THE STAGE 32 MEETUPS
Take your networking off-line. Find film, TV and theater related meetups near you.
Monthly Stage 32 Writers Meetup
Swing by for this month's Stage 32 Happy Writers meetup! Come and meet Stage 32 team members Erik and Matt, as well as your fellow writers!! We had a great turn out last time and we're looking to meet even more of our fantastic writers! Bring your businesscard for a chance to win a free set of development notes! Parking is on location!
Uncovering The Social Intelligence of Film
"Uncovering the Social Intelligence of Film" Closing Night Panel Event & Cocktail party This panel will illustrate the critical role of online data and insights it provides to funding, creating and distributing films. Highly talented and diverse experts from Producing, Distribution & Film financing will discuss their experiences and perspectives around social, perceptual and transactional data and its growing importance in the industry. Moderator: Lori Shwartz Chief Technology Catalyst, CoFounder Story Tech Panel: Jack Davis Crypt TV MIchael Sorenson Director of Operations, Distribber Billie Greif Director of Development, Incorporated Productions Roger Goff Partner, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin LLP
Live On Stage with RB
Conference closing panel events:Our closing panel program kicks off at the Film LA Offices (Sunset & Vine) with HollyShorts, Mayors Office of Film and Television and Stage 32.com for a live recorded event, “Live on Stage32 with RB". After this, our panel party crawl continues on to La Brea + Hollywood for the lastpanel of our conference series at IgnitedSpaces. Enjoy a compelling conversation about Film’s social intelligence, and an after party complete with cocktails and conversation to round outthe evening.Live On Stage with RB – recorded LIVE at Film LAFilm LA offices @ Sunset + VinePresented by Film LA and Stage 32Los Angeles has become a hotbed of film and television activity due to the tripling of the state’stax credit. In this keynote panel we will discuss how you, as a creative, can navigate LA, AccessTax Incentives, reduce costs, find great locations and go over various case studies with ouresteemed panelists. Make your film with the most experienced cast, crew and the best vendorsin the entertainment capital of the world. Refreshments served.Moderator:RB – Founder. Stage 32Panel:Kevin James Film Czar, California Mayor’s Office of Film and TelevisionPaul Audley – President, Film LADaniel Sol – CoFounder HollyShortsJT Mollner HollyShorts Alumni, WriterDirector “Outlaws and Angels” (Sundance, 2016)
How to get the First Feature Funded
How to get your first Feature Film Funded Hosted by Dream Team Directors Cocktail party to follow Award winning Dream Team Directors, Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir, host their legendary panel on film funding. This year they bring together experts that will empower you with tools of the trade for getting your first feature film made. Join the informative and inspired conversation and find out the exact steps to make your dream a reality. Moderators: Daniel Lir Dream Team Directors Bayou Bennett Dream Team Directors Panel: Michael Doven CEO, United Pictures Group Alexandra Boylan Producer Writer, Founder MirrorTree Productions Ramy DuBrow VP of Production, Viva Pictures Alex Flores Producer, Literary Manager, Shoreline Entertainment Jason Brubaker Distribber, FilmmakingStuff.com
Free Scene Study
Pair up to go through scenes with different motivations and choices. Always free!
Building an Audience using Social Media and Marketing H
How to Brand, Market and Build an Audience using Social Media and Marketing Hustle A Fire Side Chat with Indie Film Hustle and Stage32.com Cocktail party to follow You’ve got an amazing script, now what? The first step is to identify your audience & create a brand for yourself that you can leverage when crowdfunding or selling your film. Once your film is done, the next step is marketing and promotion. Join us for a fireside chat with Writer Director and Indie Film Hustle founder, Alex Ferrari, and RB Blotto, Stage32.com founder they offer best practices on building an audience, creating a brand, marketing yourself and your film, and finally, getting the word out via social media, which is crucial to your success. Talky Talkersons: Alex Ferrari – Founder, Indie Film Hustle Richard “RB” Botto – Founder, Stage 32.com
Crowdfunding to Build Independence
"Crowdfunding to Build Independence"Cocktail party to followThe only proven path to independence as an artist is a direct connection to your audience.Crowdfunding is becoming a fundamental piece of most financing plans for independent film.However, many filmmakers miss the opportunity to turn their film funding campaigns into audiencebuilding opportunities that can last an entire career — and provide the groundworkfor theatrical distribution that you control. This class for filmrelated projects will provide thecrowdfunding action plan most likely to create a lasting, flourishing, direct relationship withyour audience. In this workshop, you'll learn how to find your audience, how to structure yourcrowdfunding campaign, how to pick the right goal and backer incentives, and much more. And just so you know...Seed&Spark crowdfunding projects launched by people who've attended this session have a 100% success rate. Just sayin'...About Seed&Spark: Seed&Spark is a crowdfunding and integrated distribution platform forindependent films and film related projects. With the highest success rate in the business(75%!!!), we're helping creators build independent careers one project at a time.Moderator/Speaker:Gerry Maravilla – Seed & Spark
Abundant's Story Playground
Abundant productions presents: Abundant’s Story PlaygroundPresented by Abundant ProductionsA unique and popular Seattle phenomenon is premiering at the 12th Annual HollyShorts Festival and Conference. Cocktail party to followCome experience Abundant Story Playground. An interactive event for creatives from writers,to actors to directors to filmmakers, to audience members who want to play and create in a whole new way. Abundant Story Playground offers an opportunity unlike anything else forcreatives to meet up and collaborate through script reading/writing or concept developmentusing a moderator and professionalcaliber actors to deepen character development and storyline. This highly interactive method disrupts the writing process in a productive way so that writers leave Playground with stronger characters, scenes, and stories.Writers, Actors, Audience Members join the fun!Simply email lorraine@abundantproductions.net with abundant actor or abundant writer or abundant participant in the subject line (deadline: noon Sunday, August 14).
What it Takes to Get into a Film Festival
Film Festival Directors dish on what it takes to get into a Festival How do you get your film or script into a festival? With such a broad question it is easy to see there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. You’ll want to attend this event to hear from our loaded panel who will explain what it really takes. Listen to festival directors from respected festivals across the globe and from California’s own “backyard”, as they offer insight and advice on submitting to festivals including different elements to consider when you are putting together your Festival strategy. This panel is an annual highlight of the HollyShorts Film Festival & Conference and one you won't want to miss. Moderator: Gregory Weinkauf Huffington Post Contributor (Arts, Entertainment, Science) Panel: Bojana Sandic - Newport Beach Film Festival Programming Director, Short Films Eva Gross - Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting contest Alex Diatangis - NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Outreach Director Sandra Seeling Lipski – Mallorca Film Festival (Spain), Festival Founder Daniel Sol - HollyShorts Film Festival Festival CoFounder
Transitioning from Film to TV to the Digital World
The transition from television and film to digital can be a bumpy one and you probably have alot of questions. How are they similar and different? Is digital a hybrid of film & TV or something else altogether? Where do I start?Join us for a lively discussion as our moderator Cheryl Bedford, Production Manager fromAwestruck TV and our panel of experts answer all of your questions and more. Fromdocuseries and web series to features, they’ll give you insight into making the transition fromtraditional film and media, and engage and guide you with a discussion on what is trending inthe digital space.Moderator:Cheryl Bedford Line Producer, Production ManagerPanel:Casey Fenton – Senior Line Producer, Awesomeness TVSam Limore – Head of Production, Awesomeness TVKim Scott – Line Producer,, Millennial Moms NetworkShaye Ogbonna – WriterDirectorShawn Dempewolff – WriterComedianProducerNneka Enurah VP of Digital Content & Communications, Authentic Entertainment
Sundance
Helloooo, if you're attending "NextFest" - Sundance's celebration of film and music - 8/12 - 8/14, let's meet up! I'm not sure how crazy the new outdoor venue will be "Next Door" - but suggesting we meet there about 8pm and check it out! More info here: http://www.sundance.org/festivals/next-fest. UPDATE: I learned that NEXT DOOR will be closing at 8:pm for a private event, however, I will be there from 11am - 7:00pm, so please stop in and say hello!
New Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Alliance of Women Directors (7pm panel) The Alliance of Women Directors is the only organization solely dedicated to the education, support and advocacy for women directors in the entertainment industry. All women directors are invited to join! www.allianceofwomendirectors.org TODAY'S PANEL: New Frontiers in Virtual Reality Hosted by Alliance of Women Directors, Cocktail party to follow AWD presents New Frontiers in Virtual Reality a panel with amazingly talented filmmakers that are creating content in the VR space. Tune in to hear about this new form of storytelling and how these women are helping to pave the way for this exciting medium. Moderator: Hilari Scarl DirectorProducer, AWD Events Chair Panel: Annie Lukowski Vanishing Point Media Evette Vargas CEO, VR Story Storyteller, Digital Reign Productions Celine Tricart = Director, Stereographer (aka 3D Specialist) Jessica Kantor DirectorProducer, Benenson Productions, Wondros, ExpectVR Julie Young Producer, Emblematic Group Lima Mora Tech Developer and Cinematic Virtual Reality Innovation Specialist
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