New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Chris Horton, Ben…

Beginner

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Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Chris Horton, Jillian Longnecker

New to the Film Conference this year, Future 15s are short, intense salvos with each speaker delivering a 15-minute solo performance before being immediately replaced by the following speaker. Come hear Charlie Phillips,…

Beginner

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Charlie Phillips, Emily Best, Keith Leopard

WWE has been making TV history since ’85 when Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon took the gamble of a lifetime on an unprecedented closed-circuit make-it-or-break-it TV event dubbed “WrestleMania.” Today, WWE has not only c…

Intermediate

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John Cena, Michael Cole, Perkins Miller, Stephanie McMahon

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for Documentary Films. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open t…

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Bec Smith, Daniel Braun, Julie Parker Benello, Kristen Konvitz, Lois Vossen, Matt Grady, Molly Thompson, RJ Millard, Sean Berney, Steven Beer

Meet with industry professionals who can give advice and answer questions about distribution, distribution options, and more for narrative films. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open to …

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Austin Francalancia, David Reilly, Gabriel Cowan, Matt Cowal, Nicholas Ogiony, Peter Goldwyn

So you've made your film and you've been accepted into a Film Festival That Matters, such as SXSW. What now? This panel, moderated by Elizabeth Sheldon, SVP at Kino Lorber, will explore how best to get the attention of t…

Beginning

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Arianna Bocco, Dori Begley, Josh Braun, Elizabeth Sheldon

In 2011, Patagonia partnered with scientist Matt Stoecker and filmmakers Ben Knight and Travis Rummel to make DamNation, a powerful film premiering at SXSW about removing obsolete dams and restoring rivers. Now Patagonia…

Beginner

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Jeremy Boxer, Joy Howard, Nancy Schafer, Travis Rummel, Yvon Chouinard

The majority of people no longer talk on their phones to connect, instead they tweet, pin and post to communicate with the world. So if everyone is building their own online profiles that are public domain, and the vast…

Beginner

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Moj Mahdara

It’s widely acknowledged that indie film distribution is undergoing a sea change. With such evolution afoot, great deals get harder to find -- if you can find one at all -- and many filmmakers are scrambling to adapt to …

Intermediate

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Adam Klaff, Mike Morasky, Mike Wilson, Stephanie Tinsley Schopp, Will Turnbull

Meet the Insiders offers an inside track on digital distribution with Richard Lorber, of Kino Lorber, and Rebecca Sosa, the head of digital distribution at A24. This is an open forum to ask these insiders anything about…

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Rebecca Sosa, Richard Lorber, Aaron Hillis

In the last few years, several large music listening platforms have emerged as leaders – giving iTunes a serious run for its money. BandPage, SoundCloud, Pandora, and Spotify have achieved record growth in listeners, but…

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Alex White, J Sider, Mike Herring, Hany Nada

Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy & Lil Wayne have all posted content on web platforms, and now we’re seeing up-and-coming rappers like Death Grips and Angel Haze use these mediums to engage with fans all over the world as well. …

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Eric Henry, Ted Suh, Nathan Olivarez-Giles

For all the talk of how declining physical music sales are killing independent retail, nobody is mentioning the rise of the niche record stores from coast to coast. While the chains continue to let their market share sl…

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Adam Downey, Carrie Colliton, Stephen Judge, Hank Stockard