I am a closet indie film fan, in fact, I have always wished I could visit some sort of film festival, but never had the chance thus far. Now, the film festival comes to me (and you) via iTunes. The Sundance Film Festival, probably one of the most widely-known, is going to be selling some of its films on iTunes. Indie filmmakers will get the bulk of the $1.99 price for their films, with the rest of the money going to the festival, the Sundance channel and of course iTunes. The films are expected to be available for at least three years. If you happen to be an amateur filmmaker, you will still be free to "make deals" with other channels or networks, so good for you. Sundance films will be available on iTunes starting on January 22nd.Posts with tag Sundance
iTunes to sell Sundance films
I am a closet indie film fan, in fact, I have always wished I could visit some sort of film festival, but never had the chance thus far. Now, the film festival comes to me (and you) via iTunes. The Sundance Film Festival, probably one of the most widely-known, is going to be selling some of its films on iTunes. Indie filmmakers will get the bulk of the $1.99 price for their films, with the rest of the money going to the festival, the Sundance channel and of course iTunes. The films are expected to be available for at least three years. If you happen to be an amateur filmmaker, you will still be free to "make deals" with other channels or networks, so good for you. Sundance films will be available on iTunes starting on January 22nd.Sundance Channel on Google
Sundance is working with Google Video to make 18 feature films available for sale and rent on the Google Video service.The reported charge for the movies will be $3.99 for a 24hr viewing pass, or $9.99 purchase price for the films.
Sundance currently does have a Google Video area in which they make Original Series, Films and Documentaries available for viewing.
The Sundance Channel is the television destination for Robert Redford's independent film festival.
Sundance successes predicted by Bayesian filters
The LA Times is reporting on an
anti-spam company that has used Bayesian
filtering to predict, with 81% accuracy, which films at the Sundance Film Festival will financial successes. The
company's enginneers realized that "determining whether a movie is good or bad could be similar to determining
whether e-mail is spam or not" and used the last 10 years of the festival to determine the predictors of success
or failure. Among the predictors are the number of producers (more is better) and the words in the blurbs (good:
romance, death, human; bad: Africa, riveting, vision). The project, called Deconstructing Sundance, has its own web site where you can check out their predictions for
this year's films.
