Comments on: IndieFlix Introduces CrowdSourced Film Festivals http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: (Mandarin Version 中文版)Viral Marketing - Weezer Taps YouTube Stars for Video - Fake News Story Generates 1,600 Inbound Links - NASA Struts its Stuff - IndieFlix Takes Film Festivals Viral - Viacom Sues YouTube - Free Line Report for 5.29.08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2340595 (Mandarin Version 中文版)Viral Marketing - Weezer Taps YouTube Stars for Video - Fake News Story Generates 1,600 Inbound Links - NASA Struts its Stuff - IndieFlix Takes Film Festivals Viral - Viacom Sues YouTube - Free Line Report for 5.29.08 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:37:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2340595 [...] 现在甚至独立电影业也已经开始搞起病毒视频这种东西了。IndieFlix为独立电影们创建了一个新的场所叫做MyFestival.com。【它会允许用户们为各个电影节选取自己喜欢的电影，而那些最受欢迎的电影会被顶到最上面。网站的程序会首先在西雅图国际电影节上小试牛刀。】 [...] [...] 现在甚至独立电影业也已经开始搞起病毒视频这种东西了。IndieFlix为独立电影们创建了一个新的场所叫做MyFestival.com。【它会允许用户们为各个电影节选取自己喜欢的电影，而那些最受欢迎的电影会被顶到最上面。网站的程序会首先在西雅图国际电影节上小试牛刀。】 [...]

]]> By: Viral Marketing - Weezer Taps YouTube Stars for Video - Fake News Story Generates 1,600 Inbound Links - NASA Struts its Stuff - IndieFlix Takes Film Festivals Viral - Viacom Sues YouTube - Free Line Report for 5.29.08 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2339355 Viral Marketing - Weezer Taps YouTube Stars for Video - Fake News Story Generates 1,600 Inbound Links - NASA Struts its Stuff - IndieFlix Takes Film Festivals Viral - Viacom Sues YouTube - Free Line Report for 5.29.08 Sat, 31 May 2008 11:31:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2339355 [...] the indie movie industry is getting in on the whole viral video thing. IndieFlix created a marketplace for independent films called MyFestival. It will stream video, and [...] [...] the indie movie industry is getting in on the whole viral video thing. IndieFlix created a marketplace for independent films called MyFestival. It will stream video, and [...]

]]> By: IndieFlix Introduces CrowdSourced Film Festivals http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2336245 IndieFlix Introduces CrowdSourced Film Festivals Thu, 29 May 2008 17:03:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2336245 [...] TechCrunch IndieFlix, a marketplace for independent films, has launched MyFestival, a new streaming video site that will let film festivals crowdsource the movie selection process. MyFestival is making its debut in conjunction with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which is taking place from May 22 to June 15. [...] [...] TechCrunch IndieFlix, a marketplace for independent films, has launched MyFestival, a new streaming video site that will let film festivals crowdsource the movie selection process. MyFestival is making its debut in conjunction with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which is taking place from May 22 to June 15. [...]

]]> By: Scilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2334201 Scilla Wed, 28 May 2008 20:45:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2334201 I hate to download anything too. but I understand for now it is necessary for efficient geo-filtering and collecting basic demographic data for the filmmakers to be able to focus their distribution efforts. It's also a competition and festival exhibition not just a free movie giveaway for 16 days. we really want people to help program. There are no ads, no pre-rolls and no credit cards necessary. I think putting in your email and downloading a connector to watch, vote and support indie film is not so much to ask. you can also watch full screen and you are not required to watch every single title. I like what Hayden is doing but you can't watch full screen and you must register to vote. I hate to download anything too. but I understand for now it is necessary for efficient geo-filtering and collecting basic demographic data for the filmmakers to be able to focus their distribution efforts. It’s also a competition and festival exhibition not just a free movie giveaway for 16 days. we really want people to help program.

There are no ads, no pre-rolls and no credit cards necessary. I think putting in your email and downloading a connector to watch, vote and support indie film is not so much to ask. you can also watch full screen and you are not required to watch every single title. I like what Hayden is doing but you can’t watch full screen and you must register to vote.

]]> By: Bill D. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2333701 Bill D. Wed, 28 May 2008 16:36:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2333701 Given the distribution challenges and limited audiences for independent film cited in the post, online festivals are a great innovation. In addition to IndieFlix and the others mentioned above, Independent Features has also been running an online film festival in conjunction with Lycos Cinema from May 5 to June 30. Screenings are done online through Lycos Cinema’s recently revamped service, which allows indie film fans to watch movies together, discuss them in real-time and then vote. It removes the isolation from the online viewing and voting process and more closely reflects the festival nature of traditional offline events. Voting on hundreds of features and shorts is ongoing and open to the online public, and the winning films will be shown in late July at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York. Seeing how that the online format is particularly beneficial for independent filmmakers, Lycos is looking to use its Cinema platform for other indie festivals as well. Full disclosure – I know about this because I work with Lycos. Check it out here: http://cinema.lycos.com. Given the distribution challenges and limited audiences for independent film cited in the post, online festivals are a great innovation. In addition to IndieFlix and the others mentioned above, Independent Features has also been running an online film festival in conjunction with Lycos Cinema from May 5 to June 30. Screenings are done online through Lycos Cinema’s recently revamped service, which allows indie film fans to watch movies together, discuss them in real-time and then vote. It removes the isolation from the online viewing and voting process and more closely reflects the festival nature of traditional offline events. Voting on hundreds of features and shorts is ongoing and open to the online public, and the winning films will be shown in late July at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York. Seeing how that the online format is particularly beneficial for independent filmmakers, Lycos is looking to use its Cinema platform for other indie festivals as well. Full disclosure – I know about this because I work with Lycos. Check it out here: http://cinema.lycos.com.

]]> By: catdog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2333428 catdog Wed, 28 May 2008 15:01:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2333428 Yeah Haydenfilms, Toofy Film Festival and a few others have been doing this for a while now, except to watch their films you dont have to register for yet another site and download yet another player that you'll never use again to watch lame-o movies. Yeah Haydenfilms, Toofy Film Festival and a few others have been doing this for a while now, except to watch their films you dont have to register for yet another site and download yet another player that you’ll never use again to watch lame-o movies.

]]> By: Help Pick Movies for a Film Festival « NewTeeVee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332532 Help Pick Movies for a Film Festival « NewTeeVee Wed, 28 May 2008 07:01:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332532 [...] you, the viewer can stream full movies in contention and vote for which one gets into a festival. TechCrunch writes that the program is starting with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which is going on [...] [...] you, the viewer can stream full movies in contention and vote for which one gets into a festival. TechCrunch writes that the program is starting with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which is going on [...]

]]> By: KillerStartups.com - MyFestival.indieflix.com - Vote For The Best Film http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332388 KillerStartups.com - MyFestival.indieflix.com - Vote For The Best Film Wed, 28 May 2008 04:50:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332388 <strong>MyFestival.indieflix.com - Vote For The Best Film...</strong> I found your entry interesting do I've added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)... MyFestival.indieflix.com - Vote For The Best Film…

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…

]]> By: trademanufacturer.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332382 trademanufacturer.com Wed, 28 May 2008 04:41:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332382 seeks to bridge the gap between film festival favorites and ever-elusive distribution. seeks to bridge the gap between film festival favorites and ever-elusive distribution.

]]> By: Crowded http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332155 Crowded Wed, 28 May 2008 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2332155 Didn't we used to just call this voting? Didn’t we used to just call this voting?

]]> By: pat t http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331792 pat t Tue, 27 May 2008 21:39:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331792 Soon every idea any one ever had, good or bad, will be a blog post. No one will read them, except the person who had the idea. It will be just like real life, but with a lot more carpal tunnel syndrome. Soon every idea any one ever had, good or bad, will be a blog post. No one will read them, except the person who had the idea. It will be just like real life, but with a lot more carpal tunnel syndrome.

]]> By: Julie W http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331750 Julie W Tue, 27 May 2008 21:25:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331750 You should take a look at haydenfilms.com. They've been doing something similar with a good amount of success for about 4 - 5 years. You should take a look at haydenfilms.com. They’ve been doing something similar with a good amount of success for about 4 - 5 years.

]]> By: Scilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331642 Scilla Tue, 27 May 2008 20:38:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331642 the views vs. voting is unrelated. We record the user id, film id and the vote. one vote per user. voting again only overrides the original vote. Lonely Girl 15 happens to be in Perfect Sport - her fan base is huge and the filmmakers are working very hard to promote the film on MyFestival. Simulacra was just nominated for a student Academy Award. Another film just secured distribution. we have stories on all films that we are sharing now. This is a good thing and it will only grow. i love these comments and we welcome all feedback. THANK YOU! the views vs. voting is unrelated. We record the user id, film id and the vote. one vote per user. voting again only overrides the original vote.

Lonely Girl 15 happens to be in Perfect Sport - her fan base is huge and the filmmakers are working very hard to promote the film on MyFestival.

Simulacra was just nominated for a student Academy Award.

Another film just secured distribution.

we have stories on all films that we are sharing now. This is a good thing and it will only grow. i love these comments and we welcome all feedback.
THANK YOU!

]]> By: m http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331598 m Tue, 27 May 2008 20:15:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331598 b-side (http://www.bside.com) is doing very well in the indy film festival space. surprised you didn't mention them here b-side (http://www.bside.com) is doing very well in the indy film festival space. surprised you didn’t mention them here

]]> By: wolfsbayne http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331560 wolfsbayne Tue, 27 May 2008 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331560 Sounds good as long as they can do something to prevent gaming the system. Sounds good as long as they can do something to prevent gaming the system.

]]> By: Public Sector Search Engine http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331528 Public Sector Search Engine Tue, 27 May 2008 19:38:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331528 and now is the turn of music industry to get vanished? and now is the turn of music industry to get vanished?

]]> By: Have some experience here http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331513 Have some experience here Tue, 27 May 2008 19:32:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331513 Another film festival with a seimilar modus operandi is the rather mysterious "theopendoor" festival. Here selection is both crowd sourced and juried. There are big prizes. Makers of top 15 films are given $10k to make another short and top prize for the popular vote there is $100k. Problem is, people game the site. They vote their friends up, everyone else down. It's not really a good model. But, who knows, maybe this one will work better. Another film festival with a seimilar modus operandi is the rather mysterious “theopendoor” festival. Here selection is both crowd sourced and juried. There are big prizes. Makers of top 15 films are given $10k to make another short and top prize for the popular vote there is $100k. Problem is, people game the site. They vote their friends up, everyone else down. It’s not really a good model. But, who knows, maybe this one will work better.

]]> By: Joke Cricket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331501 Joke Cricket Tue, 27 May 2008 19:25:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331501 thats cool Jason, thanks :) thats cool Jason, thanks :)

]]> By: joeflood http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331499 joeflood Tue, 27 May 2008 19:24:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331499 I've been a film judge for a film festival and this really seems like a win-win, provided that you believe in the wisdom of crowds. I do. I think people who bother to go to a site, watch the films and then judge them will be pretty fair. They'll also be motivated to go to the festival. After all, they helped program it! I think this benefit of programming a film festival is a great way of getting more attendees. I’ve been a film judge for a film festival and this really seems like a win-win, provided that you believe in the wisdom of crowds. I do. I think people who bother to go to a site, watch the films and then judge them will be pretty fair. They’ll also be motivated to go to the festival. After all, they helped program it! I think this benefit of programming a film festival is a great way of getting more attendees.

]]> By: Jason Kincaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331486 Jason Kincaid Tue, 27 May 2008 19:17:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331486 @ Joke Cricket It's totally free. They're fronting the bill for this festival, and my understanding is that they hope to keep it free (and get sponsors to pay for it). @ Joke Cricket

It’s totally free. They’re fronting the bill for this festival, and my understanding is that they hope to keep it free (and get sponsors to pay for it).

]]> By: Joke Cricket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331467 Joke Cricket Tue, 27 May 2008 19:10:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331467 Wow..great site. Will it be free? Wow..great site. Will it be free?

]]> By: MyMesh.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331460 MyMesh.com Tue, 27 May 2008 19:07:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331460 Great use case, good for both the online and offline folks.. Great use case, good for both the online and offline folks..

]]> By: Hustle Strategy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331443 Hustle Strategy Tue, 27 May 2008 19:01:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/27/indieflix-introduces-crowdsourced-film-festivals/#comment-2331443 This seems like a win-win. Content is good and being able to get to movies that are otherwise hard to find is a great. I will have to check this out a bit more (since lost (excluding finale) and survivor are done for now). This seems like a win-win. Content is good and being able to get to movies that are otherwise hard to find is a great. I will have to check this out a bit more (since lost (excluding finale) and survivor are done for now).

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