Hi everyone,Just a personal note on Marc Price's new low-budget production, ThunderChild - it's going to be awesome! This is the guy that made COLIN for 45 pounds and went to the Cannes market and got a distribution deal! Well, now he needs our help. Check out his IndieGoGo page with details and a great video on why and how he's going to make the film and how you can help - http://f-u-n-d.me/p/10735?i=shlkIf you could forward this to as many people as possible as well - facebook it, tweet it, my...

It's interesting that Cannes has decided to interrogate the relationship between authors and audiences in their 60th year. Part of this interest lies in the much-talked of user-generated content UGC sites like Youtube and Myspace and the valuation of these sites in the marketplace. Certainly, in the entertainment industry we need to start asking ourselves how such UGC is positioned alongside more expensive and expansive forms such as traditional cinema. At CFC Media Lab, where I have been Di...