EXCLUSIVE: James Gunn’s IFTA Speech on The Opportunity For Independent Filmmakers in New Media
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Writer / Director / Producer James Gunn (seen here with Jenna Haze on the set of an upcoming show that I can’t talk about) gave the keynote speech at today’s Independent Film and Television Alliance 10th Annual Production Conference in Los Angeles.
The audience was a mixed batch of over 500 independent filmmakers, television producers, sales agents and distributors who share the commonality of currently seeing their traditional livelihood disintegrate into an infinite stream of digital disruption.
James didn’t mix words when it comes to the harsh reality of adjusting to a new world order for digital. He’s not a sugar-coater, just a straight shooter. After his speech, Jean Prewitt, IFTA President said that his was the best keynote they’ve had in the 10 years they’ve been doing the conference.
The following is his speech. (more…)