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Hi again -
Making some slow progress on this side, with a few delays in getting the website updated and our ticketing service up and running. Expect to have that completed later today and will send you another blast once it's done, though feel free to start notifying people about your screening times.
Meanwhile, below I'm passing along a note from B-Side Entertainment, who is again working with CineKink in creating a festival community around our activities. We're excited about this continuing partnership and I hope you'll enjoy being an interactive participant in the CineKink proceedings.
If you haven't yet forwarded your photos to us--or even if you just want to get a jump on things--please go and upload them directly to the B-Side page for your film. There's also the ability to add trailers to your page, if you've got them, and to link to your blog.
One thing to keep in mind is the caveat that the space isn't designated as "adult," so please be somewhat conservative in what you upload--my rule of thumb is I try to save the really lascivious stuff for the big screen!
All instructions below. More from me later...
Thanks!
Lisa
PS - if you note strange photos already loaded into your B-Side page, they were transferred over from a film in the B-Side system with a similar name and I've alerted them of the issue. They should be removed shortly.)
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From B-Side...
This year CineKink NYC has partnered with B-Side Entertainment to create an interactive program guide and screening schedule where audience members can create customized calendars, rate and review the films they see, and learn more about movies they might want to see.
As a filmmaker, you have the opportunity to reach your audience directly by contributing information to your film page -- still images, trailers, additional cast and crew information, and even a filmmaker blog where you can add text entries to your film's page on the festival site. Rarely have filmmakers been given so much control over how their films are presented at a film festival.
For a good example of what can be accomplished on a B-Side film details page, check out this page for 'Bama Girl at the 2008 Atlanta Film Festival:
http://tinyurl.com/43f4fn
In our experience, a filmmaker can dramatically increase audience awareness of his/her film by filling the film details page with compelling information. You can track exactly how well your film is doing by checking the number of page views, calendar adds, and (once the film has screened) ratings and reviews -- all of which is displayed on the film page. You can even check the "festival buzz" statistics to see how your film stacks up.
You can see the beginnings of the CineKink NYC community here:
http://cinekink.bside.com/2009
Just search for your film with the search box or click the "films" tab to see an alphabetical listing.
You may contribute still images, trailers, and a blog by following these instructions:
http://www.bside.com/about/festivals/filmmaker_instructions/
In these instructions, you will see references to uploading your files to a directory. The directory for CineKink NYC is "cinekink2009."
For additional help uploading images and trailers, please watch this tutorial video: http://tinyurl.com/6y8su3
If your film has screened previously at a B-Side Partner Festival, please let me know immediately with your film's title and the name of the festival and we will import images and collateral directly from that festival page.
Please e-mail filmmaker-support@bside.com directly with any questions or comments about the CineKink NYC community.
Thank you!

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