Participants

Participants

• Nicolas Rapold Editor and critic More
• Ryan Coogler Ryan Coogler is a 26 year-old filmmaker from the East Bay Area, California who has been making movies for five years. His feature length… More
• Melonie Diaz Melonie Diaz started her film career with a supporting role in Tom DiCillo's DOUBLE WHAMMY and later landed her breakthrough role in Peter Sollett's… More
• Andy Edmunds Director of the Virginia Film Office Andy Edmunds ensures that every project filming in Virginia receives the same level of service and support. His… More
• Gregoire Gensollen Gregoire manages distribution strategy, pricing and deal analysis on worldwide sales, as well as strategic planning and film finance. Previously, he spent five years… More
• Nicholas Shumaker Nicholas Shumaker works in production and acquisitions for Memento Films International, heading up the company's NY office. More
• Scott Macaulay - More
• Noah Harlan - More
• Esther Robinson Esther Robinson is an award-winning filmmaker/producer. Her critically acclaimed directorial debut "A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory" took top… More
• Jay Van Hoy Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy established Parts & Labor, a production company dedicated to director-driven, collaborative filmmaking in 2004 and have since produced… More
• Scott Stulen Scott Stulen is a producer, curator, artist, programmer and DJ. He is the curator and producer of the Internet Cat Video Festival and co-curator… More
• Malika Zouhali-Worrall Malika Zouhali-Worrall is a British-Moroccan filmmaker. She produced/co-directed the documentary Call Me Kuchu. She is a Roger Ebert Directing Fellow, and an alumnus of… More
• Tambay Obenson Tambay Obenson launched Shadow and Act in 2009, after self-financing and releasing his first feature, and forming a distribution company, inspired by the lack… More
• Nekisa Cooper After coaching college basketball and working in Brand Management for such companies as Colgate Palmolive and L’Oreal, Nekisa Cooper found the perfect intersection of… More
• Shaka King Shaka King’s feature length debut, Newlyweeds, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired for distribution by Phase 4 Films. It… More
• Terence Nance Terence Nance is an artist whose practice includes installation, performance, music, and moving images. His first feature film, An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, is… More
• Yoruba Richen Yoruba Richen is a filmmaker has directed films in the U.S. and abroad. Her latest film, The New Black premiered at the Los Angeles… More
• Todd Bieber Todd writes and directs videos - mostly comedy and documentary. He is currently Creative Director for UCB Comedy. Previous to this he worked at… More
• Don Fanelli Don performs with The Stepfathers every Friday night at 9pm and travels across the country with The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company. He also… More
• Kelly Hudson Kelly Hudson is a writer, performer, and video editor who has studied improv at the UCB Theatre since she moved to New York in… More
• Todd Sklar In 1994, Todd Sklar won Best Blocked Shots in his 5th grade basketball league. In 2012, his short film '92 SKYBOX ALONZO MOURNING ROOKIE… More
• Desiree Akhavan Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan is the co-creator of the award-winning webseries THE SLOPE.  She has been featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New… More
• Paul Briganti Paul Briganti is a comedy writer and director. He co-founded the production company LandlineTV and works at College Humor. His work has been on… More
• Ingrid Jungermann Ingrid created F TO 7TH, a web series with Amy Sedaris, Michael Showalter and Gaby Hoffmann. She co-created THE SLOPE web series, was one… More
• Josh Poole A graduate of Vassar College and Boston University, Josh has worked in political fundraising, publishing, and nearly died seven times while backpacking through South… More
• Jon Kilik Jon Kilik has produced 12 of Spike Lee's films since 1988, the directorial debuts of Ed Harris ("Pollock"), Julian Schnabel ("Basquiat"), and Robert De… More
• Janet Pierson Janet Pierson is the Head of SXSW Film. More
• Francisco Bello Francisco Bello is an OSCAR® and three time EMMY Nominated filmmaker based in New York. His recent credits as an editor include "Our Nixon,"… More
• Brian Frye Brian L. Frye is the owner of Acme Films LLC, a film production located in Lexington, Kentucky. He is a filmmaker, who recently co-produced… More
• Penny Lane Penny Lane has been making award-winning documentaries and essay films since 2002. Our Nixon is her first feature-length film, which premiered at Rotterdam and… More
• Courtney Sexton Courtney Sexton is the Senior Director of Documentary Films at CNN Films. More
• Annie Correal - More
• Daniela Lundberg Since 1998, Lindberg has produced over 20 films, including Lisa Cholodenko’s THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Jim Strouse’s GRACE IS GONE, Justin Theroux’s DEDICATION… More
• Judy McGrath Former Chairman and CEO, MTV Networks/Viacom Current Presiden and CEO, start-up venture with Sony Music Entertainment, called Astronauts Wanted More
• Stefan Van Engen Stefan Van Engen is the SVP of Programming & Production for Bedrocket Media Ventures. He is an innovative entertainment executive in program development, planning… More
• Deirdre Haj Haj is the executive director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. She has produced documentaries and has consulted to the MPAA. Haj is… More
• Claire Aguilar CLAIRE AGUILAR is Executive Content Advisor at ITVS where she oversees programming strategy and advises on content recommendations and the international funding initiative. She… More
• Carl Deal Carl Deal, along with his collaborator Tia Lessin, directed and produced CITIZEN KOCH and the Oscar-nominated TROUBLE THE WATER, named one of the top… More
• Rachel Grady - More
• Mette Hoffmann Meyer Mette Hoffmann Meyer is head of documentaries at DR TV, responsible for some 1100 hours of documentaries per year. She is the initiator and… More
• Eugene Jarecki Eugene Jarecki is an acclaimed filmmaker and author who has twice won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, first for WHY WE FIGHT, about America’s… More
• Tia Lessin Tia Lessin is the Academy Award nominated director and producer, with Carl Deal, of "Citizen Koch" and "Trouble the Water," winner of the Sundance… More
• Peter Broderick Peter Broderick is a leading Distribution Strategist who helps design and implement customized distribution plans for independent films. As President of Next Wave Films,… More
• Jamel Shabazz Jamel Shabazz is a documentary, fine art and fashion photography who has been photographing since 1975. During the past ten years, Shabazz has produced… More
• David Courier David selects films across all the sections of the festival but his focus is US and World Cinema documentaries. He is also the writer… More
• Joe Brewster Director, Producer More
• Zachary Heinzerling Zachary Heinzerling is a director and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He was the recipient of the Directing Award: US Documentary at the… More
• Ushio Shinohara Since making New York City his home, Ushio Shinohara’s work has been exhibited internationally, and his boxing painting performances have been staged in museums… More
• Michèle Stephenson Michèle Stephenson uses her eclectic background and international experience to tackle documentaries and new media stories on communities of color. She has also structured… More
• J.D. Amato J.D. Amato the Director and one of the Executive Producers and writers of the live late night public access variety podcast The Chris Gethard… More
• Abra Tabak Abra is an actress and teacher at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She began studying at UCB in 2006 and has since performed on… More
• Debra Zimmerman Executive Director, Women Make Movies More
• Nancy Gerstman Gerstman is co-president and co-founder of Zeitgeist Films. She has worked in all aspects of film distribution and exhibition and is in demand as… More
• Catherine Le Clef In 2009, Le Clef started her own distribution company of world class documentary, CAT&Docs. In 2007, she joined Fortissimo Films from Paris based Doc… More
• Andy Whittaker Andy is the Founder & chair of Dogwoof, the leading UK documentary theatrical distributor. Dogwoof Global is the international sales arm of Dogwoof, which… More
• Lucien Castaing- Taylor - More
• Brent Hoff Director of Programming More
• Derek Waters Derek Waters is co-creator of “Drunk History,” which began as a web-series, won Best Short at Sundance 2010 & is now on Comedy Central.… More
• James Janowitz James Janowitz is Chair of the Entertainment Group and a senior partner in the Litigation Group. His practice in the Entertainment Group focuses primarily… More
• James Belfer Founder/Executive Producer of Dogfish Pictures which provides financing and business strategy to indie films. Credits: Prince Avalanche, Compliance, Like Crazy, Vamps, Salvation Boulevard, The… More
• Michael Hansen Michael founded Three Point in 2009 with two partners and currently manages the firm's NY office. He has a degree in Mathematics from the… More
• Amy Hobby Amy is a co-founder of the Tangerine Entertainment, a production company branded to produced character-based features directed by women. She has produced award-winning films… More
• Carol Shine Carol Ann Shine is an Independant Producer. Her work focuses on untold stories or lives that escape notice. In addition to her work in… More
• Jeremy Boxer Jeremy co-created the Vimeo Festival+Awards, and works on Vimeo’s creative + editorial strategies and film industry outreach. Jeremy has been in digital filmmaking for… More
• Ryan Koo Ryan Koo was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film for his web series THE WEST SIDE. His short film AMATEUR,… More
• Marc Schiller Marc Schiller, Founder and CEO of BOND Strategy and Influence, is an accomplished advertising and marketing executive with decades of industry and entrepreneurial knowledge,… More
• Dash Shaw Dash Shaw is a cartoonist and animator in Brooklyn, New York. His graphic novel "New School" is out now from Fantagraphics Books. His animated… More
• Bob Mastronardi Bob has worked with Kodak since 1992 in various sales, marketing and technical positions servicing motion picture customers through out the US. More
• Brett Jutkiewicz - More
• Andrew Renzi Andrew directed the shorts, The Fort and Karaoke!, both premiered at Sundance. He recently wrote the Janis Joplin biopic, Janis, with director Sean Durkin.… More
• Brian Rigney Hubbard Award-winning cinematographer Brian Rigney Hubbard has photographed over thirty ?lms. His credits include MAY IN THE SUMMER, directed by Cherien Dabis, Sundance 2013; directing… More
• Doreen Ringer - More
• Peter Nashel Peter Nashel is a composer and music producer who works extensively in feature film, documentaries, television, advertising, and all forms of new media. Additionally… More
• Ward Emling Ward has been the Director of the Mississippi Film Office for 27 years. He was a 14 year member of the Board and is… More
• Andrew Corkin Andrew D Corkin is a Gotham Award winning producer based in New York. In the past four years, Andrew has had 5 projects premiere… More
• Teresa Hollingsworth Teresa Hollingsworth directs the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The program tours filmmakers and their new films throughout the South. She serves as… More
• Chris Ohlson Chris Ohlson is an Austin-based producer, whose first narrative feature, The Overbrook Brothers, premiered at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and was released by… More
• Jerry Stoeffhaas Jerry Stoeffhaas is Deputy Director of the New York State Governor’s Office for Motion Picture & Television Development. More
• Anthony Bregman Anthony Bregman is a highly regarded NY-based independent film producer. His background spans 20 years as a partner and/or owner of three pivotal production… More
• Glen Basner Glen Basner is the Chief Executive Officer of FilmNation Entertainment, one of the leading independent international sales & distribution and production companies in the… More
• Danny Binstock Danny Binstock's film & theatre credits include Stephen King's A Good Marriage, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Cort Theatre), Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare Theatre), Kiss of the… More
• Kimiye Corwin Kimiye Corwin is an actor, dancer, and yoga teacher who lives in Brooklyn with her husband. She got her MFA from Brown/Trinity. She recently… More
• Aidan Gemme Broadway: Mary Poppins (Michael Banks), Disney and Cameron Macintosh. Film: Beware The Night (Mario), upcoming Screen Gems Productions; Treasure Buddies (Babu)Disney. T.V.: Dora the… More
• Annie Golden Annie considers herself the illegitimate child of the legitimate theatre, having been discovered on the Bowery fronting a rock band and cast by Milos… More
• Frank Harts After making his Broadway debut in A Raisin In The Sun, Frank Harts starred in the Off-Broadway production Nelson. Harts’s film credits include roles… More
• Lisa Joyce Broadway/West End: La Bete. Off-Broadway: The Mound Builders (Signature), House For Sale (Transport Group), The Ugly One (Soho Rep, Drama Desk nom.)Film: The Brave… More
• Aja Naomi King Aja Naomi King has appeared in films including Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress, upcoming indie 36 Saints, and Christopher Shinn's Four. heatre credits include… More
• Stephen McGahan Stephen McGahan was born June 27, 2003, and is from Long Island N.Y. He has appeared in the Broadway play "The Assembled Parties," TV… More
• Jasper Newell Film: We Need To Talk About Kevin (Kevin), Meet The Small Potatoes (Jasper), Smut Locker (Isaac) TV: Small Potatoes, Dora The Explorer, Wonder Pets!,… More
• Roger Robinson Broadway credits include Joe Turners Come and Gone (Tony Award), Drowning Crow, Seven Guitars (Tony nomination), The Iceman Cometh, Amen Corner-The Musical, Ain't Supposed… More
• Elizabeth Stanley Broadway original roles: Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet; Allison in Cry-Baby, and April in the Tony-awardwinning revival of Company. First National Tour: Kira in… More
• Tara Westwood Tara Westwood is best known for her television roles in Blue Bloods, CSI Miami and Ugly Betty. Her film credits include; Douglas Brown, T531,… More
• Keri Putnam Keri Putnam is the Executive Director of the non-profit Sundance Institute whose mission is to discover and develop independent artists and introduce audiences to… More
• Joana Vicente Our programs help filmmakers navigate the industry, develop new audiences, and encourage close interaction between all participants. More
• Sean Elwood Sean joined Creative Capital in 2000. Formerly, he was Curator, Seattle Arts Commission; Director, Ronald Feldman Gallery; Manager, Residencies, Centrum Foundation. He founded SEEDITIONS… More
• Wendy Ettinger Wendy Ettinger is an award winning producer and director of such films as the Academy Award nominated documentary The War Room. At Chicken &… More
• Ryan Harrington Ryan Harrington is the Director of Documentary Programming for the Tribeca Film Institute, where he provides grants to up to 45 feature documentary projects… More
• Adella Ladjevardi 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.)… More
• Dana Penrod 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… More
• Rahdi Taylor Rahdi Taylor travels worldwide to find, cultivate and finance cinematic feature documentary films for the Sundance Documentary Fund. She provides creative and editorial consultation… More
• Katie Tuss Katie Tuss is the Grants Community Manager at Queens Council on the Arts and oversees the NY State and New York City funded grant… More
• Joseph Beyer Idea Agitator @Sundancefest More
• Colin Brown The former editor-in-chief of Screen International, Colin works at Slated where he writes the 'Filmonomics' blog and oversees the creation of informational tools that… More
• Dianne Debicella Dianne Debicella is the Senior Program Director for Fiscal Sponsorship at Fractured Atlas.Dianne helps over 3,200 sponsored projects find funding and other resources to… More
• Robert Fingerman President of Independent Films Production Consultants, Inc. Has over 25 years experience in the entertainment industry includes working for some of the most respected… More
• Cameron Keng Cameron Keng practices tax law and is a CPA that previously worked at PwC and KPMG. An expert featured by Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox News… More
• Mynette Louie Louie won the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards Piaget Producers Award & was named one of Ted Hope’s 21 Brave Thinkers of Truly Free Film.… More
• Graef Allen Graef has been with Dolby for over nine years, working primarily in digital cinema mastering and distribution. Although some of her work is on… More
• Michael Tuckman A veteran of the independent film industry for fifteen years, Michael Tuckman began his career at The Cinema Guild and went on to serve… More
• Darrien Gipson Darrien Michele Gipson was formerly the Vice President of Production for Def Pictures. As National Director of SAGIndie, Darrien is responsible for the strategic… More
• Kristine Hsu Kristine Hsu is a Staff Attorney at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Her responsibilities include counseling clients, teaching classes, and managing VLA’s interns and… More
• Ursula Lawrence Ursula Lawrence is Lead Strategic Organizer for the Writers Guild of America, East where she is charged with expanding the Guild’s membership in independent… More
• Marcia Smith Marcia Smith is a writer, filmmaker, and non-profit executive. During her tenure, Firelight Media produced over 20 hours of film for national broadcast on… More
• Juliana Steele Juliana Steele provides support for over 3000 fiscally sponsored artists as the Program Specialist for Fiscal Sponsorship at Fractured Atlas. In this capacity, she… More
• Ethany Uttech Ms. Uttech supervises BAC's range of regrant programs and professional development programs. Each year, she provides technical assistance to 100+ grantees, guiding them through… More
• Jeffrey Winter Jeffrey’s areas of specialty include niche distribution, niche marketing, and festival/non-theatrical/special events distribution. Representative recent films include Kirby Dick’s 2013 Oscar Nominated documentary THE… More
• David Larkin David is the Founder and CEO of GoWatchit.com. He worked in many roles in the film industry from production assistant to producer. Memorable films… More
• Chris Horton Sundance Film Festival More
• John Ramsay In 2005 John formed Therapy Studios, a post-production studio in West Los Angeles. Today he leads feature-film production as Cofounder and Executive Producer of… More
• Jim Rota Rota, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters and John Ramsay of Therapy Content, produced the documentary Sound City that was an official selection in… More
• Christine Kim Ms. Kim is part of the YouTube Content Partnerships team working primarily with entertainment companies, such as TV broadcasters, film studios, aggregators, and digital… More
• Adam Klaff Adam Klaff is Head of Business Development for VHX. Previously he was Vice President of Scott Rudin Productions. He holds a BA in History… More
• Amanda Lebow Amanda Lebow works as the Director of Film Strategy. Her knowledge of the digital marketplace combined with her background in sales and acquisitions gives… More
• Jonathan Marlow Fandor co-founder Jonathan Marlow is an accomplished curator and composer as well as an occasional cinematographer and film producer. In the decade prior to… More
• Daniel Parnes Daniel Parnes currently oversees Content Partnerships and Communications for Tugg, Inc. (www.Tugg.com). With a background in filmmaking and grassroots political organizing, his focus since… More
• Emily Rothschild As Cinedigm's Director of Acquisitions, Emily Rothschild oversees all acquisitions for Docurama Films, CEG's acclaimed label of award-winning documentaries. Additionally, she acquires content for… More
• Cory McAbee Independent artist. More
• Madeleine Olnek Madeleine Olnek is a writer/director, her first feature "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same," is digitally distributed through Sundance Artist Services. Her second feature… More
• Zachary Soreff Run creative, account, media and production teams for entertainment marketing projects. More
• Ryan Werner Ryan Werner is an independent marketing & publicity consultant. More
• Steven Beckman Steven Beckman heads the Content Partnerships department at FilmBuff, a leading curator of digital entertainment for audiences. Steven identifies and acquires relevant projects for… More
• Debra Fisher - More
• William Mainguy Bill's experiences ranges from founding a game studio called Infinite Games, producer on FIFA and Need for Speed at Electronic Arts, Business Development Manager… More
• Peter Belsito I have made feature films - narrative, documentary. I am founder of LA Newsreel, IFP (with Sandra Schulberg, others) and also IFP LA (now… More
• Arianna Bocco As SVP of Acquisitions and Production for IFC Entertainment, Arianna Bocco is responsible for identifying and pursuing finished feature films that support the company’s… More
• David Laub David Laub is Co-President of Oscilloscope, where he oversees acquisitions, marketing and distribution. O-scope is a distribution and production entity that releases narrative films… More
• Dylan Leiner Dylan Leiner is Sony Pictures Classics’ EVP, Acquisitions & Production. He also oversees SPC’s physical and post-production services. Dylan’s been named by The Hollywood… More
• Jan Miller Jan Miller makes things happen. She is one of the designers and Head of Studies for TAP. She previously designed and ran Strategic Partners… More
• Melissa Wells Melissa Wells has been a Motion Picture Literary Agent at United Talent Agency since the New York office opened at the beginning of 2012. More
• Sarah Kramer Sarah Kramer is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning journalist. She recently left The New York Times where she created multimedia series such as… More
• Robert Hall Robert Hall is an award-winning web engineer and technology director based in Boston. He is also an avid storyteller and musician. As a practice,… More
• Elaine McMillion Elaine McMillion is a Boston-based, documentary storyteller and the project director of Hollow. Her work has screened nationally and internationally and explores how digital… More
• Jeff Soyk Jeff Soyk is an award-winning media artist with experience in design, animation, photography and film/video. His work utilizes modern media to address important social… More
• Cynthia Kane Cynthia Kane recently comes from ITVS where she managed the International Initiative as well as supported the domestic funding initiatives. Prior she was at… More
• Kathryn Lo Kathryn Lo curates Independent Lens, the Emmy-Award winning anthology series for documentary film. She oversees PBS Plus, a syndicated program pipeline with 450 hours… More
• Eugene Hernandez - More
• Nicholas Fortugno More
• Brad Hargreaves Brad Hargreaves is a co-founder at General Assembly, an urban campus for technology, design and entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur Brad has created products and… More
• Debika Shome Debika Shome is Deputy Director at Harmony Institute (HI), a research center that studies entertainment’s impact on society. Prior to HI, she served as… More
• Tom Hall Tom Hall is the Director of The Sarasota Film Festival in Sarasota, FL. Previously, Hall held the position of Artistic Director and Director of… More
• David Wilson Together with Paul Sturtz, Wilson founded the Ragtag Film Society in 1998, the Ragtag Cinema in 2000, and the True/False Film Fest in 2004,… More
• Lotfy Nathan Lotfy Nathan, 26, is a fellow of the Garrett Scott Foundation, The Peter Reed Foundation, IFP Lab, IFP Spotlight, and a recipient of the… More
• Damon Russell DAMON RUSSELL has worked in television and produced a number of shows, including A&E's The First 48 and MTV's Made. In 2011, Damon directed… More
• Lynne Sachs Lynne Sachs makes essay films that weave together personal memoirs, collage, intricate sound design and poetry. Lynne’s experimental documentaries work in the space between… More
• Tim Sutton Writer and Director of feature films, PAVILION and MEMPHIS. More
• Dana Harris I am the editor in chief and general manager of Indiewire. More
• Emily Best Emily founded Seed&Spark to make a contribution to the future in which she would like to make moving pictures. Her first feature, Like the… More
• Brian Newman Brian serves as acquisitions rep to Brainstorm Media and DirecTV. He also consults with filmmakers on digital strategies and audience aggregation. More
• Jon Reiss Jon Reiss is filmmaker ("Bomb It," "Better Living Through Circuitry"), author (Think Outside the Box Office) and media strategist who works with filmmakers, companies… More
• David Hershkovits - More
• DJ Spooky DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller, is a composer, multimedia artist, editor, and the executive editor of ORIGIN Magazine. He's composed work for Yoko… More