On Saturday, I went to the panel Taking Delivery: Film Distribution in The Age of Ones and Zeros
The panelists were Neal Block of Magnolia Pictures, S. Leo Chiang of New Day Films and also a 2012 NOFF Filmmaker, Michelle Satter of Sundance Institute, and Lois Vossen of Independent Lens. The moderator was John Desplas of NOFS / NOFF
This panel focused on distribution and how the model of distribution has changed and is changing as moviemaking switches from film to digital. The main take-home message from this panel seemed to be "find the distribution model that works for your particular film." (and also "Distribution is hard! But that's kinda a given)
There was a lot of talk about Video on Demand (VoD) and about specific programs tailored to specific types of movies, such as PBS's ITVS program and a collective of people who make social issues documentaries and then work together to distribute to the educational market. As most indie filmmakers know, getting a major theater release is really hard- but it seems like other channels are definitely out there or opening up.
My partner, Justin, attended the panel From Princess to Pixels: Animation in the Modern Age
The panelists were David Burton of Pixomondo, John Durbin of Moonbot Studios, Ray McIntyre, Jr. of Pixel Magic, Joey Shanks, Director of “Wiggle Room” a 2012
NOFF selection, and Huck Wirtz of Bayou FX. The moderator was Henry Griffin from UNO.
The panel focused mainly on what employers were looking for in animators- basically, know your tools and the animation concepts.
Because I wasn't there, I can't give much more of a description than that. But I figured I'd at least mention the panel here. More info can be found on the NOFF page.
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