DIY DAYS: Better Than Free

Posted on September 9, 2009 in Selling Your Film | No Comments

The Internet is a super-distribution machine that allows copies of digital media to flow in an almost frictionless way. As the wealth and survival of traditional media businesses are built on selling precious copies, the free flow of free copies is undermining the established order. If reproductions of media are free, how can we keep on financing films and how can we find value in the media we create and sell? BRIAN NEWMAN (former CEO Tribeca Film Institute) BRIAN NEWMAN Brian Newman is president & CEO of the Tribeca Film Institute, leading innovative programs in support of filmmakers, youth and the public. Brian conceived and launched the Reframe project of TFI, a unique initiative digitizing thousands of films for DVD, streaming, and video on demand. He speaks regularly on new media, audience development and the future of the web, and contributes irregularly to a blog on these subjects at Springboardmedia. www.reframecollection.org

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