2008 October

Power to the Pixel Webcast

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
by Zak Forsman

Watch the Power to the Pixel webcast right here, or on the Power to the Pixel web site. IFHY will be there to represent the From Here To Awesome showcase of films.

IFHY in NYC tonight!

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
by Zak Forsman

IFHY screens tonight in Times Square tonight!

In fact, the entire slate of FROM HERE TO AWESOME shorts and features will be screened in NYC from October 22 to 24 at the Times Square Arts Center.

Times Square Arts Center
300 W 43rd St
New York, NY
212-586-7829

FROM HERE TO AWESOME is a discovery and distribution festival that puts filmmakers directly in touch with audiences. The festival has no submission fees and filmmakers retain their rights while seeing direct revenue from festival outlets.

Out of 115 submissions, 22 films were selected for this year’s From Here to Awesome Showcase. 12 features and 10 shorts were programmed based on audience demand.

The festival is the brainchild of film pioneers Lance Weiler (THE LAST BROADCAST, HEAD TRAUMA), Arin Crumley (FOUR EYED MONSTERS, AS THE DUST SETTLES), and M Dot Strange (WE ARE THE STRANGE)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
THEATRE 1:
7 pm – The Lonely Bull & Louder than Words
9 pm – Abel Raises Cain & Ai

THEATRE 2:
7 pm – Charlie & Rectify
9 pm – In Search Of & I Fucking Hate You

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
THEATRE 1:
7 pm – Damage Done & Fragments
9 pm – The Book of Caleb & Ring of Blood

THEATRE 2:
7 pm – The Other America & Soledad is Gone Forever
9 pm – To the Hills & Game Over

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
THEATRE 1:
7 pm – Johnny Appleweed & America’s Phoneless
9 pm – Meditate and Destroy & Ai

THEATRE 2:
7 pm – All for Melissa & Memoirs of the Elderly
9 pm – Moonshine & Ring of Blood

To purchase advance tickets: http://timessquareartscenter.com/events/index.php?
More information at http://fhta-live.com/timessquare/

From Here To Awesome Winners Screen in London

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
by Zak Forsman

22 October 2008
at the Studio Cinema, BFI Southbank
20:30 - 22:30

I FUCKING HATE YOU (9 mins) by director Zak Forsman
IN SEARCH OF (106 mins) by writer/director Zeke Zelker
Screening will be followed by a Q & A.

From Here to Awesome is an open source R&D lab for film innovation which is experimenting with a ‘day and date’ festival model. Using both traditional and new media vehicles, filmmakers are empowered to reach audiences directly. The festival has no submission fees and filmmakers retain their rights whilst seeing direct monetary returns from participating distribution outlets who include Amazon, Vudu, Joost, Hulu, Netflix and a growing number of additional outlets.

The film industry is a permission-based culture and From Here to Awesome is a step towards letting filmmakers know that they have options - not getting into one of the major festivals is not necessarily the end of their movie’s life but could actually be the beginning…

IFHY Support Group for Depression & Anxiety

Saturday, October 11th, 2008
by Zak Forsman

If you haven’t already, JOIN the IFHY Facebook group to meet other people, just like you, who delight in laughing at people with a broken heart. Er, wait…

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=83494065485

And remember, we are still running the OurStage / From Here To Awesome promotion by screening IFHY for free on YouTube. Sign-up for a FREE OurStage account. We get $4, you get 30 FREE mp3 downloads FREE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcaFGZk1RDE&fmt=6

Big Sur in Black and White

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
by Zak Forsman

Cinematographer, Matt Garrett accompanied us on the trip to the Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series. In his words…

“I ran around with an old nikkormat film camera with a busted light meter and just ran off shots here and there.”

If this is just running off a few shots, I’d like to see what happens when he puts a little effort in, haha! These are beautiful.

I Fucking Hate You in Times Square

Sunday, October 5th, 2008
by Zak Forsman

The entire slate of FROM HERE TO AWESOME shorts and features will be screened in NYC from October 22 to 24 at the Times Square Arts Center.