Seven Finalists to Compete for Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award of £6,000

23.09 2009

Power to the Pixel has announced the seven finalist teams selected for the Pixel Pitch on 15 October 2009. One winning team will walk away with the Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award of £6,000. Projects were chosen from 120 submissions representing 14 countries.  Read More

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In a Free World, How Can We Make Content Pay?

10.09 2009

By Brian Newman

Speak to anyone in the film industry and it’s clear they are losing not just their wallets but their minds over the threat of free content to their business models, chiefly from piracy but also from ad-supported legal sites. There are zero returns to rights-holders from piracy, and those from other avenues are fast heading in the same direction. Read More

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Why Audiences are Key to Cross-Media Creation

04.09 2009

By Lance Weiler

Cinema came of age in the last century and along with it came a series of conventions that dictate the telling of a story. Running times, release windows and distribution outlets control access to and limit how stories are told, delivered and shared. Read More

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Ted Hope to Keynote PttP’s Cross-Media Film Forum and Day 1 Programme Announced

02.09 2009

We are delighted to announce that Ted Hope, Co-Founder of New York-based production company, This is that, and award-winning Producer of a slew of features including Adventureland, The Savages (twice Oscar-nominated); American Splendor (Winner: Sundance Grand Jury Prize, FIPRESCI Award, Cannes); 21 Grams (2 Oscar nominations, 5 BAFTA nominations) will be making this year’s keynote address at Power to the Pixel’s Cross-Media Film Forum at the London Film Festival, 14-15 October. The programme for the Conference is also now online. Read More

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