Got an event or project you need to promote? We recommend on of the following methods of self-promotion:
Open-Mic Program
This is an excellent opportunity to make a great, face-to-face impression and get people excited about your event. Make sure to practice your 90-second pitch. There is typically an Open-mic opportunity at most AFM events and meetings. Anyone may participate in the Open-mic.
AFM Google Group Listserv
This listerv (or email list group) is an excellent way to spread the word about your event. Listserv Guidelines and other important details.
AFM Facebook Wall - Fan Page (Austin FilmMeet)
Post your event on our Facebook wall for all our visitors to see. This is a great way to get the word out and will make it easy for people to share online. Please don’t send us a message asking us to post it for you. Just go ahead and post it yourself – we trust you!
AFM Facebook Wall - Person Page (Austin Film Meet)
We also have a Facebook personal account. Don’t forget to post there too!
AFM Twitter
Email your tweet request to anthony@austinfilmmeet.com and make sure the content of the tweet is clearly identified. We’ll tweet it out for you on the AFM twitter account. Don’t forget to include a link to more info.
We also recommend our official preferred posting websites for your posting pleasure, as appropriate. You should also considering posting your event notice with the following sites, as appropriate:
AustinActors.net (for auditions & casting notices)
AustinFilmCasting List (for auditions, classes, actor news, etc.)
H.Cherdon Bedford
For as long as she’s been, Creative Superhero H.Cherdon has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for the creative arts. Her art and literature, stories and poems, have won her numerous awards and gained her national attention, especially for the children’s picture books she both writes and illustrates. Also a talented stage performer, she has appeared in more than 40 stage productions, two performing arts touring troupes, several short films and a few PSAs. Her producer powers include organization, presentation, big-picture perspective, unforgettable memory and maybe even a little obsessive-compulsive behavior sometimes. Driven and self-motivated, Cherdon excels as as artist, director, photographer, web designer, writer, actress, illustrator, producer, bookmaker, entrepreneur… and creative superhero. As the Executive Director for the Austin Film Meet, Cherdon reaches out to fellow filmmakers and artists. She thrives as a “handyman” for creative challenges, a real-life Creative Superhero for hire, using love and creativity to touch lives and projects. Cherdon is based in East Austin where she lives with her fish, four kitties and her partner Brandon Boggs.
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