This Week in Indies: March 11th, 2016

A weekly collection of articles, interviews, and filmmaker tips to keep you in the know.

VOD News

Free Latin American VOD Platform Retina Latina Launches

Amazon Video to Start Streaming Dolby Vision HDR

Filmmaker Tips & Tricks

How Vimeo Staff Pick Filmmakers Got Charles Schwab, Lincoln, and Samsung to Pay for Their Short Films

Industry by the Numbers

One in Two Households with Internet Access Has TV Hooked Up for Streaming

The Perils of Promotion

National Film Board of Canada Commits 50% of Production Budget to Films by Women

UK Viewers Double Amount of Time Streaming TV

2016 Trends/Predictions

Digital Ad Spending Set to Top TV in U.S. Next Year

What to Watch

Cannes Film Festival Cinéfondation Names 16 New Filmmakers to Watch

Masterclass – Master Filmmakers

10 Essential Cinematographers You Can Study on Streaming

7 New Scripting Tips, Straight from Oliver Stone, Mark Duplass, Cassian Elwes and David Seidler

Crowdfunding Update

A Crowdfunded Studio That Lets Fans Buy Piece of Company

Awards & Festivals

2016 Sonoma International Film Festival Lineup Announced

SXSW 2016: The TV Screenings, Panels and Keynotes You Can’t Miss

Tribeca Film Festival Unveils Second Half of Feature Film Slate

Tribeca Film Festival Shorts Lineup