Fourth Annual No Budget Film Festival Panel Day: Bonus Features

In an era where indie film budgets still break the million dollar mark, cARTel is doing its part to rally filmmakers to break through budget barriers and create anyway, not letting a lack of funds prevent them from exploring the lengths of their creativity and ingenuity.

This unique festival challenges filmmakers to free themselves of the most frustrating aspect of filmmaking--raising money for a budget. So without cash, what do our filmmakers do? They get crafty. And resourceful. They certainly get creative.  But best of all, they collaborate and form inspired new networks of fellow artists and professionals. NBFF, at its core, is an experiment in independent filmmaking in its purest sense. Like everything cARTel, NBFF exemplifies how we promote and celebrate the power of collaboration in creative communities.

Like any good film in the Blu-Ray era, we’re pairing our amazing No Budget Film Festival shorts with some equally amazing Bonus Features.. No Budget’s signature discussion series returns to ask What Comes Next?

We set our sights forward and sit down with some of the most exciting personalities in the independent world to discuss next steps for a new generation of filmmakers and the future of filmmaking.

Filmmakers discuss what happens after the creation of a successful short film. From career opportunities, to false starts, to ways to maximize festival or internet buzz, join some of the industry’s most engaging new creators as they discuss how they got there.

PANEL #2: FUTUREGAZING: THE NEW TOOLS

Augmented reality, evolving cameras, innovations in light- these aren’t just pitches for your next sci-fi project. The tools behind the tech are opening revolutionary new doors for how people tell visual stories.  Representatives from rapidly expanding technology fields join artists to forecast how filmmaking will merge with tech for captivating new projects. Featuring augmented reality firm Daqri.

PANEL #3 SEE AND BE SEEN: DISTRO INFERNO

From independent screening tours to digital routes, distribution is changing before our very eyes. Leading industry voices discuss the new and evolving distribution channels available to alternative storytellers.