By Meyer Shwarzstein Meyer Shwarzstein has been engaged in film distribution since 1978 and currently runs indie producer/distributor Brainstorm Media, which he founded in 1995. Many people ask: “Why can’t all movies be available everywhere at the same time?” They believe that if that were the case, there’d be no... Read more
CreativeFuture and the copyright community need your help. As you know, the former Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, was removed from her post by the new Librarian of Congress in October. The Librarian has begun a search for a new Register. The first step in this process is a survey... Read more
In celebration of the nominees for the 69th annual DGA Awards® and everyone who loves movies and television, CreativeFuture has assembled this guide for this year’s winning and nominated films and TV shows. Here you’ll find legitimate sources to watch these movies and TV programs whether they are in theatres... Read more
In celebration of the nominees for the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® and everyone who loves movies and television, CreativeFuture has assembled this guide for this year’s winning and nominated films and TV shows. Here you’ll find legitimate sources to watch these movies and TV programs whether they are... Read more
In celebration of the nominees for the 74th Golden Globe Awards® and everyone who loves movies and television, CreativeFuture has assembled this guide for this year’s winning and nominated films and TV shows. Here you’ll find legitimate sources to watch these movies and TV programs whether they are in theatres... Read more
Ah, Thanksgiving. There’s a number of things that define this holiday. Turkey. Stuffing. Cranberry sauce. Hats with belt buckles on them. Endless arguments with your Uncle Pat about who should have won the election. And, of course, copyright. Yes, you read that correctly! Copyright. If you’re a creative, you’ve undoubtedly... Read more
Imagine Larry and Sergey at the Google Headquarters, sitting in one of their hundreds of conference rooms with chairs that alternate in blue, green, yellow, and red, both looking intently at a whiteboard with a large Venn Diagram drawn on it. If you’re like me and you were too busy... Read more
Last year, we asked young filmmakers from all over the country to participate in our “Contribute to Creativity” video contest, a partnership with Maker Studios YouTubers. We loved the submissions so much that we decided to launch a brand new Tumblr page to share the short films with the world!... Read more
On September 14th, CreativeFuture and other members of the creative community issued a statement rejecting the latest iteration of the FCC’s set-top box proposal because it threatens creativity, innovation, and represents a job-chilling intrusion into the creative economy. Read the statement here.
By: Bret Hampton
Thirteenth in the series. When Hollywood legend Paul Newman spoke at my film school, he remarked that only three of the 200 students in the audience would likely go on to work in the entertainment industry. Maybe it was a slight exaggeration back then, but in today’s digital world where... Read more