New Independent Digital Filmmaking Site

Filmaka.com is a new site for aspiring filmmakers all over the world. You
can submit your high quality 3-minute short, have it evaluated, enter competitions
to win funding to help make a feature film, a documentary or a TV comedy series.
Its the brainchild of Deepak Nayar, who was behind such films as “Buena Vista Social Club” and [...]

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“Pay what its worth” Restaurant

Radiohead tried this “Pay what its worth” approach for their last online album, with mixed results. Now a restaurant (called Penn Central) in Branksome, UK is trying the same thing. Surprisingly, people are paying a fair price, so far, but how long will it last? Its certainly a novel marketing approach, after all, ask anyone [...]

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The best companies to work for in 2008

In the USA the top 10 companies to work for are:

Google
Quicken Loans
Wedgemans Food Markets
Edward Jones
Genentech
Cisco Systems
Starbucks
Qualcomm
Goldman Sachs
Methodist Hospital System

Google employees say its the flexibility, financial security and opportunity to get thing done, that make it the best company to work for. It encourages employees [...]

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Living Legends

YouTube have launched a new program called Living Legends which invites leaders in all fields (music, film, sports, politics) to answer users questions and communicate with the world (and of course get themselves some extra free publicity). Its kicking off with rock and roll and who better than those unstoppable geriatrics, still getting better: [...]

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Most searched for

“I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” are words from a classic U2 song , and it seems to represent what drives millions of people who search on Google, Yahoo and other search engines, looking for information, ideas, other people, money, sex, music, images, videos, clothes, books and so much [...]

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Pay-per-view funerals

I know it seems strange, and you might ask who would be paying to view a funeral but this new service is actually a “lifesaver” for people who cannot attend a funeral but want to pay their respects. Relatives from Australia who cannot be at the funeral in time, can just login, pay £75 and [...]

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The Gallery: A very short documentary

What a great short documentary from Four Docs and such a simple but
brilliant idea. A gallery of kids pictures, changed utterly when you find
out where and when they were done.
Definitely worth a minute of your time.

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Killing Floyd

This short documentary from Channel Four Docs shows a Longhorn being brought to the slaughterhouse. Suddenly the vegetarian option seems more appetizing, when you see how animals are actually killed. An air pressure bolt gun, similar to the one used by the psychopath in the film “No Country for Old Men”, is used [...]

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Visa’s new ad

This is the new ad for Visa, created by Saatchi & Saatchi and features a naked man running in the desert on his way to his wedding. View the ad on the Guardian site.
Its due to be shown first on Film4 on Easter Monday

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Dark Mirror Video Installation at the IMMA

Dark Mirror is a video installation by Mexican artist Carlos Amorales, showing at the Irish Museum of Modern Art from 27/02/2008 to 11/05/2008.
There is a strange hypnotic quality of the piano performance which adds to
the apocalyptic scenes of doom portrayed by animated video. The animation
is based on the graphic work of Andre Pahl. Its a [...]

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