TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES APRIL 20 TFI INTERACTIVE' PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE TOOLS AND TRENDS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING DURING THE 2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL March 18th, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES APRIL 20 TFI INTERACTIVE' PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE TOOLS AND TRENDS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING DURING THE 2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Daylong Program to Feature Thought Leaders from Across Media, Technology and Gaming; Slate Features Keynote from Tiffany Shlain and Speakers from the National Film Board of Canada, Zeega and Kickstarter
New York, NY (March 18, 2013) The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the program for the second annual TFI INTERACTIVE daylong conference at the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF). Made possible by support from the Ford Foundation, TFI INTERACTIVE, which launched at last year's TFF, will assemble the brightest thinkers and innovators from the worlds of film, media, gaming, technology and society to explore storytelling in digital age through an all-day forum on Saturday, April 20.
Through a full day of panels and presentations, thought leaders will share their insights with TFF attendees and inspire content creators to rethink paradigms. The day will explore the digital media ecosystem and the tools and trends that are changing the art of business and film. Conversations will range from the rich narratives found in adventure games led by Kill Screen co-founder Jamin Warren, to a look at why telling stories is so important and advantageous to society, to an examination of how code and maker culture can give artists and creators a rich new digital palette to work with. The event will take place from 9:30 am - 5pm at the IAC Building and is open to all TFF badge holders and invited guests. Attendees can participate and share comments via Twitter hashtag #TFII.
At TFI INTERACTIVE, we will weave our way from hacking to maker culture, and from games to web docs as we explore the rapidly evolving field of transmedia through a number of project case studies, said Ingrid Kopp, Director of Digital Initiatives at the Tribeca Film Institute. Last year we looked at the media industry with a wide lens to see how different fields apply theories of interactivity. So much has evolved in the last 12 months and this year's program seeks to highlight the creators and projects experimenting with audience involvement and immersive spaces. Its time for more big ideas, inspiring projects and amazing people.
The second annual TFI INTERACTIVE conference joins a range of other TFF and TFI initiatives that bridge filmmaking and technology, including TFF's Storyscapes - a juried, multi-platform transmedia section created in collaboration with BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Gin that will launch at the 2013 Festival along with the Bombay Sapphire Award for Transmedia, and the annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards; as well as year-round programming like the Future of Film discussion series; Tribeca Hacks, a nationwide series of workshops that brings together content creators with technology experts to increase understanding in the field of interactive storytelling; the Tribeca Online Festival; and the TFI New Media Fund, which, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, provides funding and support to non-fiction, social issue media projects that integrate film with content across media platforms.
TFI INTERACTIVE - PROGRAM & SCHEDULE:
9:50 a.m. - Opening remarks
Beth Janson, executive director of the Tribeca Film Institute
10 a.m. - KEYNOTE: THE CLOUD FILM MAKING MANIFESTO
Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards
Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards and recipient of 50
awards including one of Tribeca's Disruptive Innovation Awards will present a Live Cloud Filmmaking Manifesto where she will describe her new participatory way of making films collaboratively with people all over the world. She has released 3 of these films to date, customized for free for nearly 500 nonprofits worldwide (part of the Cloud Filmmaking concept), and the last one, Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks, was just selected by the US State Department as one of the films to represent America in the 2013-14 American Film Showcase. In this keynote she will share how she makes these films as well as premiere their latest short film in the series, The Science of Character.
10:40 a.m. - A WISH FOR THE FUTURE
Lance Weiler, filmmaker and innovator
Wish For The Future is a creative platform to empower everyone to shape the world around them and create a better future now. Lance Weiler is known as an interactive media trailblazer and for TFI Interactive will be taking the digital into physical throughout the event with the help of the audience.
11a.m. - PANEL: ARE ADVENTURE GAMES THE NEW TELEVISION?
Moderated by Jamin Warren, co-founder of Kill Screen; confirmed panelists include Sarah Elmaleh (Kill Screen)
Think you know everything about narrative? When it comes to gaming you may be surprised. Adventure games are maturing and increasingly seen as a perfect narrative complement to the rich storytelling found on television. Jamin Warren of Kill Screen talks with panelists about the future of gaming and the evolution of narrative.
11:30 a.m. - NFB INTERACTIVE SINCE BEAR 71
Loc Dao, head of digital content and strategy for English Programming at the National Film Board of Canada
Loc Dao will take attendees through the projects NFB Interactive has been working on since the smash hit Bear 71. They are about to do it again with Circa 1948 by Stan Douglas, a 3D historical augmented reality app that captures the stories and architecture of a transitional post-war era Canada. Get a sneak peak of this exciting project by a world-renowned artist.
11:50 a.m. - STORY+WONDER
Jason Silva, filmmaker and futurist
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