Archive for February, 2009

Cinekink! As NSFW as we get.

Posted by Chris Holland on February 23rd, 2009

Billing itself as “the really alternative film festival,” CineKink NYC returns for its fifth annual appearance February 26-March 2, 2008, to be followed by a national showcase tour. Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of kink-positive depictions in film and television, works featured at CineKink range from documentary to drama, [...]

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Being a hit on iTunes doesn’t matter – yet.

Posted by Chris Holland on February 19th, 2009

Robert Seidman at TV By the Numbers gives us a glimpse into the revenue being made by TV shows on iTunes. He uses the recent #1 iTunes debut of the series premiere of Dollhouse as an example.
If 25,000 downloaded a show from iTunes at $2.00 per download, that’s $50,000 in total revenue. [...]

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New festivals: Gasparilla Film Festival, LA Comedy Shorts

Posted by Chris Holland on February 11th, 2009

The 2009 Festival Communities for these festivals launched this week!
The Gasparilla Film Festival
Well respected names like Rod Lurie, Oren Koules, and Brian Goodman will add style and grace to this three-year-old festival.  The Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) will kick off opening night with Nothing But The Truth, starring Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett [...]

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Export your B-Side festival calendar to Outlook, phone, or online calendar

Posted by Chris Holland on February 5th, 2009

Once you’ve carefully crafted your festival viewing schedule, wouldn’t it be nice to export it to the calendar program on your laptop or sync it to your iPhone? Now you can. Watch the video tutorial below to find out how — this trick works with any calendar service, program, or device that supports the standard [...]

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