Film Critics: Main Street vs. the Blogosphere

11:30 – 1:00 p.m., Discovery HD Theater

If, to misquote Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “...critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new artist...” in the digital Now of the documentary industry, who is shaping discussion in the public arena?   How influential is the blogosphere? Are critics in either world making or breaking a documentary release? Will Main Street matter as critics and their readers migrate online?

MODERATOR
Desson Thomson, Film Critic

PANELISTS
Karina Longworth, Writer, SPOUT  
Anthony Kaufman, Freelance Writer  
Scott Kirsner, Editor, CinemaTech; Contributing Writer, Variety
Sandy Mandelberger, International Media Resources
A.J. Schnack,  Filmmaker/Filmblogger

RESOURCE ROOM
http://cinematech.blogspot.com
http://www.docsthatinspire.com/
http://edendale.typepad.com
www.fest21.com
www.filmfestivals.com
www.intlmediaresources.com
www.wallflowerpress.co.uk
http://www.workbookproject.com/