The Show Must Go On

ScreenAfrica's blog reports on some of the more unconventional methods producers are using to finance their films:

These difficult times have inspired producers, facility houses, studios and crew alike to re-think the narrow-minded adage "time is money" - which is of course fitting in a time when, for many, there is no money!

More at the ScreenAfrica blog.

Website turns into TV Show

As if to reiterate the convergence between digital and tv, in the USA, Prometheus Entertainmenthas signed a deal with website Axelist.com, a site that highlights users' complaints, to create a half-hour TV show.

Launched in September 2008, Axelist includes users' rants about employers, neighbors, businesses and other entities. Each episode will reportedly focus on a single complaint, and attempt to reach a resolution.



More at Variety.