new media

TELEFEST – VIRAL, INDEPENDENT TELEVISION FESTIVAL

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Los Angeles, California – USA
March 15 to 17, 2013 Upcoming Deadline: October 15

Telefest is announcing its Call for Entries for pilot presentations, films and documentaries for networks/cable, web series and teleplays.

The weekend venue in Los Angeles, March 2013 will feature the Awards Show, with category winners awarded a Viewer’s Choice Award and an Industry Choice Award, as is applicable. The venue also features Q&A panels with our judges (streamed live) and an opening night reception for industry and our top finalists in each category.

Telefest – Viral, Independent Television Festival seeks to revolutionize the television landscape by bridging the gap between artists and audiences. Through a platform that offers direct feedback before a new television series is fully developed, Telefest aims to give viewers and industry players exactly what they’re looking for. The festival will present awards for both Viewers’ Choice and Industry Choice, in addition to fostering deal-making and networking amongst participants.

Telefest offers an interactive experience through the Telefest Social Network, where viewers can create online profiles, rate and review finalists’ submissions, and engage with the Telefest venue via Livestream. The festival will culminate with a Los Angeles showcase packed with industry players eager to discover fresh talent. Telefest accepts pilot presentations, teleplays, or feature film concepts that may have television appeal. Prepare to connect with audiences and prospective buyers at this exciting new event; submit your work to Telefest – Viral, Independent Television Festival today!

Interactive Documentary Conference IDFA

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Nov 18, 2012:

25th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

 

Mark your calendars! On Sunday, November 18, the FORUM and IDFA DocLab (which is celebrating its fifth anniversary) will organize the Interactive Documentary Conference: DisruptiveTimelines, a one-day symposium on digital and interactive storytelling.

The conference will cover the very latest trends and developments in creating interactive stories, acquiring funds, and generating audience engagement. It will include keynote speeches from some of the world’s leading digital pioneers and multimedia artists. Keep an eye on our website for more information!

The FORUM and DocLab
In recent years, critically acclaimed projects such as Gaza/Sderot, Prison Valley, From Zero – People Rebuilding Life after the Emergency, and 24h Berlin have been pitched at the FORUM. Many of these later premiered at DocLab, IDFA’s program for digital documentary storytelling.

Since 2008, IDFA DocLab has been exploring the relationship between documentary filmmaking and new media. The IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Documentary Storytelling is open to all digital and interactive media that can be used to tell a documentary story. During IDFA, DocLab showcases an annual selection of the best interactive documentaries and other new forms of digital documentary art and storytelling. Projects are presented as installations, live cinema events, and on the IDFA DocLab website, which currently features over 100 projects.