This Week in Indies: July 1st, 2016

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

VOD News

Adult Swim Makes History by Launching First Full Episode on Vine

Filmmaker Tips & Tricks

SeriesFest: How to Make an Indie TV Pilot

Indiegogo and Seed&Spark: How to Successfully Crowdfund Your Film

How Film Festivals Decide Which Movies to Accept

Emerging Technologies

Early Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Numbers Exceed Disc Predecessor

Industry by the Numbers

Americans Are Watching Less Traditional TV, As Smartphone Media Usage Booms

5 Things You Need to Know About the Film Academy’s New Class

Streaming Video Subscriptions Are Now Just as Popular as DVRs

Study Finds Films Directed by Women Suffer from Distribution ‘Trust Gap’

2016 Trends/Predictions

Streaming to Outstrip Pay TV as Aussie SVOD Services Loom Large

Awards & Festivals

SeriesFest 2016 Winners

European Animation Awards to Launch in 2017

Cameron Bailey on Why the Toronto Film Festival Is Taking the Plunge into VR

BET Looks to Make Televised Film Awards Show with ABFF Annually

Academy Announces Dates for 2017 Oscar Nominations and Voting