Complete event listing for
Education
Saturday, March 8
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
Presenters
Annick Mahnert, Benjamin Braun, Dan Fisher, Hailey Wierengo, Kate Hurwitz, Peter Trinh, Peter Van Steemburg, Ryan Kampe
Come learn the basics of action and stunt fighting from legendary stuntman, stunt coordinator and director for over 35 years, Bobby Sargent, who has performed many of the most spectacular stunts in motion picture history…
Beginning
Presenters
Bobby Sargent, Val Gameiro
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
Presenters
Alex Nohe, Bob Berney, Camille Bertrand, Glen Basner, Joe Amodei, Michael Lerman, Mike Goodridge, Richard Abramowitz
Sunday, March 9
Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on the industry with Dean Silvers, author of the new book "Secrets of Breaking into the Film & TV Business" and Anne Thompson, creator of the popular blog "Thompson on Hollywood"…
Beginner
Presenters
Anne Thompson, Dean Silvers, Holly Herrick
Your film is complete, you’ve had a great premier, and you’re in deep negotiations with a distributor, so what’s the problem? Perhaps it’s that you’ve stretched your budget as thin as possible to make it this far and now…
Advanced
Presenters
Caroline Mckenzie, Emily Eddey, Jason Tobias
Monday, March 10
Filmmakers wear multiple hats, learn new skills under fire and juggle many jobs at once. We take these skills for granted as par for the course in getting a film made, but they also create a powerful arsenal of expertise…
Intermediate
Presenters
Erin Essenmacher, Erin Stam
Filmmakers are increasingly using digital marketing tools to make their films "sticky". Social media and contests and sweepstakes drive traffic to the filmmakers' sites. Solicitation of user-generated content keep fans i…
Beginning
Presenters
Anne Moebes
An artist's work is never limited by boundaries, but legal realities sometimes beg to differ. Among other legal concerns, professional artists who work internationally must consider their immigration status in the countr…
Intermediate
Presenters
Sharon Brenner
Come and meet the UK film industry in Austin! An informal meet-up opportunity for the world to meet the UK and for the UK to meet the world. If you've ever wondered who funds films in the UK, what audiences like watc…
Beginner
Presenters
Charlie Phillips
Tuesday, March 11
Have a question about beginning a project? In the middle and stuck? Meet with industry professionals who have experience aiding artists every step of the way. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signu…
Presenters
Christian Zak, Heather Collier, Holly Herrick, Mike DesRoches, Nancy Schafer, Stephanie Trepanier, Steven Beckman, Teresa Hollingsworth
Social change advocates are savvy about the power of media, often partnering with film and media artists to advance their missions. This climate offers new opportunities, but artists may find themselves in the political …
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrea Black, Deborah Esquenazi, John Fiege, Shaady Salehi
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