Post-Festival Thoughts – Being Social. Going Global! What took so long to write this blog? It’s been one month since the first-ever Social Media Film Festival. It’s also been 15 months since those 4 words popped into my head: SOCIAL MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL. And now after the first presidential debate of 2012 it’s the [...]
This episode of Revolution with Brian Solis interviewing David Batstone, co-founder and president of Not for Sale, focuses on how social media is a strong platform for raising awareness and creating social change. Social organizations need to adapt to technology in order to further their cause. It is a great example of the ideas surrounding [...]
This new animated logo was created by Russell Thomas who enhanced the original animated logo by Kevin Birnbaum.
After a year of forming the idea, incorporating In Your Head Productions, LLC, promotional parties and an Indie Go-Go campaign, we are at the point of judging the films. Today, Sat. June 23, 2012, I’m sharing the festival films submitted on DVD with my judges in Los Angeles. It should really be interesting as we [...]
Gadgets and gizmos. Everything electronic and accessories to go along with it. Officially, it was my first year at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was so much to see at the LV Convention Center. “With more than 3,100 companies showcasing more than 20,000 new products, the 2012 International CES is the [...]
Here’s a follow-up vlog / video showing a bit of the promotional party on Thursday, January 5, 2012. This blog is for people following the film festival. There may not always be a typical written blog post. This video is a way of continuing to share the ongoing development of the Social Media Film Festival. [...]
The Beginning Being 2012, hopefully it’s not the beginning of The End like it suggests in the Mayan calendar. I’d like to think it’s more of The End as in the Doors song. ‘Can you picture what will be. So limitless and free. ‘ Jan. 5th, Promotion Party The year has started with a BANG! [...]
The End. It’s a Wrap! At the beginning of 2011, I was just Three Sheets to the Wind. That’s the name of my friend, Michael’s boat in Oxnard, CA. A film festival was the farthest thing in my mind I thought I’d be involved with in December 2011. It’s not completely out there as I [...]
On October 13th, 2011, the launch party for the Social Media Film Festival took over the Royal Resort along with Indie Film Factory in rockin’ style with a ‘band of brothers’ Eric and Ben Ward who make up the Southern rock band, Son of a Gun. SMFF and IFF showcased Indie Go-Go video campaigns to [...]
Trick or Tweet Launch Party: Can you attend? http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138584716240705 http://www.meetup.com/Mashable/Las-Vegas-NV/371202/ Social Media Film Festival is teaming up with Indie Film Factory to host a launch for our prospective endeavors. Indie Film Factory, headed by Kelly and Charisma Schwarze, is a Las Vegas film related organization looking to open an affordable studio space that provides film [...]