Summit Schedule
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Tue, July 28
Tuesday, July 28
First Look Screening - Open Call Filmmakers
(1:00PM to 2:30PM)
Join us for a peek at the works in progress at our First Look Screening with the filmmakers!
Speakers: Keri Archer Brown, Director of Content & Initiatives - OVEE Host,
Judy Tsang, Director, National Events - OVEE Welcome and David Eisenberg, Sr., Director of Production - Webinar HostFirst Look Screening - Open Call Filmmakers
(1:00PM to 2:30PM)
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Wed, July 29
Wednesday, July 29
Sally Fifer’s Welcome
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Hear from ITVS’ President and CEO, Sally Jo Fifer, as we begin our Summit!
Accessibility: Closed Captioning via Rev Live
Sally Fifer’s Welcome
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Wednesday, July 29
Filmmaker’s Networking
(11:00AM to 11:30AM)
Get to know your fellow filmmakers.
Filmmaker’s Networking
(11:00AM to 11:30AM)
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Thu, July 30
Thursday, July 30
Going Public - What You Need to Know About Making Viewer Supported Television
(10:00AM to 11:30AM)
Co-producing with ITVS means that your films will reach a wide audience via a nationwide system of public television stations and a related streaming video infrastructure. It also means that you are agreeing to uphold the public trust through responsible storytelling and budgetary best practices. But have no fear: our staff experts will walk you through everything you need to know about producing for public television including the history of the system, the audience it reaches, and how your partnership with ITVS will help you move forward.
Speakers: David Eisenberg, Sr. Director of Production, Katie Koskenmaki, Director of Station Relations & Communications and Michael Kinomoto, Supervising Producer
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Going Public - What You Need to Know About Making Viewer Supported Television
(10:00AM to 11:30AM)
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Fri, July 31
Friday, July 31
Filmmaker Happy Hour
(3:00PM to 4:00PM)
Get to know your Summer 2020 Cohort at a Friday Happy Hour!
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Filmmaker Happy Hour
(3:00PM to 4:00PM)
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Mon, August 3
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Tue, August 4
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Wed, August 5
Wednesday, August 5
Filmmaking During the Pandemic
(10:00AM to 11:15AM)
Like most sectors of the U.S. economy, the film and television industry has been hobbled by the shelter-in-place measures taken to protect citizens against the spread of COVID-19. Yet, unlike scripted content, documentary productions are often following stories that continue to unfold even during the pandemic. Filmmakers face hard choices in deciding whether it’s safe or ethical to shoot in the field, how to creatively adapt storytelling techniques given limited access to their subjects, and to what extent the coronavirus shifts the focus and scope of their stories. Hear from our panelists as they share their experiences and insights about what working during a global pandemic really looks like.
Moderator: Michael Kinomoto, Supervising Producer
Panelists: Bernardo Ruiz, Director of The Graduates/Los Graduados, Harvest Season and Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground, Beth Levison, Producer of Women in Blue, Made in Boise, and Untitled Storm Lake Project, Phil Bertelsen, Director of Chisolm 72: Unbought and Unbossed, Who Killed Malcom X and Untitled Withers Project, Derek Howard, Cinematographer of The Hottest August, and Carrie Lozano, Director, IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, Producer of the Weather Underground.
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Filmmaking During the Pandemic
(10:00AM to 11:15AM)
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Thu, August 6
Thursday, August 6
Virtual Engagement & Impact Workshop
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
How can filmmakers use their stories to engage communities and impact change as physical distancing continues to be the new norm? This workshop will feature an ITVS engagement primer, an interactive OVEE demo, and an opportunity to discuss innovation in impact campaigns.
Speakers: Beatriz Castillo, Sr. Director of Engagement Operations and Sherry Simpson, Sr. Director of Engagement & Impact
Accessibility: Closed Captioning via Rev Live
Virtual Engagement & Impact Workshop
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
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Fri, August 7
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Mon, August 10
Monday, August 10
Brave Space - Mental Health for Storytellers - Open Call Filmmakers
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Join this filmmaker-only conversation led by life coach and counselor, Joëlle Dussek.
Facilitator: Joëlle Dussek, Life Coach and Counselor, and Former Talent and Production Manager
Accessibility: Closed Captioning via Rev Live
Brave Space - Mental Health for Storytellers - Open Call Filmmakers
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Monday, August 10
Brave Space - Mental Health for Storytellers - Short-Form Open Call Filmmakers
(1:00PM to 2:00PM)
Join this filmmaker-only conversation led by life coach and counselor, Joëlle Dussek.
Facilitator: Joëlle Dussek, Life Coach and Counselor, and Former Talent and
Production Manager
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Tue, August 11
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Wed, August 12
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Thu, August 13
Thursday, August 13
Brave Space - Reimagining Public Media - Open Call Filmmakers
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
The long overdue reckoning has come. What does it mean for public media and the independent filmmakers who fuel its most important stories?
Facilitator: Sonya Childress, Senior Fellow with Perspective Fund, and former Director of Partnerships and Engagement for Firelight Media
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Brave Space - Reimagining Public Media - Open Call Filmmakers
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Thursday, August 13
Brave Space - Shorts Production in a Shifting World - Short-Form Open Call Filmmakers
(1:00PM to 2:00PM)
As short form docs gain increasing demand from consumers, nonprofits, brands, and even funders, this work still exists in a "wild west" without any set rules or standards. What is it like to navigate shorts production in a shifting distribution environment with unreliable funding streams? What new challenges are coming up in the midst of a global pandemic? What are the things that keep you going, despite all of that? And how might we collectively leverage the skills, knowledge, and relationships we're building in order to advance our careers and this field? Join colleagues for a brave space discussion on where you can vent, exchange ideas, and have some dedicated time to reflect on what you need in order to do your best work.
Facilitator: Shaady Salehi, Director of Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
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Fri, August 14
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Mon, August 17
Monday, August 17
Distribution During Covid
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
An up-to-the-minute panel discussion featuring players from across the industry addressing how filmmakers can optimize their distribution strategies.
Moderator: Jordana Meade, Director of Distribution
Panelists: Abby Lynn Kang Davis, Founder at Character, Alece Oxendine, Director, Industry & Festival Outreach, Columbia University, Lois Vossen, Executive Producer, Independent Lens and Ursula Liang, Director & Producer, Down a Dark Stairwell
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Distribution During Covid
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
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Tue, August 18
Tuesday, August 18
Public Television Distribution
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
Get the big picture on the various broadcast destinations to which ITVS may submit your film, and learn what qualities align your story with the big series on the PBS primetime schedule.
Speaker: Jordana Meade, Director of Distribution
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Public Television Distribution
(10:00AM to 11:00AM)
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Wed, August 19
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Thu, August 20
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Fri, August 21
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Mon, August 24
Monday, August 24
Marketing & Publicity Workshop
(10:00AM to 11:30AM)
Join leads from ITVS and its publicity agency of record, Beck Media, for a chance to learn everything you need to know for successful collaboration with marketing and publicity experts.
Speakers: Jamedra Brown, Sr. Manager of Marketing & Publicity, Aldo Mora-Blanco, Sr. Content Manager and Tanya Leverault, Manager of Communications & Public Relations
Accessibility: Closed Captioning via Rev Live
Marketing & Publicity Workshop
(10:00AM to 11:30AM)
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Tue, August 25
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Wed, August 26
Wednesday, August 26
Alonzo King Keynote
(1:00PM to 2:00PM)
As documentary filmmakers are creating a vision and path for their work, ITVS is pleased to invite one such artistic master. Hear from choreographer, Alonzo King, founder of the world renowned contemporary dance company, LINES Ballet, as he speaks about collaboration, community, and the creative process.
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Alonzo King Keynote
(1:00PM to 2:00PM)
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Thu, August 27
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Fri, August 28