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FHTA update and DIY DAYS
Well the voting process is over and we are currently in a review period. FHTA experienced a large amount of traffic over the last month as the deadline approached. We’ve started to reach out to a number of the top filmmakers and will continue to do so this week. In order for FHTA’s showcased films […]
SXSW 2008 from here to austin
Mike Hedge and Mike Ambs drove from LA to Austin to help document FHTA at SXSW. The following is a truly awesome photo vid by Mike Hedge. Over 4,000 photos shot on his 40D. Each photo plays for 3 frames on the timeline. Music is by The Soul’s Release http://myspace.com/thesoulsrelease
SXSW 2008 from mikehedge on Vimeo.
The kids are alright
The crew is back from SXSW. Big ups to all that helped to make FHTA such a success in Austin. The roundtables and party were a blast. Special thanks to bside, indiegogo and tubemogul for lending a hand with the events.
Mike Hedge and Mike Ambs documented the whole trip - stills, motion and audio.
Team Awesome […]
Austin bound
The FHTA team is headed to SXSW this coming Friday. SXSW is a great collision of film, tech and music. Arin, Lance and Mike will all be speaking on panels so stop bye and say hello.
Digital Cinema for Indies
Saturday, March 8th - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Independent Film Distribution: It Takes an Online Community
Monday, March […]
YouTube features FHTA
This weekend youTube is featuring the first in a series of FHTA videos. Here’s what they posted about the fest on the youTube blog.
There’s no question that technology has democratized film production and distribution. But it’s time to turn a handful of success stories (Four Eyed Monsters, M dot Strange, Lance Weiler and Robert Greenwald […]
Do you like movies? Do you make movies?
Over the next few months we’ll be releasing a series of videos that will attempt to frame the goals of the festival. FHTA is an experiment in discovery and distribution. Do you like movie? Do you make movies?
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Embed and Spread […]
Embed & Spread: 3 filmmaking tips
From Here to Awesome is an experiment and a discussion as much as it is a discovery and distribution festival. Over the coming months we will be sharing a collection of educational content in the form of virtual panels, how-to’s, and tutorials. We’re looking for filmmakers who would like to share their experiences. If you’d […]
Submissions open
After only a few days the submissions have started to flow in. There is an interesting mix of narrative and docs from various parts of the globe. Later today the first of the submission videos will go live on FHTA. The submission videos are meant to capture the spirit of the project and to leave […]

