SnagFilms is a leader in documentary exhibition and filmanthropy. At this Weds One you will learn how you can take advantage of their platforms to promote your work.
SnagFilms is committed to finding the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available to the wide audience these titles deserve.

SnagFilms.com is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free, but we’re also a platform that lets you “snag” a film and put it anywhere on the web. With a library of over 850 films, and rapidly growing, you’re bound to find films that resonate with your interests. We make it easy for you to find a film that shines a light on a cause you care about. You can then open a virtual movie theater on any web site, so any one can watch your favorite SnagFilms for free.

SnagFilms can be summed up in four words: Find. Watch. Snag. Support.

FIND. Whether using our custom search tools, browsing by topic, or tuning into one of the great channels provided by our partners, with a few clicks you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for.

WATCH. By streaming films worldwide, on-demand, 24×7 and with no software installation or downloading required, we have radically expanded the audience for documentary films. All you need is a decent broadband connection. Just click play, go full-screen, and lean back and enjoy our films.

SNAG. Widgets let you take your favorite SnagFilms with you wherever you like to go online. Open a virtual movie theater right in your webpage, blog, Facebook or MySpace page, or just about any other place online you can think of.

SUPPORT. At their best, documentaries don‘t merely entertain us, they engage and inspire us to action. We provide a link for you to a charity related to the topic of each film (many of them selected by the filmmaker) so you can get involved, immediately. And just by embedding our widgets, you’ve donated your pixels and helped support independent film.

Confirmed Panelists:
Ross Koenig, Snag Films
Davin Hutchins, NomadLands LLC

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$10 WIFV Members; $20 public

BIOGRAPHIES
DAVIN HUTCHINS is a filmmaker, producer and social entrepreneur specializing in news, documentaries and new media with a emphasis on international social issues and online delivery platforms. In addition to running NomadsLand, he is also the Director of the Independent Digital Distribution Lab at PBS & ITVS, where he strategizes with independent filmmakers, PBS and ITVS about acquiring new audiences through partners like iTunes, Amazon, NetFlix, Roku and Hulu. Hutchins has fifteen years experience in television journalism and has worked with CNN, BBC World, TechTV, Witness, Internews, SnagFilms, the U.S. State Department and The Huffington Post. In 2008-09, as Managing Producer at American News Project in Washington, D.C (now the Huffington Post Investigative Fund), he produced investigative video reports on immigration, the environment and the 2008 U.S. presidential race which appeared on outlets such as The Huffington Post, Al Jazeera English, CNN and Talking Points Memo. His online video reports have tallied more than two million views and tens of thousands of comments. Hutchins directed “The Art Of Flight”, his debut feature documentary which featured at AFI Fest Hollywood, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and Bangkok International Film Festival.

Date(s): March 3, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM
Sponsor:
Location: Interface Media Group 1233 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Dupont Circle South METRO
Web Address:
Email: membership@wifv.org

Our aim this year is to coordinate closely with Washington, D.C. area nonprofits and social enterprises to create 6 themed nights on important social issues and frame the discussion with a fantastic feature documentary.

Historically, screenings have been sponsored by NomadsLand.com in conjunction with legendary progressive eatery, bookstore and salon Busboys and Poets. Each screening consists of an independent feature film and 30-minute roundtable discussion. We often invite international filmmakers to field questions after the screening – whether in-person or via video conferencing.

We invite members of the DC nonprofit community who are involved with campaigns surrounding these issues to co-plan events as well.

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