FROM HERE TO AWESOME

An experiment in discovery and distribution

Back in August I reached out to Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters) and Mike Belmont (We Are the Strange) with a concept to create a virtual conference / festival. We decided that the virtual event would be an experiment to hopefully connect filmmakers directly with audiences. That the event itself could become a model for open content distribution, one which allowed filmmakers to have a say in how their films were reaching audiences.

The experiment is off to a great start. We’ve assembled an amazing list of promotional and tech partners. Thanks to these partnerships the festival will be distributed across mutiple platforms - mobile, online, theatrical and even into the living room. The exciting part is that we’ve been designing the fest so that each phase returns revenue directly to the creators of the work. Filmmakers will set their own prices, retain all rights to their work and be able to reach global audiences directly. So in a sense From Here to Awesome is a distribution / discovery festival that has no submission fees and allows the audience to be the festival programmer.

More details coming soon. If you’re interested in submitting to the fest or if you’d like to volunteer send us an email at join [@] fromheretoawesome.com and make sure to subscribe to our RSS feed.

Looking forward to seeing your films,

Lance Weiler
filmmaker and co-founder of FHTA