Incubator “breakfast” in the evening!
In a fragmented marketplace where first-run screens, the internet, video games, DVDs and more compete for the audience’s attention, how do filmmakers and distributors find the “eyeballs” or get “butts in seats” for quality projects we want to see on screen? Here In Miami, a town with a notorious reputation in the business for the underwhelming theatrical box office performance of specialty films, what has worked in the past and what does the future hold? Join the Entertainment Industry Incubator for an evening panel on…….
Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 pm
Eyeballs & Butts
Finding an Audience for Film in the 21st Century
moderated by Rene Rodriguez, long-time Miami Herald film critic
(for those who missed him last time!)
and featuring
Don Chauncey, founder and past Board President of the Alliance for Media Arts, whose “Alliance Cinema” on Lincoln Road was an important and much missed art-house pioneer in Miami, as well as the Director of the Wolfson Florida Moving Image Archive
Dana Keith, whose Miami Beach Cinematheque has recently upgraded to High Definition projection, with movie files downloaded through broadband connection, as part of the Emerging Cinemas network, in collaboration with the leading digital distributor in the U.S., Emerging Pictures
Roy Meyeringh, Director of Multiplatform Content Distribution for Venevision International, where he is in charge of internet and other distribution strategies for one of the leading purveyors of Spanish-language film and television
and other special guests to be announced
Panel is at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach (one block west of Washington Avenue, between 15th and 14th Streets)
There is no charge for this event
Doors open at 6:15 pm for light refreshments and networking.
On-street metered parking available, as well as public garages on 16th Street between Washington and Collins just three blocks away.
The Entertainment Industry Incubator will be launching new initiatives over the next year designed to provide targeted, practical support for independent filmmaking in South Florida. Watch this space during the next few months for announcements about these programs and how you can participate in them!
The Entertainment Industry Incubator, Inc. is a Florida not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization celebrating its 10th year dedicated to furthering the growth of local entertainment based businesses, organizations and individuals. The Incubator can be a fiscal agent and is a facilitator and clearinghouse for information and resources in order to help promote development of local talent for artistic and economic gain.
Entertainment Industry Incubator
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 672-9297
www.eincubator.org
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