http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ I'm knee deep in marketing most of the day and spend allot of time thinking about things like sponsorships, market share, brand awareness and conversion ratios, but I'll try to keep my posts a bit less dry. This introduction brought to you by Reemco. en-us jda@radzone.org 2007-04-12T16:42:55-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/108633674/013238.html The good folks over at Spout have been nominated for a Webby, in the best podcast category. I heard about this and hoped over to cast my vote when I saw that they were up against another favorite of mine, the Onion. Ack! Decisions decisions! The Webby's usually have interesting nominees, one or two end up in my favorites each... 13238@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2007-04-12T16:42:55-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/013238.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/100513055/012962.html this came across my desk and gave me a chuckle:... 12962@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Marketing 2007-03-09T09:45:08-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/012962.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/57819000/011912.html I just found out (having somehow missed the news last week) that Paul Bales has left SAGINDIE to help friends manage a growing production company. For those of you who don’t know Paul, he is a very sharp (and entertaining) communicator, a web 2.0 frontliner and he has been an important bridge between the business of Hollywood and the needs... 11912@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2006-12-06T11:50:14-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/011912.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/22259168/011281.html I was shocked an saddened to learn that Anne Richards passed away yesterday. The former Texas governor accomplished a great many things in her 74 years with us, including breaking a 50 year dry spell for women in Texas state politics, but I remember her most for her razor sharp wit. An oft quoted line was uttered to Larry King... 11281@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Personal 2006-09-14T12:24:11-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/011281.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/11318175/010988.html Retiree William Fogarty restores Officer Chris Amos' faith in mankind with a $1 money order.... 10988@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Personal 2006-08-11T09:17:44-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/010988.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.indiewire.com%2Fj.d.ashcraft%2Farchives%2F010735.html A fella going by the name Mr. Safety having some fun vamping on sponsorships, and get's some community feedback...... 10735@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Marketing 2006-07-17T14:15:10-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/010735.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.indiewire.com%2Fj.d.ashcraft%2Farchives%2F010694.html Ran into this great clip on Veoh... 10694@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Music 2006-07-13T12:26:10-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/010694.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76565344/010259.html Natalie Finn reports that "A Massachusetts national guardsman filed an $85 million lawsuit against Michael Moore in Suffolk Superior Court last week, accusing the filmmaker of distorting a TV interview to portray the soldier as anti-war in his scathing 2004 documentary about the Bush administration post-Sept. 11, 2001. " Get the whole story here.... 10259@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2006-06-01T14:44:01-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/010259.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76637912/010209.html Romping through indieWIRE this morning I see in indieLOOP a new group being promoted: "Promise to be Gentle" a group of first time filmmakers. The group is open to the public so if you're working on, or exhibiting, your first film, check them out, it's a good group of fellow filmmakers. http://social.indiewire.com/group_features.php?gid=19ca14e7ea6328a42e0eb13d585e4c22 If you haven't seen indieLOOP yet, it's the... 10209@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2006-05-26T09:46:10-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/010209.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76565345/007750.html I know I am going to lose points with people for posting this but I can't help but chime in on the Sex Addict/Landmark issue. While I agree that such a last minute decision to pull the film is in poor taste and a one-time reversal for the opening would win Cuban and Landmark fans, I also find all the... 7750@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2006-04-06T16:21:11-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/007750.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76637913/007139.html Full Frame (the high profile doc fest, in it's 9th year, for those out of the loop) is having a little fun with their website. If you check out the site today, you'll that it is burning, as it has been for a couple days now. A click through to the "evacuation" page provides some in-character details on the fire,... 7139@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ 2006-02-28T10:03:57-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/007139.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76565346/006967.html Here in Florida, our lottery "funds" education but in England, their national lottery funds all sorts of things, including film. The government has opened the table for discussion on funds distribution and London filmmakers, among other groups, I'm sure, are making a push for a bigger share. According to this article, Film London has already distributed lottery funds to over... 6967@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2006-02-06T10:18:18-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/006967.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76565347/006038.html MTV has acquired iFILM in a $49 million deal, reports Abbey Klaassen. MTV will leave iFILM as is, leaving it to operate and grow as it has been doing. The network seems most interested in iFILM as a porfolio piece and as a hand in the user genrated content arena.... 6038@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2005-10-14T09:35:02-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/006038.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76637914/006013.html A clause buried in the Children's Safety Act of 2005, currently awaiting consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee, is likely to wreck havoc on filmmakers and state based film commissions and could have more far reaching effects, reports Brooks Boliek. The clause, which is intended to curb child pornography, essentially, under certain interpretations, makes simulated sex scenes equivalent to actual... 6013@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2005-10-12T11:26:18-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/006013.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JdAshcraftsBlog/~3/76565349/005998.html In a post-South Park world, it's hard to imagine being shocked by cartoon violence, especially if that violence occurs in the tame and eternally optimistic world of Smurfs. But an upcoming UNICEF campaign, meant to shock and engage the television viewing public by tapping into safe and warm childhood memories, features the unexpected bombing of a Smurf village. David Rennie,... 5998@http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/ Film Industry 2005-10-10T10:27:17-05:00 http://blogs.indiewire.com/j.d.ashcraft/archives/005998.html