Watch My Movie!

Watch My Movie!

Louisiana Film & Video Magazine
Issue 3
© 2011 Media Index Publishing

For filmmakers and movie lovers, the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) was the only place to be last Thursday evening when NOVAC rang in it’s 39th year with Watch My Movie!, a panel discussion covering everything you’d ever want to know about the current state and changing models of marketing and distribution for independent film.

That night the CAC was buzzing with words like Festival-Markets, VOD, Transmedia, Theatrical vs. Online, DIY, Marketing Strategy, Knowing Your Audience, Theatrical Tours and so much more.  Moderated by Jolene Pinder, Executive Director of New Orleans Film Society, the Watch My Movie! panelists were a virtual who’s-who in the independent film world including: Independent Film Pioneer, Ira Deutchman (Emerging Pictures, Fine Line Features, Columbia University); Web Distribution Player, Andrew Mer (SnagFilms); Game Changer, Todd Sklar (Range Life Entertainment, IFP Producers Lab, Exit Through the Gift Shop);  Innovator, Janine Saunders (Workbook Project); and Festival Guru, Gianna Chachere (Hamptons International Film Festival, Patois Film Festival).

After the panel, experts and audience members gathered in the atrium and galleries of the CAC and satisfied their sweet tooth with birthday cake and toasted to NOVAC’s 39 years of connecting filmmakers to the community with wines, courtesy of Pontchartrain Vineyards, champagne, donated by NOVAC Board President – Darcy McKinnon, and Tales of the Cocktail‘s original Peach Punch. In honor of NOVAC’s birthday the organization also sent filmmakers home with over $3,000 worth of raffle and silent auction prizes.

Support for the event was provided by sustaining sponsor, Southern Theatres’ Theatres at Canal Place, supporting sponsors Acme Film Productions, IATSE 478 and Second Line Stages, and the Official Hotel of Watch My Movie!, Loews New Orleans Hotel which donated 8 luxurious nights to the panelists.  Additional support was provided by St. Bernard Parish Government Office of Film and Television

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