A few of my upcoming events…
Austin Film Festival
I am speaking at the Austin Film Festival in October.
For more information visit: austinfilmfestival.com
Film Independent Panel
Join me for Film Independent's #FiForum24 this Saturday, 9/28/24, at the Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles. I'm moderating a panel on Global TV with Maegan Houang, Jamie Lai, Jeremy Podeswa, Amir Salama, and McKenna Stephens. In addition to panels, workshops, one-on-one meetings, and networking receptions, passholders will experience a keynote address from Hiro Murai (Director; The Bear, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Station Eleven, Atlanta); a special screening of Will & Harper, including a Q&A with director Josh Greenbaum; a 10th-anniversary screening of The Babadook, featuring a conversation with writer/director Jennifer Kent; and more!
Register today: https://my.filmindependent.org/2024Forum
WeScreenPlay TV Pilot Screenplay Lab
WeScreenPlay TV
As our relationship with technology continues to evolve, so do our stories. We are thrilled to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to bring you a dynamic panel conversation that will delve into the technologies shaping our world today and how they are crafting stories around them.
Our annual Sloan Salon – Storytelling and Tech: Crafting Human-Centered Stories about Technology – will feature Sloan-supported storytellers discussing how they develop stories that highlight our relationship with technology. We will hear from experts working at the forefront of technological innovation, detailing the importance of telling inspiring stories with scientific accuracy.
The conversation will include Kogonada (writer/director, After Yang), Amelia Winger-Bearskin (Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Arts, University of Florida), Karim Jerbi (Professor, Canada Research Chair, Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging, University of Montreal) and Sloan-supported storyteller Rom Lotan (writer, Code of Virtue), with veteran TV writer and producer Wendy Calhoun (Station 19, Empire, Nashville) serving as moderator.
Learn more about our Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grants here.
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Accessibility
Film Independent is committed to hosting events that are accessible. For inquiries regarding accessibility, or to request an accommodation, please contact us at accessibility@filmindependent.org or 323 556 9305.
Blackmagic Collective
What is the working relationship between a director and script supervisor? And what DO those script supervisor notes mean?
BMC Filmmaker Advancement Initiative Fellows, Monique Sorgen (Dir., “Sorry, Not Sorry” / Omeleto) and Caryn Ruby (Script Supervisor, “Along Came Wanda” / Amazon Prime) will discuss the director/script supervisor relationship. Find out what they learned from each other during their recent collaboration on the short film, “Random Check,” and share Caryn’s actual script notes from the film. An experienced director, Monique had never worked with a script supervisor on her own projects - a situation Caryn is familiar with - having been the first script supervisor for many experienced and first-time directors. This conversation will be relevant for editors as well as all filmmakers who are curious about script supervisor notes, and how having a script supervisor can benefit your productions.