Voting begins for 2015’s Bitfilm Festival
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....
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[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.....
As part of the Bitcoin Film Festival 2014 fundraising campaign, Bitfilm coins are now available on MyPowers. A total of 2,100 coins are available, and 33 coins have been granted to 11 coin holders for 50 mBTC or about $20 USD each by 10/10/14 Coinbase prices. Bitfilm offers four reward levels for Bitfilm coin backers. Rewards include a Robot Girl T shirt, a pair of WTF geek jeans, a 2014 Bitfilm Festival pass, voting privileges, and 20% discount on future events. The reward for purchasing a single Bitfilm coin is a Robot Girl T shirt, a festival pass, 3 votes, and a 20% discount on future....
The second edition of the Bitfilm Festival, an event focused on movies about the Bitcoin and Blockchain world has recently ended. Showcasing Technology. The Bitfilm Festival is organized by Aaron Koenig, founder of Bifilm Production, a company which creates short videos for websites, specifically for Bitcoin and Blockchain companies. Since the 2000s, Koenig has organized the Bitfilm Festival, which previously showcased films regarding the use of digital technology in a creative and innovative way. After Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, Bitfilm Production decided to reinvent the festival....
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....