With social distancing becoming our new norm due to Covid-19, IndieFlix maintains that social and community engagement can still thrive. IndieFlix is committed to bringing quality online solutions to schools, organizations, and corporations immediately to help support communities during this time of uncertainty. Says CEO and Founder Scilla Andreen, "Our popular film-based programs that help build community and open up conversations in thousands of schools, corporations and organizations around the world are now available as an online tool, and access can be delivered to every student and employee’s inbox. IndieFlix's previously community-based offline screenings model reached 30-70% of a community population; now we can reach nearly 100%." IndieFlix's programs on anxiety, digital wellness, effects of social media, sexual harassment and mental health include interactive “test-your-knowledge” quizzes, digital pre-taped and live...
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- 3/24/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Streaming service IndieFlix, based in Seattle, has just added a number of executives to its board, including Tucker Tooley, CEO of Tooley Productions, Eric Eisner of Double-e Productions and filmmaker Leopoldo Gout (Zoo, Molly’s Game). The company, founded by CEO Scilla Andreen, is a membership-based streaming service ($40/yr) that gives its members access to over 9,000 high quality shorts, features, documentaries, web-series and television shows from 85…...
- 9/13/2016
- Deadline
As a sign of their commitment to paying filmmakers, IndiefFlix (well, its employees) put their money where their mouth is (or where there hands are) and literally handed out cash to passersby on the streets of Park City at the recent Sundance Film Festival. "If you're going to spend $5,000 on T-shirts or beanies and hand the out, we thought 'why don't we just give that cash out?'" IndieFlix co-founder and CEO Scilla Andreen told Indiewire. "When people asked why we were handing out money, we said 'we pay filmmakers. We want you to give it to a filmmaker. That's what we do.'" Andreen said they stamped thousands of bills ($1, $2, $5, $10 and $20) and attached a card that read, "do what we do, pay a filmmaker." Unlike most other distribution companies, IndieFlix operates on a Royalty Pool Minutes (Rpm) platform, which pays filmmakers based on how many minutes their films are...
- 2/10/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Payment models in the digital film distribution world can be surprisingly confusing once you get past the simple straight cut of a Vimeo or iTunes download. Streaming in particular can raise questions. How much should a filmmaker make when his or her film is only viewed partially? Indieflix CEO Scilla Andreen proposes one answer she calls Rpm — “royalty pool minutes.” It’s the new artist payment model for her site, and in an interview at Sundance, she argued for its simplicity and clarity. “We take a percentage of the overall monthly revenue coming to Indieflix,” Andreen explains. “We’ve evolved to …...
- 1/23/2013
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Hollywood may be filled with talented younger actresses, their fresh skin and high cheekbones readymade for lovingly placed close-ups and leggy magazine covers. But this year’s early Oscar race for best actress has the spotlight shining on a handful of older contenders — from Sally Field in Lincoln to Helen Mirren in Hitchcock and Judi Dench in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — their veteran faces etched with experience, beauty, and perhaps a bit of wisdom.
“Older actors, especially women actors, have always been incredibly important to storytelling on the big screen,” Elizabeth Daley, dean of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts,...
“Older actors, especially women actors, have always been incredibly important to storytelling on the big screen,” Elizabeth Daley, dean of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts,...
- 11/21/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
The Palm Springs ShortFest has announced that highly-acclaimed writer/director Gus Van Sant will be presented with the ShortFest Spirit of Short Film Award as part of a special Directing Master Class presentation celebrating his work in film. A selection of his short films will be shown on Saturday, June 23rd at 2:30 p.m. with a discussion headed by Festival Director Darryl Macdonald. Van Sant, who earned Oscar nominations for "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk," was previously honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2009 when he received the Sonny Bono Visionary Award.
I personally salute the Palm Springs ShortFest. It is such a grassroots effort that honor the diversity and talent of many striving filmmakers. And most of the films shown move on to win Oscars such as "Freeheld" which won Best Documentary Short in 2008.
The Palm Springs ShortFest happens on June 19th to the 25th. For more details,...
I personally salute the Palm Springs ShortFest. It is such a grassroots effort that honor the diversity and talent of many striving filmmakers. And most of the films shown move on to win Oscars such as "Freeheld" which won Best Documentary Short in 2008.
The Palm Springs ShortFest happens on June 19th to the 25th. For more details,...
- 6/13/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
HollywoodNews.com: The 38th Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most highly-attended event of its kind in the United States concluded today with the announcement of the Siff 2012 Competition Awards and Golden Space Needle Audience Awards. The 25-day Festival, which began May 17, featured over 460 films from more than 70 countries, including 65 feature premieres (24 World, 25 North American, 16 U.S.) and over 700 screenings. Additionally, Siff brought in more than 300 directors, actors and industry professionals.
“A festival’s success is dependent on two basic principles: providing a platform for filmmakers to be celebrated and connecting them to audience members that would not otherwise be aware of their remarkable stories,” said Siff Artistic Director Carl Spence. “This year a record number of filmmakers participated in person and online with virtual Q&A’s successfully expanding the conversation around the best in cinema with passionate audiences, illuminating guests and distinguished industry in attendance.”
Siff Managing Director Deborah Person said,...
“A festival’s success is dependent on two basic principles: providing a platform for filmmakers to be celebrated and connecting them to audience members that would not otherwise be aware of their remarkable stories,” said Siff Artistic Director Carl Spence. “This year a record number of filmmakers participated in person and online with virtual Q&A’s successfully expanding the conversation around the best in cinema with passionate audiences, illuminating guests and distinguished industry in attendance.”
Siff Managing Director Deborah Person said,...
- 6/10/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hot off the hard drive, here is the latest episode of the New Breed's Park City series. This one pulls together producers and directors to talk about the strategic, pro-active steps they are taking to connect their films to audiences. The official word: Sabi filmmakers Zak Forsman and Kevin K. Shah pick up with Ted Hope where he left off in the last episode to further explore the solutions that are emerging for independent filmmakers. He is joined by Mynette Louie (Children of Invention) and new interviews with Sultan Sharrief (Bilal's Stand), Lance Weiler (HiM), and Scilla Andreen (IndieFlix). New Breed Park City - Exploring The Solutions, Part 3 from Sabi Pictures on Vimeo.
- 2/16/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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