Showcase is annouced
We’re pleased to announce the From Here to Awesome 2008 Showcase. Special thanks to all who submitted to the fest and big thanks to all the volunteers who have helped to make the fest possible. We’re going to be making some exciting announcements in the coming weeks. In the meantime we’ve just re-launched www.fromheretoawesome.com with all the showcase films. The films will hit outlets on July 26th which is also the kick off to the fest and the date for DIY DAYS LA.
Variety covered the fest today - From Here to Awesome: Alternative Film Fest
Amid a tough economic climate for indie films, Lance Weiler, a guru of the open-source DIY indie film movement, is launching on July 26 a new-model open-source film fest, From Here to Awesome.
Melding social networking and viral Web marketing, the “discovery and distribution festival” showcases twelve micro-budgeted features selected from 115 submissions via a complex online process…
…From Here to Awesome and sponsor Current TV are also staging a series of live events called DIY Days in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco and London where Weiler and other DIY filmmakers including Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters) and M dot Strange (We Are the Strange) will discuss new models of funding, production, distribution and sustainability.
July 14th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Neato!!!!! congrats top ten guys!!!!
July 14th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
The lineup looks great, I’m looking forward to checking out all the movies.
I’m working with the film CHARLIE and we’re really excited to be a part of the festival.
If any of the filmmakers are interested our company Renart Films has a podcast that promotes independent films. We are puting together a podcast that focuses on the FHTA films so if any filmmakers are interested in being interviewed about your film, you can shoot me an e-mail and we can work something out.
To check out the podcast site go to www.renartfilmspodcast.com
e-mail: ryan@renartfilms.com