Programmers & Funders Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 10:00AM - 11:30AM Furman Gallery - Walter Reade Theater, 165 W 65 St, Mezzanine Level
Tickets to Wednesday's Meet the Decision Makers (MDM) sessions gets you five small group meetings with various industry professionals that can help you launch your project. MDM tickets grant you access to all four of the day's sessions: Programmers & Funders, Artist Services Organizations & Advisors, Digital Distribution, Distributors, Managers & Advisors.
Tickets are limited and meetings are first-come first serve! Meeting selection details will be sent to Meet the Decision Makers ticketholders via e-mail in early September.
The life of a film consists of several different but equally important stages. For so many filmmakers, film funding can be the difference between an unfinished film and a finished film. Wednesday's first Meet the Decision Makers session focuses on a film's first steps.
Involved in this Panel: Chicken & Egg Pictures Cinereach Creative Capital Queens Council on the Arts The Screenwriters Colony Sundance Institute Tribeca Film Institute
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Panelists Sean Elwood Director, Programs & Initiatives, Creative Capital Foundation Sean joined Creative Capital in 2000. Formerly, he was Curator, Seattle Arts Commission; Director, Ronald Feldman Gallery; Manager, Residencies, Centrum Foundation. He founded SEEDITIONS Publishing and Fuller/Elwood Gallery. He’s on the board of Triple Canopy, and advisory boards for Lower East Side Printshop, Watts House Project, and Dieu Donné Papermill.
Wendy Ettinger Co-Founder, Chicken & Egg Pictures Wendy Ettinger is an award winning producer and director of such films as the Academy Award nominated documentary The War Room. At Chicken & Egg, Wendy builds strategic alliances between funders, NGOs and filmmakers, helping filmmakers achieve their creative vision for the greatest impact.
Ryan Harrington Director, Documentary Programming, Tribeca Film Institute Ryan Harrington is the Director of Documentary Programming for the Tribeca Film Institute, where he provides grants to up to 45 feature documentary projects annually, while developing filmmaker training labs and workshops world-wide. Throughout his tenure at TFI, he has supported over 200 films and over 550 filmmakers.
Adella was Associate Producer of Anne Aghion's documentary My Neighbor, My Killer. She was also Associate Producer of Jennifer Fox’s documentary My Reincarnation (P.O.V.) and worked on Fox’s mini-series Flying: Confessions Of A Free Woman (Sundance Channel & BBC Storyville). She started her career at documentary distributor Icarus Films.
Dana Penrod Managing Director, The Screenwriters Colony Dedicated to fostering creative development, exploring the intersections of art and social justice, and community building and cross-cultural exchange. BA Art Ed., UGA; School for Creative Activism graduate; Masters in Intercultural Management, School for International Training. Background in non-profit management, fine art and film production (The Visitor; Trumbo; Compliance).
Rahdi Taylor Film Fund Director, Sundance Institute Rahdi Taylor travels worldwide to find, cultivate and finance cinematic feature documentary films for the Sundance Documentary Fund. She provides creative and editorial consultation as a staff advisor for Sundance labs and fellowships. Taylor serves frequently as a juror, nominator or industry advisor for film festivals, funds, and pitch forums.
Katie Tuss Grants Community Manager, Queens Council on the Arts Katie Tuss is the Grants Community Manager at Queens Council on the Arts and oversees the NY State and New York City funded grant programs for artists and arts organizations in Queens. Prior to working at QCA Katie worked at ISCP in Brooklyn and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC.
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