| Saturday, March 29 |
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10 a.m. |
| Choosing the Right Subject. |
| What elements make up a |
| compelling documentary? |
| Successful documentary filmmakers |
| discuss how they identified |
| their stories/subjects and how |
| they approached them. |
| Ruth Leitman (LIPSTICK AND DYNAMITE), Brad Lichtenstein (ALMOST HOME), Christine O'Malley (I.O.U.S.A.), Alicia Samms (TOOTS), Jon Siskel (LOUDER THAN A BOMB) |
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|
12 p.m. |
| Lunch |
|
1:30 p.m. |
| Tim Kelley Legal Seminar |
| fiscal agency, releases forms, |
| contracts. |
|
3:30 p.m. |
| I.O.U.S.A. Case Study |
| with Producer Christine O'Malley |
| |
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| 5 p.m. |
| Dinner Break |
|
6 p.m. |
| Reception |
|
7 p.m. |
| I.O.U.S.A. |
| Sneak Preview |
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| Sunday, March 30 |
10 a.m. |
| ITVS Proposal writing |
| workshop and IN THE FAMILY |
| case study with ITVS |
| Director of Programming |
| Richard Saiz and Kartemquin |
| Films' Joanna Rudnick |
|
12:30 p.m. |
| Lunch break |
1:00 p.m. |
| Funder Panel and |
| Pitch Sesssions |
| Several registrants will have |
| the opportunity to pitch ideas |
| to a panel of funding experts |
| including Richard Saiz (ITVS), Matt Pakula (PLAYBOY Foundation), Encarnacion Teruel (Illinios Arts Council) and Ryan Lewis(Illinios Humanities Council). |
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| Saturday, April 5 |
|
10 a.m. |
| JOBS for Doc makers |
| Join representatives from |
| Towers Productions, |
| Grand and Noble Productions |
| and other companies to |
| learn about the |
| work they are doing and |
| how to be a part of it |
|
12 p.m. |
| Lunch |
|
1 p.m. |
| Tim Kelley Legal Seminar |
| licensing and fair use, |
| distribution agreements |
|
3 p.m. |
| 100 hours to 2: Editing |
| the Documentary |
| Top documentary editors |
| discuss how they have |
| approached cutting |
| their projects. |
| Leslie Simmer (THE WAR TAPES ) |
| Tom Haneke (ALMOST HOME) |
|
4:30 p.m. |
| DARKON |
Case Study
with Producers Thomas Kikis and Cherise Wolas |
|
6 p.m. |
| Reception |
|
7 p.m. |
| DARKON |
| Sneak Preview |
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| Sunday, April 6 |
|
10 a.m. |
| CREATIVE CAPITAL |
| workshop and NICE |
| BOMBS case study with |
| CC's Kemi Ilesanmi and |
| filmmaker Usama |
| Alshaibi |
|
1:30 p.m. |
| Distribution Opportunities |
| Distribution Executive Rob William (Netflix/Red Envelope Entertainment), Filmmaker Yvonne Welbon |
| (Ruth Ellis @ 100, Garbage |
| The Revolution Starts at |
| Home), and others discuss |
| the various outlets for |
| documentary films |
| |
| 3 p.m. |
| Work in Progress Screenings |
| Several registrants have the |
| opportunity to screen |
| their works-in-progress |
| for the panelists and |
| other participants. |
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