Piracy: The Plundering of The Entertainment Industry
The music industry lost more than $4.5 billion worldwide to physical piracy in 2003. The U.S. motion picture industry loses in excess of $3 billion annually in potential worldwide revenue due to offline piracy activities, and Internet losses are causing further untold damages. Come hear a panel of leading industry experts as they discuss the latest anti-piracy policies and technologies needed to safeguard the entertainment industry.
Featured Panelists:
Glen Ballard, Five-time Grammy Award Winner, Producer/Songwriter (Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morissette, Aretha Franklin, Van Halen)
Dean C. Garfield, VP and Director, Legal Affairs, Worldwide Anti-Piracy Motion Picture Association of America
Chief George Gascon, Los Angeles Police Department
Henry Kupperman, JD., C.F.E. Senior Managing Director & Regional Counsel, Kroll
Senior Leading Representative, Recording Industry Association of America
Moderator:
Robert Dowling, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher,
The Hollywood Reporter
Thursday, June 30, 2005
House of Blues • 8430 Sunset Blvd • West Hollywood
11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. luncheon
$45 Members & NALIP Members; $60 Non-members
Onsite Valet Parking $5
Register online at www.lachamber.org
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For more information or to RSVP, contact:
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
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Los Angeles, CA 90017
P: 213.580.7595 F: 213.580.7511
NEW YORK, June 14, 2005--IndiePix.net, a unique new online e-store created for the independent film community and moviegoers with a taste in specialized films, announced today a special program benefiting the International Documentary Association.
In an effort to expand the company's roster of documentary film offerings, IndiePix President Robert Alexander announced that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every documentary by an IDA member who lists his film(s) on IndiePix will be donated to the International Documentary Association.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for nonfiction filmmakers who have important stories to tell to bring them directly to the millions of people around the world who have access to DVD players," says IDA Executive Director Sandra Ruch. "It will also enable the public to experience films which might not be available or convenient for them to see on television or on cinema screens."
Once available for sale on the IndiePix.net site, when an IDA member's film is purchased by an IndiePix customer, a special coding will indicate that the sale will result in a contribution of 20% of selling price (exclusive of shipping and handling costs) to the IDA.
Dedicated to providing consumers the broadest possible range of independent film choices, IndiePix considers the theatrical commercial opportunities for documentary films to be severely restricted in most communities.
"Except in the rare circumstance when a documentary breaks out to achieve a commercially successful theatrical run, these films are all too often restricted to the film festival circuit. As prestigious and popular as many of those festivals may be, it's a somewhat closed world. Working with the IDA, we want to open that world up to the millions of people who are increasingly looking to the web to explore their interest in film. By making documentaries one of the signature offerings at IndiePix, we hope to infuse a new source of audience-building into the world of documentary filmmaking and the IDA," said Alexander.
A one-stop shop for getting filmmakers' work onto DVD and in front of audiences, IndiePix.net offers tailored self-distribution and promotion services to both emerging and established film artists. IndiePix.net packages are non-exclusive and allow filmmakers to retain all rights to their films while reaping profits each month for units sold via online PayPal accounts. Unlike most royalties-based profit sharing, IndiePix.net offers filmmakers immediate and ongoing access to accounting statements and sales reports.
IDA members interested in having their film(s) offered for sale on IndiePix.net, or who would like additional information on the IDA contribution program, should contact IndiePix at Bob@IndiePix.net. For the speediest reply, please include the following in the subject line: "IDA PROGRAM INFORMATION REQUEST".
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The IDA Awards Competition is the foremost genre-specific event dedicated to the documentary film. Established in 1984, the Awards are made possible through the generous support of the Eastman Kodak Company. Winners will be honored at gala ceremonies in Los Angeles on December 9th, 2005 and screened December 10th, 2005 at IDA's annual DocuFest™.
SAVE THE DATES
Click here for IDA Awards Entry Form and the IDA/David L. Wolper Student Award Entry Form
Area 51 Films is developing a ½ hour pilot with the folks @ Turner. The show will feature a selection of short films. Each week the winning short's filmmakers will receive a cash prize and obviously have their piece aired on national TV. So, for the pilot episode we are seeking COMEDY SHORT FILMS. Total running time between 1 minute and 7 minutes.
If you know a film, filmmaker, or have a film yourself, please email me directly and we'll arrange to get a screener.
The deadline for submissions is next Thursday, June 30.
Please feel free to forward this email.
Theodore Melfi
Area 51 Films
Contact: TEDMELFI@MSN.COM
Dear NALIPsters,
Excalibur Media Group LLC, is now coordinating appointments for the Home Entertainment event VSDA 2005 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Our Suite Number is (29-009). The days we will be attending the event are from July 26 through July 28 of 2005.
We will be Promoting and Acquiring home distribution content and Television Programming; including Classis Films, Variety Shows, News, Sports, Comedy, Concerts and Feature Films from Mexico and Latin America.
If you would like any additional information or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact Lilian Roiz (event coordinator). Our business hours are from Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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