Community TV and Social Movement

• How to get start?

What do you need?

- equipment (where do you get it?)

- topic

community t.v's subjects and audiences

citizen reporting: relation between film maker and their subjects.

what is engaging representation? the case of Bus Uncle in 68X vs. Wanchai

- distribution

(Tradition film: through theatre, 70% distribution fee; RTHK contract out documentary $2000 per episode to university)

free distribution

asia247

chamsaesang

our media

Youtube

- how do you survive? $$$

rationality: critique of neo-liberalism: news and arts as public goods.

救濟又如何? developer as public goods paradigm (梁展文嘉亨灣, 紅灣半島 case)

MediAct

Experience of independent film-maker association, independent new media centers, RTV and commercial T.V (public access), intellectual property rights issues (extreme case vs. 巴士阿叔)

• how about Hong Kong? what can be done?

- openning of cable channel and radio channel (monoploy rather than free market)

you can choose the oranges but not the channels!

- community T.V, cultural diversity, tourism and community economies.

- RTHK reform (rethinking neo liberal policy)

- Media DIY, collaboration, and practice

- intellectual property rights: free use

- Political issue: redistribution of resources: pressure groups and alliances