January 2011
16 posts
Open Grantmaking in Practice, Not Just In... →
emergentfutures:
The announcement from the Labor Department that it is requiring the work product of $500 million (the first tranche of $2 billion appropriated) in new grant money to be free for others to reuse represents a fundamental and laudable shift in how grants are made in government.
Since grants represent half of the federal budget this is important news with potentially powerful...
7 Books on Happiness (videos also) →
“With the growth of the Web and social networks, the potential global audience...”
– Luis A. Ubiñas, president of the Ford Foundation announcing Just Films, a five-year initiative to pour $50 million into documentaries -– defined broadly, including online-only efforts -– that are focused on social issues. (via NYT) (via poptech)
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Can you vote for me on totalfilm.com? I was nominated for "Best Creative Blog" and I'm running against the likes of Joseph Gordon Levitt and John August (writer of Big Fish).
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‘The Green Hornet’: On-Set Broll
Go behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew of ‘The Green Hornet’ as they goof around on-set and shoot some of the action for the film. ‘The Green Hornet’ is directed by Michel Gondry, stars Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, and Christoph Waltz and hits theaters this Friday, January 14.
WatchProject Video for iamithefilm.com Winner of Kickstarters “Best in Show”
The Kickstarter Blog: Best Short Film Project →
kickstarter:
Josephine and the Roach by Jonathan Langager
Josephine is trapped in a bad marriage to brutish husband Moe, the melancholy sounds of her accordion her only escape. Roach is, well, a cockroach who has fallen hard for Josephine, quietly accompanying her playing with his own…
“Happiness is sometimes a hard master– particularly other people’s...”
– Mustapha Mond