YouTube and Venice Film Festival

The NY Times announced on Friday that YouTube and Venice Film Festival are partnering up to create a YouTube channel specifically for festival content. This is an interesting example of how the film world is moving toward on-line content. There is a contest for a screening at the Venice Festival which is being produced by filmmaker Ridley Scott.

Those 10 shorts will screen at Venice’s 69th installment in August, with a winner named by Mr. Scott (and other to-be-selected jurors). The prize, aside from a trip to Italy, is a $500,000 grant to work with Mr. Scott’s company.

Click HERE for full details and the complete story. Thanks to Seth for this one! http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/youtube-announces-new-film-competition-with-venice-film-festival-and-ridley-scott/

Welcome Back! Cannes 2012

Networking: $2250 Tuition, approximately May 14-27th, 2012

(Exact tuition amount determined by bedding option selected. Travel not included.)
The Networking program is designed for filmmakers and industry professionals who want access to the Cannes Film Festival to develop their professional networking skills. The program provides housing and guidance within Cannes and the festival in addition to attending screenings and parties.

It can be challenging breaking the ice and knowing what to say and where to go to say it. We will be guiding you through everything – giving you skills that you can use at any film festival or networking event around the world.

Click HERE for details -  http://realideasstudio.org/RIS_2012/Networking.html