Posts Tagged ‘AFI DigiFest’
Urban Wolf Debuts on Crackle
May 12 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsLaurent Touil Tartour started out as a filmmaker. But he got himself into one of those “you’ll never make a film in this town again” scenarios in France, and decided that nothing could stop him from telling creative stories. Did he show them. Urban Wolf–which debuts on Sony’s Crackle, a multi-platform video entertainment network and studio on May 13–is a much -ballyhooed online dramatic series, made up of 15 four-minute episodes.
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AFI DigiFest: New Media Struts Its Stuff
Nov 09 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsWhy does the AFI get involved with digital?,” asked Nick De Martino, Senior Vice President, Media and Technology of the American Film Institute. “It’s about the storytelling. From the very beginning with the nickelodeon, the technology has enabled these stories to be delivered. What’s interesting to me is, does the platform influence the story or is the story eternal? What happens as the platform changes? Do people have to create technology platforms in order for the story to be fully told?”
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AFI DigiFest Showcases Digital Media, Mobile Innovation
Nov 02 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsThe AFI Digital Content Lab has been an R&D incubator for innovative digital media and entertainment for 11 years. Volunteer mentors have worked with a wide range of innovators in 3 to 6-month periods of hands-on development, generating more than 90 digital media proof-of-concept prototypes.Every year, these projects are presented to the public at AFI DigiFest, a two-day event held in conjunction with AFI FEST. This year’s AFI DigiFest takes place Nov. 4 and 5th in Hollywood.
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