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What kind of content works best ‘tHe PRobLeM of scI-fI/fAntAsY
on broadband platforms? Web fILMMAKInG’
serials, television reruns, user-
Money, money and of course,
generated, reality programming
money – this is often the main
– why does so much of today’s
lab
reason why many Directors tend
content seem… a bit juvenile?
to stay away from sci-fi and fantasy
Where is the next generation of
film projects. But do sci-fi movies
content for cinéphiles, artists,
need mega-budgets? And
and activists?
how do you pitch the idea for a
coRY McAbee, artist, musician sci-fi film without making it sound
and filmmaker has made feature expensive?
films, pop videos and recently,
This panel discussion will talk to
for the sundance Institute, was
directors with genre filmmaking
commissioned to make a film for
experience and try to extract the
a 2:2 ratio screen and delivered
pearls of wisdom and the magic
to mobile phones. His latest movie
wand that will get your film off the
stInGRAY sAM was planned to be
launch pad.
shown as a feature or delivered
episodically. It was designed for Guests include:
multiple platforms, any sized screen
and to exploit different monetary
MARC CARO
models. Join Cory and find out
(Delicatessen, Dante 01)
how he approaches making
CORY MCABEE
movies that work on a phone,
(American Astronaut, Stingray
PdA, the web or in the cinema.
Sam)
sAt 2nd MAY 12.15PM
GERALD MCMORROW
(Thesbian X, Franklyn)
RICHARD JOBSON
(A Women in Winter, The Purifiers)
sAt 2nd MAY 4.15PM
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LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASTIC FILM 29 APRIL – 4 MAY 2009 41
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