Movers and Shakers March 29, 2011
Film conference to be held April 16
The Idaho Department of Commerce Film Office, in cooperation with film organizations KNIFVES and Idaho Media Professionals, is holding a two-day film and new media industry conference in Post Falls at Red Lion Templin's Hotel.
The conference will begin Saturday, April 16 and continue through Sunday, April 17. The cost for the conference is $95, or $45 for students.
"The Cineposium will bring together industry leaders in the areas of legal issues and contracts, production management, budgeting and scheduling, funding and distribution, animation, game design and new media," said Peg Owens, Idaho Film Office manager.
Keynote speaker Jon Reiss, a filmmaker named by Daily Variety as one of the "Ten Digital Directors to Watch" and author of "Think Beyond the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution in the Digital Era," is slated for Sunday.
"Jon's understanding of this new age of independent film distribution is deep and born of his own entrenched experience braving the front lines before most knew the game had fundamentally changed," said Greg Bayne, Idaho Filmmaker. "If you're a filmmaker, and serious about getting your work in front of audiences outside of your immediate family, I highly recommend seeking out Jon."
Reiss also inaugurated a popular class at California Institute on the Arts: "Reel World Survival Skills: Everything I Wish I Had Been Taught in Film School."
Additional industry leaders attending include: Jerome Courshon, author of "Secrets of Distribution;" Tony Ventura of RiverCoast Distribution; Ken Chaplin of Production Assistant Training Seminars; Aaton Cohen-Sitt of Jungle Software; and other Idaho-based professionals.
For agenda details and to register for Idaho's Cineposium: www.filmidaho.com/workshops.aspx
The media production industry in Idaho is valued at $41 million with a payroll of $16 million, according to the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis.
STCU receives marketing awards
Credit Union National Association's marketing and business development council gave Spokane Teachers Credit Union multiple marketing awards this month.
STCU won Merit Awards for its Spokane and Coeur d'Alene carriage rides and its efforts to promote them.
It won another Merit Award for its redesigned website and online banking platform at www.stcu.org.
STCU won three Diamond Awards, for its quarterly magazine, OSI; its 2010 Visa campaign; and its "My Life, My Money" financial education program, targeted for teens.
STCU's marketing efforts were judged against those of other large credit unions, those nationwide with at least $1 billion in total assets.
"The Diamond Awards recognize the best of the best in credit union marketing, advertising and business development," Anne Legg, council chair and vice president of marketing for Cabrillo Credit Union in San Diego, Calif., said in a press release announcing STCU's awards.
"It takes hard work, imagination and perseverance to be selected as a Diamond Award winner from nearly 1,000 entries," Legg said.
STCU was founded by educators in 1934, and is a member-owned, nonprofit cooperative with 14 branches in Eastern Washington and North Idaho and more than $1.4 billion in total assets. STCU has 94,000 members.
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