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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com International
Scheduled to launch this month, Screencoyote promotes cross-border and local collaboration as a way round the financial pressures faced by independent filmmakers. It is also a means by which filmmakers can gain newer cultural perspectives, and achieve real influence, locally and internationally. “The aim is to link up filmmakers all over the world, so they can pool their skills and tools to make commanding films, with or without finance. This is the kind of thing filmmakers have been waiting for,” says Screencoyote’s founder, Ishmael Annobil (above). “The idea is simple-—if a filmmaker wishes to make a film in another town or country, but cannot afford to take crew and equipment along, he or she can simply elect fellow Screencoyote members over there to get the job done, on equitable terms,” Ishmael explains. Through this simple strategy, Screencoyote aims to reverse the troubling trend of ‘survivalist’ collaborations that often lead to artistic insularity and brevity of form. To that end, Screencoyote offers free membership to all individual filmmakers, companies and studios, films schools, and related industries, whatever their role or size. Screencoyote is a partnership between London-based film director and journalist Ishmael Annobil, Chennai-based web developer and art director Prabhu Chandian, and London-based screenwriter, editor and marketer Lucas LoBlack. The trio is responsible for the day-to-day running of Screencoyote. MEMBERSHIP PERKS Additionally, every member, individual or organisation, is entitled to one free advert placement every 30 days; a policy designed to make sure every member is included, whatever their means or location. LEGAL BOUNDARIES Screencoyote underpins its progressive approach with a strict anti-exploitation policy. It does not publish any advert for ‘unpaid’ work. Instead, it stipulates three options for collaboration: ‘Paid’, ‘Deferred Pay’ and ‘Profit Share’. Furthermore, it insists on the signing of contracts and agreements before any collaboration. Screencoyote is ready for membership registration now. Membership is totally free.
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