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
My Sky is Falling: Envision 2013 Recap
In collaboration with storyteller Lance Weiler and Reboot Stories, HI is working to develop a framework for creating and evaluating data-driven stories. Our most recent project, a work of participatory theater entitled My Sky is Falling, premiered at Envision 2013 on April 11 in New York City. My Sky is Falling (MSiF) uses an immersive science [...]
April 16, 2013
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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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My Sky is Falling: Testing the principles of data-driven storytelling
On Thursday, April 11, HI researchers will collaborate with Lance Weiler and Reboot Stories to produce an immersive and participatory narrative experience at Envision 2013, an annual event hosted by both the Independent Filmmaker Project and the United Nations Department of Public Information. The partnership brings together experts from the UN and NGOs with creative [...]
April 09, 2013
