Dan has been a part of the independent film community for nearly a decade. He currently works as the Senior Film Outreach Lead at Kickstarter, where he’s helped filmmakers raise over $10mm for new projects. Previously, Dan served as the Associate Director of Programming at IFP (the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit for independent filmmakers), and as the Associate Editor of FILMMAKER Magazine. He’s spoken about filmmaking at festivals around the world, including Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, and the New York Film Festival.

Recently, Dan spearheaded and produced collective:unconscious, a collaborative feature in which five of NYC’s most acclaimed filmmakers adapted each other’s dreams for the screen. The film will become the first ever omnibus to premiere in Competition at SXSW in 2016.

Matt Grady is the founder of Factory 25, an independent film distribution company launched in 2009. Factory 25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Grady’s mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs with vinyl LPs and books. Recent titles include SXSW films: Kid Thing, Sun Don't Shine and Pavilion. Factory 25 headquarters are in Brooklyn, New York.