By Ruth Vitale It’s a simple question, really. How does BitTorrent, Inc. feel about the fact that the peer-to-peer protocol it created is used by millions of people to avoid paying for creative content? After all, its technology has enabled a huge black market for the “sharing” of creative works... Read more
Film, television, music, and books are the backbone of our culture, but you wouldn’t know it based on the dollar value we assign to creativity. A guest post written by Tim League, founder and CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, and Ruth Vitale, executive director of CreativeFuture,... Read more
By Ruth Vitale There is strength in numbers. That’s why CreativeFuture is uniting our community to speak out about the value of creativity. If we join together and speak with one voice, good things can happen. Yesterday, a group of our colleagues in the creative community did just that. In... Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2014 LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, in a letter addressed to representatives of the three major advertising associations, members from across the creative community commended advertisers for their recent pledge to do more to prevent the flow of ad dollars to pirate sites. CreativeFuture Executive Director... Read more
Film and television writer and director Alec Berg, whom you may recognize from his work on such hit shows as “Seinfeld”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, and “Silicon Valley,” and the movie The Dictator, penned an op-ed that ran today in The Hill. In it, he thanked members of Congress for calling on the... Read more
CreativeFuture has partnered with Slamdance On the Road as a Presenting Sponsor to showcase new and emerging artists, filmmakers, and storytellers at events across the country over the coming year. CreativeFuture recently caught up with Bible Quiz Director Nicole Teeny, whose film was the 2013 Slamdance Jury Prize Winner for Documentary Feature. Bible Quiz... Read more
UPDATE: On Thursday, July 10th at 7:30pm ET/PT, Showtime will premiere Kidnapped for Christ, which won the Special Jury Award at the 2014 Nashville Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at 2014 Slamdance Film Festival. Congratulations to Kidnapped for Christ filmmakers on their documentary’s upcoming cable and satellite television network premiere. Directed by... Read more
By Ruth Vitale LOS ANGELES – If responsible companies work together, they can find common ground, develop solutions to complex problems, and promote a healthy digital economy. That’s the big takeaway from a report released today by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) on the progress made to date implementing the Copyright... Read more
CANNES – On Saturday, CreativeFuture Executive Director Ruth Vitale participated in a panel at The American Pavilion in Cannes called From Cat Videos to Tent Poles: What is the Future of Digital Entertainment? The panel was moderated by Pete Hammond, a critic for Movieline and the Awards Editor & Columnist... Read more
CreativeFuture traveled to Austin, TX Saturday for the #ArtistServices Workshop – an all-day event jam-packed with panel discussions and presentations aimed to help filmmakers promote and be rewarded for their work in today’s digital age. The #ArtistServices Workshop was hosted by Sundance Institute and the Austin Film Society, and was sponsored by CreativeFuture. CreativeFuture Executive Director Ruth... Read more