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RB Digital Electronic Resources. February 2013. 1. Independent Film Landscape and Challenge. Independent film is a movie 51% or more privately financed. Film Festivals: a Growing Audience 3,500 in the U.S., 7,500 worldwide. Abundant Supply of Films. 60,000+ films made each year globally
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RB Digital Electronic Resources February 2013 1
Independent Film Landscape and Challenge Independent film is a movie 51% or more privately financed Film Festivals: a Growing Audience 3,500 in the U.S., 7,500 worldwide Abundant Supply of Films • 60,000+ films made each year globally • Less than 1% find distribution Independent Film Recognition Source: International Film Festival Summit 2010 Withoutabox.com 2011
IndieFlix • Why IndieFlix? • Streaming video services have wide adoption now (NetFlix, Blockbuster, etc.). • This is a simpler, lighter weight service. • The content is very diverse and deep. • IndieFlix has been in existence for 8 years • Can be considered the NetFlix of independent films • Longest tenure in the online independent film market 3
IndieFlix • Features: • 4,500+ videos currently live on the site 95% exclusive • Film Festival entries and award winners • IndieFlix attends all major Film Festivals in search of new content • Huge list of categories available • Curation feature (genre, length, award, etc.) • Ability to participate in festival voting • Unlimited, concurrent access 4
IndieFlix • You should also know: • IndieFlix supports film makers • For every minute watched on IndieFlix, the film maker is paid • IndieFlix helps support Short Films – • Normally film makers don’t see revenue • Now they can get paid for their work 5
Indie Flix Plays on: • Any computer with internet access • Any handheld device through web-browser
Indie Flix – Coming Soon • Users can create their own channels – 2nd qtr 2013 • Users can create queue of what they want to watch • Social networking • Similar to Rdio, you will be able to follow others and access their channels, as well as share your own • Celebrity channels • Creative ways to get users excited about the service and what others are watching. • http://fs2.formsite.com/RecordedBooks/IndieFlixtrial/index.html
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