAYS Philly: Keynote DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF
- DIY DAYS LA 2009
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