Tubefilter has joined as a media sponsor of the Open Video Conference 2010. Tubefilter is a digital entertainment company specializing in the emerging Web TV industry in all its forms.In addition to the indispensable Tubefilter News, they created and host the Streamy Awards to highlight breakout online programming and honor breakthrough web content. The annual ceremony features innovators and tops stars from throughout the online entertainment industry with award categories including Performance, Directing, Writing, Editing, Visual Effects, Sound, and more.Tubefilter also founded the International Academy of Web Television, a non-profit organization devoted to artistic excellence and technical innovation in the digital entertainment industry realm.We’re excited to have them on board for OVC2010 and encourage you to check out Tubefilter for more information.

This year’s OVC will host a MemeFactory performance all about viral internet videos.

A meme is a cultural message that gets shared and expands as it is passed from person to person. Some memes—like the famous Rick Roll—have cemented their place in internet lore, with a vocabulary and humor all their own. Others may leave you scratching your head.

That’s where MemeFactory comes in. MemeFactory is a whirlwind tour of web culture: three guys operating three projection screens, triptych-style. Your tour guides will introduce you to hundreds of memes over the course of an hour, providing breathless narration throughout.

A MemeFactory performance is an hour of sensory overload, but it’s fast, fun, and informative.

We talked with Stephen Bruckert, Patrick Davison, and Mike Rugnetta of MemeFactory to hear a little more about the group’s interests and their plans for OVC. Read on for their interview.

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