Nick Berardini’s “Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle”

IFP, Filmmaker Magazine, and the Made in NY Media Center by IFP are proud to present and host the following panels as part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Tea Talks this Saturday, April 18th at Spring Studios at 50 Varick Street (7th Floor). For more information on Spring Studios, click here.

10am: My First Time: Documentary Filmmakers Discuss Making Their First Features

Two first time documentary feature directors discuss their production journeys from inspiration through to their films premiering at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.

Eric Shirai (director, The Birth of Saké), Leah Wolchok (director, Very Semi-Serious); Milton Tabbot (moderator)

11am: Filmmaker Magazine Presents Playing the Long Game in Documentary Filmmaking

Filmmakers speak with Filmmaker Magazine’s Managing Editor Vadim Rizov about the art of sustaining momentum over long documentary production periods.

Anna Sandilands and Ewan McNicol (directors, Uncertain), Nick Berardini and Jamie Goncalves (director and producer, Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle); Vadim Rizov (Moderator).

12pm: Filmmaker Magazine Presents Producing the Independent Fiction Feature

Filmmaker Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief sits down with producer Andrew D. Corkin (2015 Tribeca entry Emelie) to discuss how to get an independent feature up on its feet in today’s economic climate.

Andrew Corkin (producer, Emelie); Scott Macaulay (Moderator)

 
2pm: Screen Forward: Making the Most Out of Your Theatrical Run 

As IFP‘s Screen Forward continues to serve as an excitingly fresh theatrical outlet for filmmakers working in self or micro-distribution, director Josephine Decker (whose Butter on the Latch and Thou Wast Mild & Lovely participated in the series) discusses how she made the most out of her theatrical run, making each screening a memorable event onto itself. 

Josephine Decker (director, Butter on the Latch/Thou Wast Mild & Lovely); Erik Luers (Moderator), Zach Mandinach (Moderator)

3pm: How to Make People Care About Your Webseries?

As web-specific content expands each year to incorporate new and diverse voices, it has become increasingly difficult to stand out. With this in mind, web veterans Amanda Warman (producer of The Outs) and Zero Point co-creators Gregory Bayne and Christian Lybrook will sit down with IFP‘s Deputy Director and Head of Programming Amy Dotson to go over how to make your web series garner attention.

Amanda Warman (producer, Vice/The Outs), Gregory Bayne (co-creator, Zero Point), Christian Lybrook (co-creator, Zero Point); Amy Dotson (Moderator)

4pm: Made in NY Media Center by IFP Presents Extending the Storyline: Using Digital to Enhance the Audience Experience

Discover the opportunities that digital technologies, platforms, and tools can offer to storytellers, hosted by the Made in NY Media Center By IFP and digital ad agency 87AM.      

Ulli Saeuberlich (VP, Strategy & Development, 87AM), Ariana Sverdlik (Director, Strategy & Development, 87AM); Sabrina Dridje (Moderator)

For more information click here.