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THE BIT PLAYERBOG MEETING, SAN DIEGO, FEB 2020

FRAGOULI, ORLITSKY, TUNINETTI, YENER

WEBSITE

WEBSITE

▸ thebitplayer.com

WEBSITE

▸ thebitplayer.com

▸ Completed, March 19

WEBSITE

▸ thebitplayer.com

▸ Completed, March 19

POSTER

POSTER

PREMIERE

PREMIERE▸ World Science Festival, NYC, May 29

PREMIERE▸ World Science Festival, NYC, May 29

▸ Moving Image Museum

PREMIERE▸ World Science Festival, NYC, May 29

▸ Moving Image Museum

▸ Panel

PREMIERE▸ World Science Festival, NYC, May 29

▸ Moving Image Museum

▸ Panel

▸ Reception

PREPARATION

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

▸ IEEE, AT&T, Bell Labs, Colombia, CUNY, NYU, F&F,…

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

▸ IEEE, AT&T, Bell Labs, Colombia, CUNY, NYU, F&F,…

▸ Attendance

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

▸ IEEE, AT&T, Bell Labs, Colombia, CUNY, NYU, F&F,…

▸ Attendance

▸ 267 seats, torrential rain,~2/3 full

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

▸ IEEE, AT&T, Bell Labs, Colombia, CUNY, NYU, F&F,…

▸ Attendance

▸ 267 seats, torrential rain,~2/3 full

▸ Donors

PREPARATION

▸ Emails

▸ ITSoc (thanks Brian, Anand)

▸ IEEE, AT&T, Bell Labs, Colombia, CUNY, NYU, F&F,…

▸ Attendance

▸ 267 seats, torrential rain,~2/3 full

▸ Donors

▸ Nokia Bell Labs, IEEE Foundation, Sloan Foundation

SCIENCE CONGRESS

SCIENCE CONGRESS

▸ World Conference of Science Journalists

SCIENCE CONGRESS

▸ World Conference of Science Journalists

▸ Lausanne, July 1-5

FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS▸ Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

FESTIVALS▸ Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

▸ Paris, Oct 25-30

FESTIVALS▸ Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

▸ Paris, Oct 25-30

▸ Inscience

FESTIVALS▸ Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

▸ Paris, Oct 25-30

▸ Inscience

▸ Netherlands, Nov 6-10

FESTIVALS▸ Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

▸ Paris, Oct 25-30

▸ Inscience

▸ Netherlands, Nov 6-10

RECOGNITION

RECOGNITION

▸ Best in Show, Realscreen at MIPCOM 2019

RECOGNITION

▸ Best in Show, Realscreen at MIPCOM 2019

SCREENINGS

SCREENINGS

▸ Computer History Museum, Cupertino, CA, 8/2

SCREENINGS

▸ Computer History Museum, Cupertino, CA, 8/2

▸ Q&A with Mark

SCREENINGS

▸ Computer History Museum, Cupertino, CA, 8/2

▸ Q&A with Mark

▸ Donors invited

SCREENINGS

▸ Computer History Museum, Cupertino, CA, 8/2

▸ Q&A with Mark

▸ Donors invited

▸ Society mail

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

▸ Free food

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

▸ Free food

▸ Gift bags

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

▸ Free food

▸ Gift bags

▸ Mind at Play

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

▸ Free food

▸ Gift bags

▸ Mind at Play

▸ 3 Unicycles

SAN FRANCISCO

▸ Alamo Drafthouse, 9/17

▸ Sponsored by Intel

▸ Free food

▸ Gift bags

▸ Mind at Play

▸ 3 Unicycles

▸ 25-30K

OTHER SCREENINGS

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

▸ LIDS 80th Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, 11/3

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

▸ LIDS 80th Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, 11/3

▸ Enzian Theater, Orlando, FL, 1/12

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

▸ LIDS 80th Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, 11/3

▸ Enzian Theater, Orlando, FL, 1/12

▸ Mark Levinson; E Raybourn, Sandia; Azadeh Vosoughi, UCF

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

▸ LIDS 80th Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, 11/3

▸ Enzian Theater, Orlando, FL, 1/12

▸ Mark Levinson; E Raybourn, Sandia; Azadeh Vosoughi, UCF

▸ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/14

OTHER SCREENINGS

▸ Union College, Schenectady, NY, 10/10

▸ Cameo Cinema, St. Helena, CA, 10/15

▸ Northwestern U, Evanston, IL, 11/1

▸ LIDS 80th Anniversary, Cambridge, MA, 11/3

▸ Enzian Theater, Orlando, FL, 1/12

▸ Mark Levinson; E Raybourn, Sandia; Azadeh Vosoughi, UCF

▸ Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/14

▸ U of FL, Gainesville, FL, 2/3

FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS

▸ Jim Browne, Argot Films

FESTIVALS

▸ Jim Browne, Argot Films

▸ Tribeca, Art of the Real, Toronto Int’l FF, HotDocs, Sydney FF, Shanghai FF, Open City, Zurich FF, Vancouver Int’l FF, Chicago Int’l FF, Mill Valley FF, Milwaukee FF, Original Thinkers, …

FESTIVALS

▸ Jim Browne, Argot Films

▸ Tribeca, Art of the Real, Toronto Int’l FF, HotDocs, Sydney FF, Shanghai FF, Open City, Zurich FF, Vancouver Int’l FF, Chicago Int’l FF, Mill Valley FF, Milwaukee FF, Original Thinkers, …

▸ No major

FESTIVALS

▸ Jim Browne, Argot Films

▸ Tribeca, Art of the Real, Toronto Int’l FF, HotDocs, Sydney FF, Shanghai FF, Open City, Zurich FF, Vancouver Int’l FF, Chicago Int’l FF, Mill Valley FF, Milwaukee FF, Original Thinkers, …

▸ No major

▸ Some minor

DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

▸ ~40 requests

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

▸ ~40 requests

▸ $300-400 per screening

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

▸ ~40 requests

▸ $300-400 per screening

▸ Argot Films

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

▸ ~40 requests

▸ $300-400 per screening

▸ Argot Films

▸ Educational, Science series, Art houses

DISTRIBUTION

▸ Website

▸ ~40 requests

▸ $300-400 per screening

▸ Argot Films

▸ Educational, Science series, Art houses

▸ Scale back

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

▸ Legal discussions

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

▸ Legal discussions

▸ Hired late 2019

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

▸ Legal discussions

▸ Hired late 2019

▸ Handle

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

▸ Legal discussions

▸ Hired late 2019

▸ Handle

▸ Broadcast

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION▸ Off the Fence

▸ Legal discussions

▸ Hired late 2019

▸ Handle

▸ Broadcast

▸ Digital

ALTERNATIVES

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

▸ Netflix

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

▸ Netflix

▸ Potential

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

▸ Netflix

▸ Potential

▸ American Public Television, Discovery Channel

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

▸ Netflix

▸ Potential

▸ American Public Television, Discovery Channel

▸ Educational Distribution

ALTERNATIVES

▸ Declined

▸ Nova

▸ Netflix

▸ Potential

▸ American Public Television, Discovery Channel

▸ Educational Distribution

▸ Amazon Prime Video, Curiosity Stream

MOVING FORWARD

▸ Replace Ergot

▸ Compensation for Mark

▸ You Tube?

▸ Suggestions?