Select DCP Roadmap for Indies: Film Week 2013 Highlights

Dive in as Dolby Laboratories’ Graef Allen and theatrical booker Michael Tuckman take us on a crash course in the workings of digital cinema mastering and distribution. This presentation is NOT for the faint of heart but filmmakers with the gusto to do their research about mastering and distribution options will reap significant rewards from this deep dive.

Graef Allen (Manager, Content Services, Dolby Laboratories)
Michael Tuckman (Founder, mTuckman Media)
Joseph Beyer (Director of Digital Initiatives, Sundance Institute, MODERATOR)

Select Making your filmVideo Content Strategies for Building Buzz: Film Week 2013 Highlights

Jason Sondhi (Curator at Vimeo), Ryan Koo (Director of Manchild), and Marc Schiller (CEO of BOND) discuss the success of your film can depend on how much you promote it, and promotion is a lot easier when you have things to promote. Learn about creating and circulating captivating content beyond just the trailer — behind-the-scenes footage, short films special features, and more — plus how you can use these amazing assets to drive audience awareness and engagement.

Jason Sondhi (Curator, Vimeo, MODERATOR)
Ryan Koo (Director, Manchild)
Marc Schiller (CEO & Founder, BOND Strategy and Influence)

Select Our Nixon: Film Week 2013 Highlights

“Our Nixon” offers an unprecedented, insider’s view of an American presidency, chronicling watershed events including the Apollo moon landing and the path-breaking trip to China, as well as more intimate glimpses of Nixon in times of glory and disgrace. “Our Nixon” is an alumnus of IFP’s Spotlight on Documentaries programs & Independent Filmmaker Labs.

Janet Pierson (Head of SXSW Film, MODERATOR)
Fancisco Bello (Editor, Our Nixon)
Brian Frye (Producer, Our Nixon)
Penny Lane (Director, Our Nixon)
Courtney Sexton (Senior Director, Documentary Films, CNN)

Select Want the “Film Look”? Shoot Film: Film Week 2013 Highlights

In the age of everything digital, why do filmmakers, with all size budgets, still choose to shoot film for their productions? Is it a tribute to a technology from the past or the recognition that only film achieves the organic, emotional look necessary to propel their stories? From Star Trek to Beasts of the Southern Wild and even truly micro budget work like Daddy Longlegs and The Color Wheel, film continues to deliver the look. Come join the discussion about the myths, realities and latest technical options of shooting a project on film.

Bob Mastronardi (Sales & Technical Manager, Kodak, MODERATOR)
Nekisa Cooper (Producer, Pariah)
Brett Jutkiewicz (Cinematographer, Daddy Longlegs)
Andrew Renzi (Director, Franny)
Brian Rigne Hubbard (Cinematographer, Circumstance)