Bitfilm Festival 2015 Starts Competition for Best Bitcoin Film
Bitfilm Festival has been going on since 2000. Over the course of the past 15 years, the Bitfilm Festival has become synonymous with Bitcoin, and how the virtual currency has evolved. Bitfilm is starting a new competition for aspiring movie creators and directors, and submissions can be sent in until October 21. Any film focusing on either Bitcoin or....
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This Saturday, the 31st of October, Berlin will be the acting grounds for the Bitfilm Festival, the Second Film Festival about Bitcoin. The Bitfilm productions organization selected Berlin for the kick-off event for the worldwide Festival Tour, which already counts with other scheduled dates and welcoming cities for the following events. The Bitfilm Festival is a showcase of films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. Since the year 2000, the Bitfilm Festival group has organized a series of events on the Internet and at the organization offices in Hamburg. The....
Bitcoin has caused quite a bit of curiosity throughout the world. With this fascination comes many various forms of media depictions regarding the digital currency. A popular way people have portrayed the innovators behind Bitcoin and the currency’s economy is through film. Many movies have premiered over the course of the virtual money’s inception. On....
[Update september 1, 2014: Bitfilm coins are now available for purchase here.] The 14th edition of the Bitfilm Festival — an annual film festival that will be Bitcoin-specific this year so it's only fitting that Bitfilm will issue its own coin on September 1 through Mypowers.com. - Bitfilm Festival 2014 from Aaron Koenig on Vimeo. Acquiring Bitfilm Coins will give holders access to the festival, voting rights for which films get awarded, and other perks. “Bitcoin technology opens new possibilities for cultural events like film festivals to get funded by their fans,” festival founder Aaron....
Aaron, your project, the Bitfilm Festival, sounds really interesting. Can you tell me why you started this project? The Bitfilm Festival started in 2000 as a festival about 3D animation and digital effects, then expanded to show films made for mobile screens, films made with computer games or real time demos. So the name "Bitfilm" is much older than "Bitcoin", it just stands for digital film. We have been organising the festival for thirteen years, on the Internet and in various cities such as Hamburg, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, New York and Tokyo, and we have always been looking for new stuff.....
Bitfilm, Bitcoin’s own film festival has opened up the voting booths this October 31 to choose the best Bitcoin film of 2015. How do you vote? Well, with bitcoin of course. Bitfilm is a festival that has been celebrating digital technology films since Y2K was debunked. Every year they hold a festival showcasing the nominated films and have the audience vote democratically for their top choice. Since 2014, however, they’ve turned their attention to Bitcoin, shifting the focus of their festival - without even changing their name. This year’s festival has already begun with films being....