The LES Film Festival was started in 2011 by creators Damon Cardasis and Shannon Walker as well as by fellow festival directors and creative team Tony Castle and Roxy Hunt. They are entering their second year which will be March 6th-18th, 2012.
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by Merrill Sterritt
When we started Film Presence, most outreach efforts were being applied to community and grassroots screenings, but not at the theatrical level. It became clear there was a need for similar engagement around the theatrical openings of films that had tight budgets and clear audiences. This has become …
October was a month unlike any other I have had or will have again. On October 22nd, I got married at home on my family’s farm. In the weeks prior to my wedding, from October 13-17th, I helped to throw another party: the 19th edition of the Hamptons International Film …
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Top producers reps and sales agents provide insight to the current trends, successes and deals happening in today’s documentary marketplace for feature and episodic content.
Lesli Klainberg, Producer, Director, and Co-founder, Orchard Films
Lesli Klainberg is an award-winning producer and director whose documentaries have screened at the Berlin, Sundance and …
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Full Panel. Hear from the team behind one of the year’s top grossing documentaries, Sundance Audience Award winning Buck as they discuss the challenges of their filmmaking process from inception to release.
Julie Goldman, Producer, Motto Pictures
Julie has produced a wide range of award-winning documentaries that have been distributed …
If you’re evaluating key festivals for submissions, or looking for emerging talent, there are a handful of festivals that are leaders in their space, attracting home entertainment companies, television networks, digital distributors and studios. If that’s not enough to peak your interest, many filmmakers also walk away with meaningful prize …
The wearing of multiple hats in the little world of independent film is so common that it is hardly worth mentioning. I know critics who are programmers, distributors who are critics, and filmmakers who run distribution labels. Mostly, I’m a festival programmer who programs film festivals, but I feel like …
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This panel will example Lance Weiler’s Pandemic, a storyworld experience consisting of film, mobile, online, social gaming and data visualization combined to tell the story of a strange pandemic outbreak. The project debuted this past January at the Sundance Film Festival as an official selection within the New …
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