Filmmakers
Welcome to our filmmakers page.
Keyframe-Cinema is a new online web resource that allows Electronic Music filmmakers to share their movies with fans, film buffs, and festivals. These Electronic Music films are then licensed to Screening Partners that organize community film screenings and help share the evolution of Electronic Music culture. This unprecedented catalog of Electronic Music films aims to document and preserve the evolution of the culture through community screenings (art galleries, clubs, universities, film festivals, etc).
Individuals and communities interested in becoming Screening Partners select the film; complete the screening agreement online; pay associated screening fees; schedule the screening date/time; and Keyframe provides the film and licensing agreement.
There is no cost for filmmakers to include their work as part of the Keyframe introductory catalog. Full details about this new film licensing platform can be found in the Keyframe-Cinema home page. Facilitating the sharing of these Electronic Music films will foster community engagement as fans gather to watch films and discuss content through Q & A sessions.
The Keyframe-Cinema screening platform is by no means an arbitrary endeavor, as Keyframe’s past involvement in film projects is what led to its thought-provoking initiation of the project. Keyframe managed the “Electronic Awakening” film screening campaign that consisted of over 100 venues worldwide (Harvard, Yale, Europe, Japan, Australia, etc). “Electronic Awakening” is an ethnographic documentary film by Director / Producer Andrew Johner that investigates the spirituality of Electronic Dance Music culture and its ties to ancient shamanic rituals.
After the “Electronic Awakening” campaign, Keyframe directed the “Bloom Series: A Journey Through Transformational Festivals” screening campaign. As such, after years of managing these community screening campaigns, Keyframe decided to automate the entire community film screening process.
Keyframe-Cinema will provide EDM fans cinematic history, knowledge and context about this global Electronic Music phenomenon. According to the International Music Summit Business, the Electronic Dance Music global market is estimated to be approximately $4.5 billion in 2013. According to IFPI, digital music revenues grew an impressive 9.8% in 2012, while its total market worth is estimated to be a $15 to $20 billion global industry. The Electronic Music Industry has come to the forefront of today’s society, penetrating the country’s most significant events such as the largest music festivals, television commercials, the Super Bowl, and the Grammy awards. The Keyframe-Cinema screening platform will provide Electronic Music fans an additional way aside from festivals to interact and also enjoy films about their culture.
To contact us about your film, please fill out our filmmaker form. We look forward to hearing about your film.