Can Free Distribution Work for Indie Artists? - Nina Paley

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/22/Tribeca_at_The_New_School_New_Forms_of_Storytelling

Nina Paley discusses why she chose to make her movie available for free online through a Creative Commons license. While she does not benefit economically from sharing content, Paley reports that many people still want to buy copies from her because it creates a "social bond."

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Contemporary filmmakers tell their stories using the latest tools, including everything from digital cameras to computer animation. The way they tell their stories has been shaped by the rise of short-form and user-generated content, video games, and virtual worlds that invite audience participation.

At the same time, audiences are expanding their role by making films that are just one piece of a larger project. Come hear a panel discussion exploring storytelling in film today. - New School

Nina Paley is an American cartoonist, animator and free culture activist. She directed the animated feature film Sita Sings the Blues.

She was the artist and often the writer of comic strips Nina's Adventures and Fluff, but most of her recent work has been in animation. Her early short films include Fetch!, The Stork, and The Wit & Wisdom of Cancer.

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[TheSunIsBlack]

i really like your art. thanks for the legal insight. the haggling i can do without. please, enjoy anot so much annoy people! maturity.

[sgbrun]

I do appreciate the differenciated approach to this question which brings up the important things that go ignored when all that is discussed is legalities and exclusivities.

[MysteryManoLove]

Interesting perspective, awesome video

[AVTPro]

She really knows what she is talking about. I have to see her movie. I want to do one too and I am considering her model for distribution. thanks.

[eeedel]

was a GREAT film.

[thpt]

Nina is finding new ways for independant artists to complete their work and get paid... without going through a huge corporation OR copyrighting it so it's almost illegal to quote.

NINA ROCKS.

[Mastikator]

Love the message on her clothes.

[thunderpants10]

you go girl