Social media is empowering filmmakers in a number of ways through the complete filmmaking cycle; fundraising for films, new ideas for productions and story telling, distribution, marketing, PR and exhibition. This MeetUp will explore this combination. Let's bring together filmmakers, technologists and social media wizards, united by a love of cinema, and interested in exploring this convergence .

Big Screen Little Screen - The Creative Side of Web Video -  is a monthly event devoted to celebrating and supporting innovation in the creative side of web video and the exploding online entertainment industry and hosted by Matt Semel and Paul Kontonis. Each month, we’ll take an in-depth look at the processes and people behind some of the most successful entertainment products created for broadband distribution, followed by networking with industry peers, artists, executives, producers, and up …

Presented by Tilzy.TV, the New York Web TV Meetup is a monthly event devoted to celebrating and supporting innovation in the exploding digital entertainment industry and bringing together the dynamic web television community. Each month, we’ll take anin-depth look at the processesand people behind some of the most successful entertainment products created for broadband distribution, followed by networking with industry peers, artists, executives, producers, and up-and-comers.