Film

11:15am

Industry professionals share tips on how emerging filmmakers can get financial backing and discuss how to make a film with your own limited financing.

Panelists: Hayden Goldblatt, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz; Lucila Moctezuma, Director of Programs, Chicken & Egg Pictures; Carly Hugo, Producer (Mother of George; Everything is Copy); moderated by Rose Vincelli Gustine, Director of Operations, SVA MFA Social Documentary Film

12:15pm

Get tips for festival acceptance, including where you should start and how to maximize your experience once you get there.

Panelists: Ryan Werner, Marketing and Public Relations, Cinetic and Programmer-at-Large, BAMcinemaFest; Farihah Zaman, filmmaker (Feast of the Epiphany; Remote Area Medical); Loren Hammonds, senior programmer, Film & Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival; moderated by Dan Schoenbrun, producer (Chained for Life; The Eyeslicer)

2:15pm

Documentary and narrative filmmakers discuss the importance of having a distinctive style and their inspirations for putting their personal stamp on a film.

Panelists: Khalik Allah, filmmaker (Black Mother, Field Niggas); Josephine Decker, filmmaker (Madeline’s Madeline; Thou Wast Mild and Lovely); Penny Lane, filmmaker (The Pain of Others; Nuts!); Nathan Zellner, filmmaker (Damsel; Kumiko the Treasure Hunter); moderated by Charlotte Cook, co-creator and executive producer (Field of Vision) and producer (The Gospel of Eureka)

3:15pm

Industry professionals talk distribution, reviews, audience engagement, and life after festivals—plus making friends with your audience and leveraging your next project.

Panelists: Monica Berra, Outreach Coordinator, Firelight Media; Christie Marchese, CEO & Founder, Picture Motion; Elise McCave, Director of Narrative Film, Kickstarter; moderated by Kate Hagen, Director of Community, The Black List