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What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?

The Verge

Last year, a collective of cryptocurrency fans pooled millions of dollars to buy a copy of the story bible for director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s legendary never-made adaptation of the novel Dune. Buying Dune’s script doesn’t give you the copyright — but it earns you lots of publicity. The series was previously announced in December.)

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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Next Level Donor Relations: Make The Experience “Unexpectedly Pleasurable”

Bloomerang

Create a short, powerful, well-written script that callers can use as a guide, but allow the callers freedom to go off script and just express their gratitude. Better yet, if appropriate, seat one beneficiary at each donor table, or at least, have them walk around and introduce themselves and share a story.

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Creator+ raises $12M to build a film studio and streaming service focused on digital storytellers

TechCrunch

But co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Benjamin Grubbs (who previously led creator partnerships at YouTube) told me the company is initially focused on “storytellers and artists.” “But there are constraints, whether that’s time-based or economic, on the types of stories that you can actually tell.”

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Atomic-backed Jumpcut uses data to advance diversity in film

TechCrunch

Set in India, his script garnered some interest from producers, but no one took the plunge to fund a film by a first-time Indian director. “How do you make a bet on underrepresented voices or underrepresented stories?” ” asked Hosanagar. So that’s what got me into Jumpcut.

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Living the Dream SMP

The Verge

A high school student and artist, Ollie spends much of his free time making fan art about his favorite Minecraft streamers. Describing the story of Dream SMP to anyone not paying attention to every stream or YouTube upload can sound like a made-up language. Bolting awake, he checked his messages. DREAM SHOUTED YOU OUT! ”.

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Simon Stålenhag puts a darker twist on his nostalgic sci-fi worlds

The Verge

Stålenhag’s books — like his debut, Tales from the Loop , which was recently adapted into a TV series for Amazon — pair his eerie digital paintings with brief stories that build out their sci-fi landscapes. Your books pair paintings with quick stories that set the scene. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

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