Take a seat, tomorrow morning, at the Cantos Music Room (Second Floor, 134 11 Avenue S.E.) if you are planning on making or have a film you're looking to exploit. CIFF has brought together a fantastic line-up of industry experts to give you great insight as you embark upon your first or next filmmaking journey.
These two back-to-back sessions are worth their weight in gold and yet the price of admission is just $5. per program. It's rare to be able to attend a pair of industry panel sessions of this calibre without being a delegate at a costly trade show, so, if you're free tomorrow morning, be sure to attend. It would also be fascinating for anyone wanting deeper insight into the creative process of Directing, Producing and Distributing independent films.
Up first at 10 am is "The Art of Filmmaking", with an 80-minute run time. The focus of this discussion is on direction, with topics ranging from point-of-view to finding your voice and expressing ideas through cinema. The Panellists will talk about vision, expressiveness, style and how to put your own unique look on film. The panel is moderated by Filmmaker David Christensen, Executive Producer of the NFB, North West Centre, with featured guest Directors from the Mavericks Competition: Chris Chong (Karaoke), Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) and Nicolas Perada (Juntos).
Then, at 11:30 am, "Financing and Selling Your Film in the Digital Age" will look at the challenges faced by independent producers who are increasingly looking to non-traditional sources and partners to finance their films in these tough economic times. The session will also focus on changes to the traditional model of film distribution and how filmmakers can build audience within the new models such as Video on Demand, day & date distribution and online communities. Moderated by Calgary based Film Producer Shirley Vercruysse (Burns Films Ltd.) the panelists are: Tom Alexander (Mongrel Media), Robin Smith (KinoSmith Films), Aida LiPera (Visit Films and CIFF Mavericks Juror) and Slava Rubin (Indiegogo.com). This session will run 60-minutes and should be interesting, considering the range of traditional to emerging means of film marketing channels these guests utilize in their businesses.
That's Saturday October 3rd at Cantos. Here's a map:
(Diane Bennett is covering Events, Headliners & Music on Film)
