VIMEO MAKES FIRST ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING INVESTMENT IN SERIES “HIGH MAINTENANCE”

VIMEO MAKES FIRST ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING INVESTMENT IN SERIES

“HIGH MAINTENANCE”

Acclaimed Web Series High Maintenance To Premiere Six New Episodes Exclusively On Vimeo On Demand

NEW YORK, May 29, 2014 – Vimeo today announced its first original programming project with the signing of High Maintenance, the critically acclaimed web series from the husband-and-wife team Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair. As part of the deal, Vimeo will finance six new episodes to launch exclusively on Vimeo On Demand (vimeo.com/ondemand). 

Award-winning casting director Katja Blichfeld (30 Rock), actor and editor Ben Sinclair (Delocated, 30 Rock, A Gifted Man, Law & Order: SVU, The Big C, Next Caller) and manager Russell Gregory at Regarding Entertainment first debuted High Maintenance on Vimeo in 2013. The 13-episode series, produced by Janky Clown Productions, follows a nameless cannabis dealer (Sinclair) as he delivers his product to clients with neuroses as diverse as the city they live in. Critics have regarded it as a “must watch” original web series for its well-crafted storylines and rotating cast that has included Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens and comedian Hannibal Buress.

“We’re all huge fans of High Maintenance and couldn’t be happier to make our first original programming investment in a show that’s developed organically on Vimeo,” said Kerry Trainor, CEO, Vimeo. “Earlier this year we announced an initial $10 Million investment to license content for distribution on Vimeo On Demand from creators seeking alternatives to ad-based models and this is an exciting next step for the platform.”  

"We're elated to be working directly with Vimeo to make our series with the creative control a television network would never afford us.  Vimeo is a platform that truly celebrates filmmaking," said series creators Blichfeld and Sinclair.

The new episodes are expected to launch later this year with the release schedule and pricing yet to be determined. In the meantime, viewers can catch the first 13 episodes of High Maintenance for free on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/highmaintenance.

Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair are represented by Gregory McKnight at CAA, and Kim Jaime at Jackoway Tyerman.

About Vimeo

Vimeo® is the high-quality video platform for creators and their audiences. Vimeo’s mission is to empower and inspire people around the world to create, share and discover videos. Vimeo has over 26 million registered members and reaches a global monthly audience of more than 170 million. Founded in 2004 and based in New York City, Vimeo, LLC is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).

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VIMEO LAUNCHES $500K PROGRAM SUPPORTING CROWDFUNDED FILMS

VIMEO LAUNCHES $500K PROGRAM 

SUPPORTING CROWDFUNDED FILMS

Crowdfunded filmmakers to receive free PRO accounts and access to newly created $500K Audience Development Fund for distribution on Vimeo On Demand

PARK CITY, UT, JANUARY 16, 2014 – Vimeo today announced it is deepening its commitment to the global direct film distribution movement by giving creators who have successfully raised $10,000 or more through crowdfunding platforms access to tools and funds to bring their projects to market on Vimeo.

To creators of distribution-ready films, Vimeo will grant free one-year PRO accounts and access to a  $500,000 Audience Development Fund to help select filmmakers market their projects. Vimeo’s curation team will review qualifying films on leading crowdfunding platforms, including Indiegogo, Kickstarter and Seed&Spark, and select projects to receive PRO accounts and an advance for marketing support. Vimeo will partner with these filmmakers to create campaigns on and off Vimeo.com to broaden film exposure and grow audiences in exchange for an exclusive digital premiere window for distribution on Vimeo On Demand.

“Vimeo is committed to empowering filmmakers with the world’s best platform for direct distribution,” said Vimeo General Manager of Audience Networks, Greg Clayman. “While crowdfunding has changed the game in getting films made, Vimeo is taking the next step supporting filmmakers to get their work seen and purchased on Vimeo and across the web.”

Vimeo On Demand is the quality direct distribution solution that enables all Vimeo PRO subscribers to sell work on their own terms. Through Vimeo, creators are able to choose their price, viewing format (stream or download), and geographical availability while retaining full ownership of their work. Earlier this month Vimeo added in-player transaction support, allowing creators to sell their work on their own sites or embedded across the web.

Filmmakers have access to Vimeo’s built-in audience of over 149 million monthly unique viewers across a wide range of connected devices, including desktop, phone, tablet, connected TV and game consoles, all in beautiful HD quality. For more information regarding Vimeo On Demand, please visit https://vimeo.com/ondemand.

Qualifying filmmakers interested in having their work considered for the Audience Development Fund can email crowdfunding@vimeo.com for more information.

About Vimeo

Vimeo® is the high-quality video platform for creators and their audiences. Vimeo’s mission is to empower and inspire people around the world to create, share and discover videos. Vimeo has over 22M registered members and reaches a global monthly audience of more than 149M. Founded in 2004 and based in New York City, Vimeo, LLC is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).

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For Film Buffs: NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL’S SHOWTIME TONY COX AWARD FOR BEST SCREENWRITING IN A FEATURE FILM IS AWARDED TO DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON FOR SHORT TERM 12

NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL’S SHOWTIME TONY COX AWARD FOR BEST SCREENWRITING IN A FEATURE FILM

IS AWARDED TO

DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON FOR SHORT TERM 12

THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE FILM GOES TO

LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM

DIRECTED BY ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING DIRECTORS

SEAN FINE AND ANDREA NIX FINE

BEST WRITER/DIRECTOR AWARD

PRESENTED BY VIMEO

IS AWARDED TO

RYAN COOGLER FOR FRUITVALE STATION

Nantucket, MA (July 1, 2013) – The 18th annual Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) announced the winners of the prestigious Showtime Tony Cox awards, which recognizes emerging talent's new screenplays.  Destin Daniel Cretton's SHORT TERM 12 was awarded Best Screenwriting in a Feature Film and WHAT DO WE HAVE IN OUR POCKETS? was honored as the Best Screenwriting in a Short Film.

The Nantucket audiences awarded Academy Award© winning directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine and their film LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM the Audience Award for Best Feature and FRESH GUACAMOLE by PES for Best Short.

There was a tie for Audience Award Best Feature runner up between THE SHORT GAME directed by Josh Greenbaum and SHORT TERM 12 directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

The Vimeo award for Best Writer/Director has been awarded to Ryan Coogler for his film FRUITVALE STATION.

"This year's festival brought out our film going community in record numbers." said Festival Director Mystelle Brabbee. "We are honored to have hosted such a diverse group of storytellers and talent. We look forward to continuing to bring the best that film has to offer to the island throughout the year."

The Festival also awarded the seventh annual Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award, which bestows a cash prize to a female filmmaker in honor of the late director. The award was presented to Penny Lane, for her film OUR NIXON.

The festival previously announced that the winner of the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition for Feature Film was the screenplay CAKE, by Patrick Tobin. Short Screenplay was awarded to THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST by Moon Molson & Eric Fallen.  The Hour-Long TV Pilot award went to THE MESSIAH PROJECT by David Bauqnon and the Half-Hour TV Pilot award, TIME OUT by Ian McWethy.

The feature screenplay competition jury was comprised of
Allison Williams (Co-lead in HBO’s Girls),
David Edelstein (Chief film critic at New York Magazine),
and Dylan Leiner (Sony Pictures Classics’ Executive Vice President of Acquisitions & Production).

This year, the Short Film jury awarded Best Short Film to Mick Andrews and Brett O' Gorman for their film DOTTY. The jury also awarded a special mention for Cinematography to ATLANTIC AVENUE, directed by Laure de Clermont.

The Teen View Jury Award went to FORTUNE HOUSE, by Matthew Bonifacio.

For the first time this year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a young filmmaker outreach program with Oscar® winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine who screened their film LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM and INOCENTE and participated in a roundtable discussion with the students and the filmmakers.

This year’s festival hosted the returning All-Star Comedy Roundtable presented by Ben Stiller and filmed by EPIX network to air in the fall.  Host Michael Ian Black interviewed Ben Stiller, Mike Myers and Seth Meyers in the auditorium of Nantucket High School.

NBC’s News Anchor Brian William hosted the Screenwriters Tribute Awards from the Siaconset Casino.  David O. Russell accepted the Screenwriting Tribute, which was given to him by six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close. New York Daily News Film Critic Joe Neumaier presented the New Voices In Screenwriting Award to Lake Bell. Barbara Kopple accepted the A&E Special Achievement in Documentary Storytelling Award, presented to her by Thelma Adams, film writer Yahoo Movies.

Special guests who attended NFF 2013 included Festival co-founders Jill & Jonathan Burkhart, Judith Hill, Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Lake Bell, Mike Myers, Seth Meyers, Michael Ian Black, Chris Matthews, Brian Williams, Allison Williams, Barbara Kopple, David O. Russell, Jace Alexander and many more.

ABOUT THE NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL

The Nantucket Film Festival was founded by brother and sister team Jill and Jonathan Burkhart in 1996 to promote the cultural awareness and appreciation of the fine art of screenwriting in the world of cinema. These days, NFF has become one of the premiere destination film festivals in the world. Visitors come from all over to experience the preview screenings, unique signature programs, and stand out hospitality on a magical island rich with history, a friendly atmosphere, and beautiful sandy beaches.

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Phone Interview with Vimeo's Jeremy Boxer: Release of Tip Jar and Pay-to-View

Phone Interview with Vimeo's Jeremy Boxer: Release of Tip Jar and Pay-to-View from Fine Art Magazine on Vimeo.

VIMEO ANNOUNCES OPEN PLATFORM FOR CREATORS TO EARN MONEY FROM THEIR VIDEOS 

See our above per release telephone interview with Jeremy Boxer taped September 18, 2012. 

Vimeo® announced September 23rd. two new features that enable creators to earn money from their films and videos. Available now, Tip Jar allows viewers to show their appreciation to creators by voluntarily contributing money to support their work. Over the next several months, Vimeo will also roll out an open pay-to-view service that allows creators to sell their work behind a paywall.

Vimeo’s focus on quality and creativity has allowed it to become one of the Web’s top 10 distributors of video online1 with more than 75 million monthly unique visitors2 and one of the world’s largest creative networks with over 13 million registered members. Vimeo’s introduction of Tip Jar and its upcoming pay-to-view service provide a clear path for video creators to build businesses around the films and videos they create. 

1 June 2012 Comscore 

2 August 2012 Vimeo Internal via Google Analytics 

“Empowering creators to make money from their videos is a logical next step for Vimeo as a service and an opportunity to expand the overall marketplace for video creators and viewers,” said Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor. “Established creators and emerging talent alike can connect directly with their audiences without the need to conform to industry standards around video format, price or timing releases.” 

Vimeo’s Tip Jar enables video creators to crowdsource funds to support works directly from their viewers. Tip Jar will allow anyone to give tips before, during or after watching a video; Vimeo will pay 85 percent of the gross revenue to the creator. Starting today, Vimeo Plus or Pro members can choose to activate Tip Jar. 

Vimeo’s pay-to-view service will be an open platform for video creators to sell access to their films and videos. Expanding on traditional rental and Video On Demand models, Vimeo’s pay-to-view service gives creators customizable options to sell their films and video content directly to their audiences and provide control over pricing, rental duration distribution location and other settings. Vimeo will begin rolling out its pay-to-view service in beta preview this fall with a curated series of films. Vimeo will make the pay-to-view service available to all Vimeo PRO subscribers in early 2013.

“Creators have asked us for quite some time to help them monetize their work, but we think it needed an approach that put the controls back into the hands of the creators themselves,” said Dae Mellencamp, President of Vimeo. “We designed these tools to allow video creators to be as flexible as possible while providing the ability to financially succeed at various levels of viewership.” 

For more information about Vimeo’s new creator monetization tools, please visit https://vimeo.com

Vime Festival + Awards Coming Soon!

THE 2012 VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY JUNE 7-9

vimeo.com/awards

Submissions to the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards are now open.

Celebrating the best in online video, the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards are jam-packed with new judges, new categories, and new monies — $5,000 grants for category winners and one $25,000 grand prize.

Vimeo Festival + Awards Judge: Gabriel Bisset-Smith from Vimeo Festival + Awards on Vimeo.

Gabriel Bisset-Smith is a writer/director/actor from London. He has had plays produced at the Hampstead Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Theatre 503, Old Vic, and BBC Radio Four. He’s been on attachment at the Soho Theatre and Royal Court, and developed new work at New York’s Public Theatre. He’s been a regular story contributor on Channel Four’s Skins, and has directed music videos for Golden Silvers. His short film “Thrush” won the Tenderpixel Audience Award at Rushes Soho Shorts, the Vimeo Best Narrative Award in New York, and the Disposable Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. He wrote and directed the short film “The Water Cooler” for the BBC, trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has worked extensively on stage and screen. He was nominated for an Off West End Most Promising Playwright Award and is one half of comedy double act GUILT AND SHAME. His debut feature film is currently in development with Shine Pictures.

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NEW JUDGES FOR 2012 VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS INCLUDE JAMES FRANCO, AZIZ ANSARI, RADIOHEAD’S COLIN GREENWOOD, AND MORE

13 Days Left to Submit to Win Up to $30,000 in Grants

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 – Vimeo®, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], today announced its panel of judges for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards. The panel consists of three judges per category across 13 categories, and includes actor and director James Franco; Parks and Recreation Star Aziz Ansari, 2012 Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker; Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood; Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright; snowboard superstar Travis Rice; Thierry Mugler and UNIQLO creative director Nicola Formichetti; Shelley Page of DreamWorks Animation; Barbara London of The Museum of Modern Art; advertising legend David Droga; and many more.

“The aim of the Vimeo Festival + Awards is to become the gold standard for creative online video,” said Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. “We designed the program to focus on discovering the best new talent and to give that talent a platform that will catapult their careers to the next level. We are proud to reveal our new panel of esteemed judges.”

Click here for the full list of judges

VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS!!

SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE SECOND VIMEO® FESTIVAL + AWARDS
 

New $5,000 Grants for Category Winners and $25,000 for the Grand Prize Winner; New Categories Introduced for Fashion, Action Sports, Advertising, and Lyrical Videos

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2011 – Vimeo®, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], opened submissions today for the second Vimeo Festival + Awards, which celebrates the most creative and original videos online, as well as the individuals who make them. Vimeo will award Grants of $5,000 to all of the category winners as well as awarding a Grant of $25,000 for the Grand Prize winner.

 “Since our inaugural event, we have watched online video explode into a primary medium for new talent discovery,” said Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. “More and more creators earn visibility, credibility and, ultimately, work by showcasing their videos online. We created the Vimeo Festival + Awards to celebrate the best of the best of these videos.”

Beginning today through February 20, 2012, filmmakers can submit their works for consideration in one of 13 different judged categories. With the continued exponential growth of quality online video, Vimeo is recognizing four new categories:

·      Fashion: Fashion photographers are exploring creative filmmaking, blurring the line between fashion and art. Similarly, designers are able to bring to life the mood and inspiration behind their collections in greater detail and with more emotion than through still photos.

·      Action Sports: As lightweight, durable, and wearable HD cameras have become more accessible, adventurers, athletes, and documentarians can go anywhere while filming it all.

·      Advertising: Due to the high volume of content online, advertisers have been forced to become increasingly creative in order to reach audiences. As a result, many people now seek out commercial films as standalone entertainment.

·      Lyrical: This category celebrates videos that showcase the natural world or personal experience using a dramatic creative style. With filmmaking techniques such as slow motion and time lapse now increasingly available, these videos provide thought-provoking and oftentimes heart-wrenching windows into other people's worlds.

A full list of the video categories can be found at www.vimeo.com/awards. An independent jury will judge entries, which includes all of the category winners from 2010 as well as two industry luminaries/experts per category. Vimeo released the following jury members for its newest categories: Stacy Peralta for Action Sports, David Droga for Advertising, Nick Knight for Fashion, and Phillip Bloom for Lyrical. Vimeo plans to release the full jury in January.

Vimeo will accept submissions from December 13, 2011 through February 20, 2012 for a $20 (U.S.) fee per video ($5 for Vimeo Plus and PRO members) at www.vimeo.com/awards. Entrants can submit any original work that premiered anywhere online between July 31, 2010 and February 20, 2012 or any original work that has never been premiered before.  All entries must comply with the Official Rules of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. For more information on the Vimeo Festival + Awards, please visit www.vimeo.com/awards.

About Vimeo, LLC
Leading video sharing site Vimeo® provides the easiest way for people to host and share their videos in high quality.  The site provides great privacy features and inspiring videos from a vibrant, respectful community of creative users who care about how and where they show their work. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY, Vimeo offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining and easy to use. Vimeo is a 2010 & 2009 Time Magazine Top 50 Website. Vimeo, LLC is a subsidiary of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).