Authors — David Rosen

MEDIA CURRENT: NEWS AND ANALYSIS FOR INDIE MAKERS

The world of indie filmmaking is forever colliding with the larger worlds of technology and giant media conglomerates, regulatory and legal developments, non-profit groups and a fickle consumer who loves indie film and other indie media. “Media Current” is a monthly heads-up tracking these developments. It’s a big — and forever getting bigger – world out there, so readers are encouraged to e-mail me stories I’ve missed or something they believe is important for others in the indie community. I can be reached at drosennyc AT verizon.net. Shrinking Universe One of the important, if least appreciated, developments of the independent […]
by David Rosen on Aug 2, 2011

About David

David Rosen is a writer and business-development consultant. He is author of the indie classic, "Off-Hollywood: The Making & Marketing of Independent Films," originally commissioned by the Sundance Institute and the Independent Feature Project. His most recent contribution to Filmmaker Magazine is “TV Wars” (Spring 2011). He regularly contributes to AlterNet, CounterPunch, Brooklyn Rail, Z-magazine, ANDmagazine and has written for MediaChannel, FilmInFocus, Harvard-Neiman Watchdog, Hollywood Reporter, San Francisco Focus and Red Herring online. He was on the management teams taking two start-ups public and served on the boards of advisors/directors of PBS’s Independent Television Service (ITVS), Film Arts Foundation and MoMA’s Video Collection. Check out www.DavidRosenConsultants.com.

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