Kietryn Zychal is the New York correspondent for Cinema Minima. She has worked as a journalist in the American state of Pennsylvania where she had the distinction of being the first investigative reporter in 46 years to be allowed to read a police file for an unsolved 1962 double homicide. The prime suspect, Edward Maps, was on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list for five years. The police file contained evidence… MORE
CEO Ava B. connects independent movies with both traditional and non-traditional distribution to reach the widest possible global audience and maximize producers’ revenue in a new ‘fusion distribution’ model. “This new business model underscores our ability to incorporate product placement and integration, as well as sponsorships, into the production of quality independent films.” MORE
Movie business professionals who attend the American Film Market have an opportunity to pitch their movie ideas to producers, distributors — and the audience for an American television awards show, “The People’s Choice Awards.” MORE
Cinema Minima is covering the American Film Market from 2009 November 4 Wednesday to November 11 Wednesday. For updates follow <twitter.com/cinemaminima>.Complete stories, reviews, and analysis will appear here shortly. MORE
“We have too many insignificant movies clogging our distribution channels,” observed independent producer — and former studio executive — Bill Mechanic. Addressing a conference of independent producers and distributors, he asked, “When was the last time you heard anyone either from a studio, or an independent, talking about improving their product, of creating positive buzz, and expanding the audience?” MORE
Rut Gomez Sobrino of the Barcelona-based UNESCO Centre of Catalonia — UNESCOCAT — leads the team of mentor experts who will conduct the skill-development programmes at the 4th Lola Kenya Screen in Nairobi, Kenya (2009 August 10-15). MORE
BY OGOVA ONDEGO. ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA (CINEMA MINIMA) — Lola Kenya Screen, the annual audio-visual media festival, production workshop and market for children and youth in eastern Africa — that holds in Nairobi, Kenya, every second week of August — has announced the names of candidates for her 4th skill-development programmes to be held 2009 August 10-15 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The names of successful applicants were made available to the international media… MORE
BY SUDDHASATYA GHOSH. KOLKATA, INDIA (CINEMA MINIMA) — Vidarbha is a region in the state of Maharastra in India. Poor India, that is Bharat resides here for too long. This belt, which have mountain, river, plateau and plain, is consisted of mostly tribal peoples like Gonds and Korkus. Population distribution has been according to the topographical nature. Where it is steep and hazardous that is less populated and when river… MORE
Chris WinsomeChristopher Winsome is the Publisher of Cinema Minima for Movie Makers
Ogova OndegoNairobi-based full time worshipper at the shrine of arts and culture; writer specialising in issues related to children, youth, media, culture and development, with a bias towards african and children's cinemaKietryn Zychal
Kietryn Zychal is a Correspondent for the New York Bureau of Cinema Minima. She has worked as a journalist in the American state of Pennsylvania. Prior to working as a journalist, Zychal was an actress. She toured several American states performing a one-woman show “Merely the Ravings of a Maniac,” that she wrote and produced. Her screenplay, “What Comes Next,” is a dark comedy about the difficulty of being married to a professional golfer. Zychal is writing a TV pilot called “Eco-Hookers.” She was educated at Lehigh University and studied abroad in England and Switzerland.Suddhasatya Ghosh
Suddhasatya Ghosh is based in Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaAustin Burbridge
Austin Burbridge is Editor-in-Chief of Cinema Minima. After successful careers in manufacturing and in technology, he founded Cinema Minima, Sustainable Cinema, and Far From Hollywood. A native of Texas, he learned cinéma vérité technique at Rice Media Center. At Brown he concentrated in Semiotics and in Art; he studied Art History at the University of Chicago. He lives in Los Angeles.
