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Digital LA - Indie Film Social Media Marketing @ HollyShorts

Friday, August 12, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (PT)

West Hollywood, CA

Digital LA - Indie Film Social Media Marketing @ HollyShorts

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Indie Social Media Marketing panel - Early Bird Ended $25.00 $1.61
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oin our panel discussion with industry experts who will share tips and tricks and using social media to promote indie films. We'll discuss:
- How to increase your Twitter followers and Facebook likes
- How often to tweet? About what? When is the best time?
- Help from friends: getting your cast and partners to help promote
- Engaging: how to engage from development to film festival circuit and release
- Reaching out to niche communities for support
- Example from our speakers on how they use social media to market indie films

Scheduled Speakers include (more to be added):
- Aaron Grasso, Producer of Closure, a crowd-sourced film from development to production, as part of the 30 Day Film Challenge http://www.30dayfeaturefil​mchallenge.com/ @30dayfilm

- Jennie Kong, Miller PR, VP.
Worked on PR for Adrian Grenier's Teenage Paparazzo, and projects for Felicia Day, Funny Or Die, Cracked, Machinima, Sony. @MillerPRnews

- Jordan Glazier, CEO of Eventful, which has used grass roots social media marketing so users can "demand-it" for indie films like Paranormal Activity @eventful @jordanglazier

- Natalie Cupps, VP Digital Marketing & Sales - LACED Agency. Created social media campaign for zombie film Deadheads, resulting in three Newport Beach Film Festival sold-out shows, more than 20 press mentions including Aint It Cool News, Michael Moore, and buzz at additional film fests. @nataliecupps @lacedtweet @deadheadsmovie

This panel is part of the HollyShorts Film Festival programming, and is hosted by HollyShorts at the Mondrian.

CALL FOR SPEAKERS: If you've successfully used social media to promote your indie film with a good story to tell, email info@digitalla.net with INDIE as the subject and your social media success story.

Registration for this panel will be made available soon. If you already have a HollyShorts badge, you can get a discounted rate and register on the HollyShorts site. More details about HollyShorts at http://hollyshorts.com/

HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films 30-minutes or less from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. @HollyShorts

When & Where



Mondrian Hotel
8440 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA

Friday, August 12, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (PT)


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Digital LA

Digital LA is the largest digital entertainment networking group based in LA, which reaches more than 30,000 digital entertainment professionals, startups, etc. across our Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and newsletter.  We organize 5-8 networking events a month, including Digital Drinks, cocktails, and panels on the digital creation, development, distribution and marketing of movies, TV/web series, music, video games and VFX/3D.  http://digitalla.net 

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