Arin Crumley (FOUR EYED MONSTERS, IFFBoston Screening Series 2006) asked us to share some info about a great event he’s working on. We thought you’d like to know.

AFTER STOPS IN LA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND NYC - DIY DAYS IS COMING TO BOSTON ON OCT 3rd and 4th. JOIN US FOR FREE SCREENINGS AND A FREE DAY OF WORKSHOPS AND CASE STUDIES THAT LOOKS AT HOW INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS CAN FUND, CREATE, DISTRIBUTE, AND SUSTAIN

How do we sustain ourselves as filmmakers and storytellers in this day of shifting film distribution systems? How do we monetize our film and get the word out without studio support? Presented by Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Professional and Continuing Education, From Here to Awesome and The Workbook Project - DIY DAYS aims to answer these questions with a day of roundtable discussions, workshops, case studies: A look at how to fund, create, and distribute and sustain. For more info - http://www.diydays.com

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED – SECURE YOUR SPACE TODAY
http://diydaysboston.eventbrite.com

SPECIAL FREE OPENING NIGHT SCREENINGS
SPECIAL SCREENING of FROM HERE TO AWESOME FILMS
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tower Auditorium
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Directions Link: http://massart.edu/x474.xml
7pm to 9:30pm

DIY DAYS CONFERENCE
Workshops, Case Studies, and Panels
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Trustees Room, 11th Floor Tower Building
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
Directions Link:: http://massart.edu/x474.xml
10am to 6:30pm

DIY DAYS was founded by Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters), and M dot Strange. It is an extension of the Workbook Project http://workbookproject.com an open source project for filmmakers. DIY DAYS events are being held in LA, San Francisco, Boston, NYC, and London. All the events are FREE. For more info or to view past DIY DAY events visit http://www.diydays.com