We sit down with organizer of Chromacon Allan Xia to talk about the event, difficulties faced setting it up and overall issues of
creative independence in New Zealand.
To me, Kickstarter is a powerful tool for everyone who strives
for creative independence, and so I spend a lot of time trying to nourish the European community.
The Stones also set up their own label at Atlantic, taking advantage of its production and distribution infrastructure while
retaining creative independence.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards stand for something much deeper:
championing creative independence in visual storytelling and supporting a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision — a mission that is more relevant now than ever before.
And so, because I am a film director, I tried to «repay» them in the only way I knew how: in direct relation to gifts and opportunities I was being given, it was incumbent upon me to make a film that lived up to a
commensurate creative independence.
The UK's Holloway, whose highest regard is
for creative independence (and media representation of the widest field, not just of the highlights), knows how to get a rise out of those of us concerned about standards in self - publishing:
I wanted to add something more inspirational, like «helping authors and artists get rich» or my tagline «
creative independence for luminous living» but that stuff is too vague.
Having just finished the Big Thrills downloadable content pack for Trials HD, RedLynx's Creative Director, Antti Ilvessuo (2nd from the right), takes some time to talk with us about the multi-platform background of the company, keeping their financial and
creative independence, managing growth and what lies after digital.
Over eight years, Activision shareholders provided these executives with the capital they needed to start Infinity Ward, as well as the financial support, resources and
creative independence that helped them flourish and achieve enormous professional success and personal wealth.
He believes the financial gains will likely go toward maintaining the company's
creative independence, especially now that the games industry has entered a period of consolidation.