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Feb 18
DCP Award for Base Creators "Solars": Imagining a Protopian Future Beyond the Screen
A conversation on Solars: cinema, AI, and worldbuilding as tools to imagine hopeful futures in motion.
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Feb 4
Base Creator Awardee Into the WilderVRS: Leaving the Grid, but Keeping the Signal
I know for a fact at least 9 out 10 people have fantasized about leaving life behind and restarting in nature (guilty). Disappearing into the wild, trading notifications for nature, and seeing what's left when the noise drops out. Kyle and Angela didn't just fantasize about it... They did it. After fifteen years living fully off-grid in the remote lakelands of Canada, building their own home and surviving winters that plunge to -53°C, the pair made another radical choice: trading ice and snow...
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Jan 28
"She was a B*tch": Reclaiming Louise Brooks' Truth
"If Louise Brooks knew how men controlled her image now, she'd scream. If she knew they were whitewashing it, she'd scream louder." That is the logline Charlotte Siller submitted with A Curious Idol to the DCP Award for Base Creators. Kinda blunt... a little angry... very accurate. Before we get into the details, here's a few things that stood out to me during my conversation with Charlotte. Independent filmmaking is tough (I know, we've been here before), but, at the heart of it are the stor...
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Jan 7
Meet BizarreBeasts - Arts3 Foundation Web3 Startup Award #2 Awardee
Last Saturday, my wife and I sat down in Fort Worth, Texas with Dylan and Kate, the creators behind BizarreBeasts. There were chips. There were drinks. And somewhere in between, there was a story that perfectly captures why BizarreBeasts was the right selection for the Arts3 Web3 Startup Award #2.
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Dec 31
2025 in Review
As we close out 2025, we wanted to share a snapshot of the moments that made this year such a cinematic one for DCP. Let’s take a look back at what we accomplished together.
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Dec 25
A Holiday Note From the Office
I wish I could set as cozy a scene as Matt did at Thanksgiving, but unfortunately, I’m in the office as I write this, fighting off the glare of giant overhead white lights (I much prefer warmer light, and I’m not sure why that’s not the norm?). Still, there’s no better place to take nostalgia-tinted walks down memory lane than when you’re procrastinating. Ironically, in my attempt to procrastinate via daydreaming, I ended up here. It’s December, which means my brain is contractually obligated...
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Dec 17
Trust, Control, and the Rope Between Them: Introducing the World of "Tie Me (k)Not"
I know what you're thinking, and that's not it (don't worry, we thought the same at first). But Tie Me (k)Not isn't about sexuality. It's about something far harder to talk about: the courage it takes to surrender control, to trust another human being, and to confront parts of ourselves we were taught to keep tightly bound— metaphorically, that is. So what happens when you literally bind yourself? For filmmaker Umut Vedat, the rope becomes a language, a way to revisit generational wounds, eve...
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Dec 3
Journey into the BizarreBeasts Universe: A Base Creator Spotlight
Some worlds begin with words on paper, a screenplay, a notes app... BizarreBeasts began with a sketch. What started as one artist's hand-drawn outsider creatures slowly turned into a full onchain universe: a community, a token, mini-games, comics, music, and now BizarreBeasts is the first place recipient of the DCP Award for Base Creators! A new chapter is on the horizon: short animated films bringing BIZARRE worlds to life. BizarreBeasts is one of the strongest examples of what creator-own...
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Nov 27
Happy Thanksgiving from DCP
Gobble Gobble FilmCrew, I’m writing this with a hot chai tea in hand and a fire crackling in the background — the kind of quiet moment that makes you reflect on the people and projects that truly matter. As Thanksgiving rolls in, team DCP wants to take a beat and share how grateful we are for you. Decentralized Pictures is more than awards and submissions — it’s a gathering place for storytellers, dreamers, and everyone who believes in championing independent voices. This year, we’re especial...
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Nov 21
Arts3 Web3 Startup Award #2 Closing Soon: Revisiting the Previous Finalists
The Arts3 Foundation Web3 Startup Award #2 (in partnership with CV Summit) is currently live and will be closing soon! This award is intended to accelerate Web3 startups that aim to advance & promote the Arts & Entertainment Industry. The award recipient will receive a $100,000 USD award from the Arts3 Foundation. Let's take a beat and revisit the last award and the top 3 voted projects.
1st Place: The Coders Room
The Coders Room is an international collective of filmmakers and writers with its...
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