Normally, the process of measuring impact requires careful planning and long-term thinking. What would happen if we condensed this entire process into a series of panels and developed it with participation from a live audience? Last week, Harmony Institute modeled impact and engagement strategies for two of the documentaries in competition at the Hot Docs [...]
May 10, 2013
New directions at the San Francisco International Film Festival
Film festivals have long been a forum for recognizing artistic achievement, discovering new films and directors, and making distribution deals. But as the industry adapts to new technology and distribution models, festivals are changing as well. Last week the Harmony Institute participated in the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival, which is developing innovative new programming [...]
May 08, 2013
Highlights from TFI Interactive
TFI Interactive is an event that ties together the platforms, ideas, and stories at the leading edge of documentary media. Held at the shimmering IAC building in Chelsea, the day-long conference featured a revolutionary manifesto, robots in residency, and Play-Doh prototypes of our wishes for the future. Here are some of our takeaways from the forum: NFB: Interactive documentary [...]
April 23, 2013
Introducing the Impact Playbook
Last fall, HI participated in the 2012 Producers Institute for New Media Technologies hosted by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC). We worked with a diverse group of filmmakers, designers, developers, and nonprofit partners to create new platforms, tools, and stories to inspire social change. Throughout the Producers Institute, we developed our understanding of this collaborative, [...]
April 11, 2013
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Kickstarter at the Oscars: Crowdfunded Inocente recognized by the Academy
The 85th Academy Awards saw a number of important firsts. With his third win, Daniel Day Lewis became the only person to win three Best Actor Oscars in the history of the Academy Awards. Argo won the award for Best Picture without its director being nominated for Best Director, making it the first film in [...]
February 26, 2013
