Technology has always changed how we tell stories but something extraordinary is happening at the moment. The speed of technological progress, coupled with the web and social media, has led to a host of new storytelling possibilities. The new storytelling paradigm has been described as participatory, cross-platform, immersive, transmedia, and interactive. But what kinds of stories are possible now? This …
Hollow, Question Bridge & Immigrant Nation in the spotlight at TFI interactive
The TFI new media fund runs every year and grants projects between $50,000 and $100,000 to develop, as well as mentoring and peer support. To qualify, the projects must “present a non-fiction story focused on social issues and include an integrated cross-platform or new media component designed to engage and activate audiences in imaginative ways.” In this video, Elaine Mcmillion …
Adventures in storytelling, technology & social change: TFI launches Sandbox
The Tribeca Film Institute have announced their newest venture, the TFI Sandbox. The brand new site focuses on all the TFI digital initiatives including Tribeca Hacks and TFI interactive. Through the sandbox, users can get insights into new projects as well as an amazing resources section. Some projects which have already benefited from funding through include Elaine Mcmillion’s Hollow, Jigar …
18 days in Egypt gets FTI funding!
The Tribeca Film Institute is one of the few that has been financing i-docs in the last years. We are thrilled to learn that 18 days in Egypt got $100,000 from the Tribeca New Media Fund to develop their very interesting HTML5 activist project! Well done! For more information about the other six projects that got selected do keep reading …