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Developing a sellable scriptThursday, April 8, 10:30 AMSession Sponsor Before you set fingers to computer, check out this panel. Learn how to shape your script in the most productive direction. Start asking yourself the hard questions: Who is your audience? Why do they want to see this film? What talent can bring on board for the project? Will people pay to know how your story ends? Join ReelWorld and Astral Media - The Harold Greenberg Fund, as we and a group of industry panelists help you find your way through the development process. Also on the panel is producer/screenwriter Lynne Stoltz.
Moderator
John Galway - President of English Language Programming at Astral Media - The Harold Greenberg Fund
Panel
Lynne Stoltz - Producer/screenwriter
Damon D'Oliviera - Producer/actor, Partner - Conquering Lion Pictures
Alison Duke - Filmmaker
Angela Argento - Literary Agent - Catalyst Talent Creative Management inc.
Distribution: What you need to knowFriday, April 9, 10:30 AMJoin Moderator Kristine Estorninos who manages distribution at Ouat Media as she guides a panel of industry professionals through the murky waters of distribution. This panel will help you develop the knowledge you need to take on the challenges you face today.
Moderator
Kristine Estorninos - Ouat Media
Panel
David Miller - President/Producer, DRM Productions
Shane Smith - Director of Public Programmes, TIFF Bell Lightbox
Anna Tsoulogiannis - Programmer, Movieola--The Short Film Channel
Jessica Parkinson - Acquisitions Supervisor, Ouat Media Inc
Caroline Habib - Acquisitions & Broadcast Sales for Mongrel Media
How to run a successful business when the product is YOU: Being a Professional ActorFriday, April 9, 2:30 PMSession Sponsor How do you become a professional actor? How do you carve out a realistic business plan for yourself? What strategies can you implement? How do you take the proper steps to achieve your goal of working as an actor and getting paid properly? This panel, moderated by ReelWorld Film Festival programmer Allison Wilson-Forbes, will explore both traditional and non-traditional approaches to building your career. Also on the panel will be casting director Robin D. Cook and agent Jennifer Goldhar Gossack from The Characters.
Moderator
Allison Wilson-Forbes - ReelWorld Film Festival programmer
Panel
Robin D. Cook - Casting Director Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, Time Traveler's Wife
Jennifer Goldhar Gossack - Agent, The Characters
Larissa Giroux - Manager, CFC Actor Conservatory
Peter Messaline - Performer, writer, career consultant and tax preparer
Jani Lauzon - Co-Chair Actra Diversity Committee
Getting from Here to There: Filmmakers share their secretsSaturday, April 10, 10:00 AMSeveral filmmakers with films at the festival explain what it takes to make a film successfully. Moderated by ReelWorld programmer Bobby Del Rio, we find out how they managed to maneuver through the daily obstacles and achieve their goals. Panelists include producer/writer Quincy Newell (Why We Laugh), director/producer Jay Arthur Sterrenberg (Stages), writer/producer and actor Howard Green (Machete Joe), and directors Warren Sonada (Unrivaled) and Lenin Sivam (1999).
Moderator
Bobby Del Rio - ReelWorld Programmer
Panel
Jay Arthur Sterrenberg - Director/Producer, Stages
Howard Green and Gordon Greene - Writer/Producer and Actor, Machete Joe
Warren Sonada - Director, Unrivaled
Lenin Sivam - Director, 1999
Case Study: feature film Off WorldSaturday, April 10, 12:30 PMSession Sponsor An in-depth look at the process behind ReelWorld's opening night film Off World from idea to completion. Join director/producer Mateo Guez, composer/producer Byron Wong and Moderator Danny Lyon, Feature Film Unit Director for Ontario and Nunavut for Telefilm Canada as we journey through the success and challenges of this film.
Moderator
Danny Lyon - Feature Film Unit Director for Ontario and Nunavut for Telefilm Canada
Panel
Mateo Guez - Director/producer
Byron Wong - Composer/producer
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