Learn how to navigate the vast array of funding options for non-fiction, and avoid the pitfalls, in this intimate masterclass with sales agent Louise Rosen.
Louise Rosen, Managing Director, Louise Rosen LTD
Louise Rosen is a Media Executive with over 25 years experience in all areas of the international television …
Ed Lachman is an acclaimed cinematographer known for creating lush and arresting images in such films as I’M NOT THERE, ERIN BROCKOVICH, and VIRGIN SUICIDES. Mr. Lachman was nominated for an Academy Award and received an Independent Spirit Award for his work on FAR FROM HEAVEN. He will …
Hear from Azazel Jacobs, director of the critically acclaimed Terri as he discusses his the process of making his latest film and his career-to-date, navigating from no-budget DIY filmmaking to higher-budgeted realms.
From the 2011 Filmmaker Conference
Azazel Jacobs, Writer/Director, TERRI
Before directing TERRI, which premiered in competition at Sundance 2011, …
How do you sell your documentary on the strength of a pitch? Learn the tools of the trade from top producers, directors and execs.
From the 2011 Filmmaker Conference
Ryan Harrington, Director Documentary Programming, Tribeca Film Institute
Ryan Harrington is the Director of Documentary Programming at the Tribeca Film Institute where …
The team behind Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award Winner Kinyarwanda share the story behind their turbulent low-budget production and what lessons and advice aspiring filmmakers can apply to their own productions.
From the 2011 Filmmaker Conference
Alrick Brown, Director, KINYARWANDA
Alrick Brown has a M.F.A. from NYU Tisch, where …
New technological platforms are altering the way we interact with film, from the device we use to watch to the ways stories are told, and productions are beginning to adapt to this reality. Hear from transmedia filmmakers and new media execs how best to plan for new markets …
Join industry experts as they coach filmmakers through the process of crafting and honing a pitch for your film.
Bruce Weiss, President, Ironworks Productions
Bruce Weiss has extensive experience in all areas of the film industry including development, packaging, financing, production and distribution. His films have premiered at all major …
“We felt like people were really connecting to Bill as a person. That there was something that even almost went towards the spiritual about Bill.”
Nancy Gerstman (Co-founder, Zeitgeist Films) discusses the development of Bill Cunningham, New York from a special-interest documentary to a more universal project.
