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Bi-Coastal Academy Preview Screenings – Thursday, March 11

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:52:53 +0000

NYUThe International Academy of Web Television has announced bi-coastal Streamy Awards finalist preview screenings to take place simultaneously on March 11, 2010 in New York and Los Angeles.

Live screenings allow Academy members the opportunity to discover and consume digitally-distributed content in a communal setting, which is too often lost in the individualized world of always on-demand. There’s a visceral quality to the shared reaction of a live audience that the screenings will aim to promote. The bi-coastal events will highlight preview clips from finalist nominees across 11 overall Streamy Awards categories.

The finalist screenings will be preceded by panel discussions from leaders in the digital entertainment industry. In New York, MyDamnChannel Founder and CEO Rob Barnett will discuss how he built a premium online entertainment brand with top talent. In Los Angeles, a brief panel will follow with SAG signatory producers discussing the challenges and rewards of web television production.

The New York screening is supported by NYU Tisch School of The Arts, The Writers Guild of America East, The Producers Guild New Media Council and The New York Television Festival. It will take place at NYU’s Cantor Film Center at 36 8th Street, beginning at 6:30PM.

The Los Angeles screening is presented as a part of the the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) LifeRaft Live Stream series, a professional development program that provides insight into the business of acting through seminars led by established industry guests.

Due to space constraints the Los Angeles event is open to IAWTV members only. The New York event is open to members of the public who register in advance.

Photo of NYU by Tomas Fano.

4 Comments

  1. modelmotion says on March 10th, 2010

    So “international” to the Academy means bi-coastal. Guess that to the “LA bubble” NYC must seem like a different country. But hey, NEWSFLASH there is life outside of the USA. Who knew?

  2. fm says on March 10th, 2010

    for NYC, how/where do we register in advance to attend if we’re a member of the public?

  3. Joshua Cohen says on March 10th, 2010

    Hey FM – You can register for the New York screening here:

    – http://iawtvscreening2010-nyc.eventbrite.com/

  4. Rob from COIN-OP TV says on March 10th, 2010

    Will be there with my co-host Hailey!