NY Times “Declaration of Indies” from today’s edition

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It’s hard to tell if Manhola Dargis is just toeing the line of the new indie film movement or whether she’s really “behind it.” For some reason, to me, it seems the later, even if she’s not particularly effusive in this article (which is a re-tread of topics well covered in other areas). Still, the Times *is* the Times and Manhola Dargis *is* Manhola Dargis. (Very John Madden moment there.) “Looking at a new way of film distribution where filmmakers maintain full control over their work from beginning to...

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Top 50 TV Markets ranked by 2009 revenue (BIA)

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Top 50 TV Markets ranked by 2009 revenue (BIA) Here is the estimated 2009 television market revenue from BIA for the top fifty markets ($000): 1. Los Angeles, CA (1,193,900) 2. New York, NY (1,059,900) 3. Chicago, IL (635,600) 4. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX (484,000) 5. Philadelphia, PA (435,300) 6. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (412,300) 7. Washington, DC (401,700) 8. Houston, TX (387,500) 9. Atlanta, GA (367,000) 10. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale, FL (365,700) 11. Boston, MA (340,100) 12. Phoenix, AZ (292,500) 13. Denver, CO (260,700) 14. Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL (253,400) 15....

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La Gran Banda at the Richmond Folk Festival

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For the fourth year in a row, I went to the Richmond Folk Festival with my father and while it’s always a good time, I have to say, Sunday, October 9 may have been the best day I’ve spent at it–or any–festival. (Including Lollapalooza, MacRock, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, etc. etc.) The weather was beautiful and the programmers did a great job with a full dance-card of eclectic acts. On Sunday I caught the Don Roy Trio, Debashish Bhattacharya, Sophia Bilides Trio, Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, and Wylie and the Wild West. But more than anything...

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IFW 2009 – Panel, “Fresh Funding, Modern Ideas for Doc Financing”

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Overview: http://ifw.bside.com/2009/films/freshfundingmodernideasfordocfinancing_ifw2009;jsessionid=50B709A02CE6EC14E2ECD31C089890CB The title of this panel is a bit misleading, because, unless you’re one of a handful of documentarians around the globe, there really *isn’t* a lot of money. But the panelists offered some great advice, and there’s no reason why a smart, driven, and savvy documentarian shouldn’t be able to support herself comfortably. Only raised a small amount of money? No sweat, you’re not doing anything wrong. That’s how it goes...

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IFW 2009 – Panel, “Unlocking Global Financing Opportunities”

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Overview: http://ifw.bside.com/2009/films/unlockingglobalfinancingopportunities_ifw2009;jsessionid=50B709A02CE6EC14E2ECD31C089890CB The panel pointed out something that we often forget, the indie film industry is still relatively young. Depending on how you define the “start” of it as an industry (and that term should be used loosely), perhaps the late 60s to mid 70s, it’s somewhere around 40 years old. And financing deals didn’t come to play in it considerably until the mid- to late-80s or so–about 20 years ago. Initially, LLCs were the first way of funding...

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National Health Service Corps “In Touch”

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Quarterly Newsletter for the National Health Service Corps produced while I was on staff as a copywriter for Low & Associates. I was the editor of this newsletter, writing approximately a third of the content and overseeing freelance contributors. Spring 1999 Spring 2000 Summer/Fall 2000 Winter...

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