Events

LFA presents: DIGITAL PLATFORMS @ SCREENTEST

What are digital platforms and how can filmmakers use them to generate recognition and interest in their work?  Is a strong fanbase as valuable and powerful as a big budget or huge star?

This discussion aims to show filmmakers what opportunities and possibilities are available to them through self-promoting themselves and their work across digital platforms.

Panellists:

• Jeffrey Marrihue, Co-founder and CEO of MOFILM
• Luke Snellin, writer and director of Virgin Media Shorts winning ‘Mixtape’
• Andi Granger, Marketing Director, The Smalls
• Andy Spooner, Director and Co-founder of Shorts 4 U

MOFILM has pioneered 'made-for-mobile' content and runs the world's largest mobile film festival in Barcelona, Spain once a year in conjunction with the GSM Association, as well as working with leading film festivals, including Shanghai, Cannes, Sundance, Locarno and London. MOFILM's mission is to allow creative people from anywhere in the world and with any background to 'Get Creative - Get Noticed and Get Famous!' using the MOFILM platform as a base to run 'Make an Ad' and film competitions to showcase talent.

Luke Snellin self-promoted his short film ‘Mixtape’ through online and digital forums. 'Mixtape' won the Grand Jury Prize in the 2009 Virgin Media Shorts Competition and was also nominated for a BAFTA in 2010.

As Marketing Director of The Smalls, a short film festival Andi Granger is involved in developing new business strategy and working with social media marketing to create opportunities for brands to engage with creative communities, generate content and have relevance within social network groups.

Andy Spooner  - tbc

To book tickets to this event and to find out more about the festival please visit the Screentest website.