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Tag: open source cinema
To Shoot An Elephant Global Screening: Jan 18th, 2010
by cameron UncategorizedThe team behind To Shoot An Elephant, the award-winning CC Attribution-Share Alike CC Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike licensed documentary we learned about late last year, are organizing a global screening of the film for Jan 18th, 2010: From the To shoot an elephant team we are calling on any individual, group or collective to organise a screening…
The Wall Street Journal on "Sita Sings The Blues" and Profit Numbers
by cameron UncategorizedRamSitaGods, Nina Paley | CC BY-SA Last week, The Wall Street Journal posted a fascinating article on the profits made by Nina Paley for her film Sita Sings The Blues. Widely available for free online under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license, Sita has garnered $55,000 to date, an impressive amount for a film that…
To Shoot An Elephant, CC BY-NC-SA Documentary, Wins Award at Festival dei Popoli
by cameron UncategorizedLast week To Shoot An Elephant, a CC Attribution-Share Alike CC Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike licensed documentary on life in the Gaza Strip, won the award for “Most Innovative Filmmaker” at Florence’s Festival dei Popoli. From the voting committee: “After we watched this film we engaged in a long passionate discussion. This film never left us. We…
Remix NYC: Get Your Face In The Opening NYC Screening of "Rip! A Remix Manifesto"
by cameron EventsTimes Square, J Gutierrez | CC BY June is turning into quite the month for the NYC CC-community with both a CC Salon and the Open Video Conference taking place. For added enjoyment, Open Source Cinema just announced Remix NYC, a digital celebration to commemorate the theatrical opening of Rip! A Remix Manifesto at the…
"RiP: A Remix Manifesto" Released, Online Remixing Through Kaltura
by cameron Open CultureRiP: A Remix Manifesto, a community-driven documentary that focuses on copyright and remix culture (covered earlier here and here) is just beginning to creep out into theaters, having its U.S. premier last week at SXSW. While the film largely focuses on the story of Greg Gillis (Girl Talk) it includes interviews with a wide variety…
Trailer for "RiP: A Remix Manifesto" Released
by cameron Open CultureThe new trailer for RiP: A Remix Manifesto – the Girl Talk featuring, community edited documentary that focuses on copyright and remix culture – was posted online recently and looks to be coming along excellently. The trailer features clips with Greg Gillis, Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Lessig, and a slew of other big names in the…
Call for Soundtrack: RIP A Remixer's Manifesto
by victor Open CultureCreative Commons and the makers of the independent film currently in production RIP: A Remixer’s Manifesto a co-production between Montreal-based production house Eye Steel Film and the National Film Board of Canada are making a Call for Soundtracks. The film itself is released under a CC license and has been produced collaboratively through hundreds of…