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Press Round-Up On Me Joining Fandor

We announced my new job today.  A review of the press yields a cornucopia of juicy tidbits.. um, TEDbits…:

Deadline: “The entrepreneurial for-profit world felt like a perfect transition to refocus myself on the mission to enable change.” http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/ted-hope-takes-ceo-post-at-fandor-subscription-vod-service-for-indie-films/

Filmmaker Magazine: “Our entire film culture remains structured around antiquated concepts of cinema, audience, and engagement.”  http://filmmakermagazine.com/83153-ted-hope-named-ceo-of-fandor

Hollywood Reporter: “Fandor offers film fans better curation and deeper engagement, making ambitious, diverse, and vibrant film culture a sustainable enterprise for all participants.”  http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ted-hope-ceo-fandor-film-669233

Indiewire: “”I think that across the board the best thing that any of us can do to improve film culture is make sure the artists are directly rewarded financially” http://www.indiewire.com/article/ted-hope-hired-as-new-ceo-of-fandor

Keyframe:

Movie City News: “Ted’s front-line view of how social networks, mass-availability of media content, and the empowerment of audiences change film will assure that Fandor accelerates its pioneering approach to curation and digital content distribution” http://moviecitynews.com/2014/01/fandor-announces-film-vet-ted-hope-as-ceo/

TOH! Thompson On Hollywood: “”It’s appalling that after 120 years in this experiment of cinema we don’t really utilize as an industry and as a culture movies’ most unique aspect, their ability to evoke a shared emotional response amongst strangers. Film has a unique ability to compel people to talk about it afterward. One of its great strengths is one we have to exploit more fully.”  http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/indie-producer-ted-hope-takes-over-as-fandor-ceo

Turnstyle News: “So what kind of films can you find at Fandor? Well how about a few personal indie favorites? “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty” (2012) and “Bellflower” (2011) are both available on the service. So are sci-fi cult classics like “The Day of the Triffids” (1962) and John Carpenter’s “Dark Star” (1974).” http://turnstylenews.com/2014/01/08/indie-film-producer-ted-hope-announced-as-streaming-video-ceo/

Variety: “Fandor is part of a great systems reboot of this ecosystem, one that is as equally rewarding for the artist and the audience.” http://variety.com/2014/film/news/ted-hope-joins-independent-specialist-fandor-as-ceo-1201037122/

The Wrap: ““With the collapse of producer overhead deals, no producer (other than those that have accumulated or been provided with wealth) is permitted to pursue quality.”Fandor provides Hope an opportunity to benefit the film community in another manner.” http://www.thewrap.com/ted-hope-named-ceo-fandor/

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