Keynote Speaker Tom Bernard
Tom Bernard is the co-President and co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world. Under his leadership, Sony Pictures Classics has released such acclaimed documentaries as THE FOG OF WAR, WALTZ WITH BASHIR, WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?, WHY WE FIGHT, and WINGED MIGRATION.
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Workshop with Speakeasy
In this hands-on session, storytelling experts from SpeakeasyDC will walk participants through the process of discovering their own story and shaping it into a compelling narrative. The workshop will be a mix of demonstration, interactive exercises, discussion and feedback from the instructors.
Classes with the Masters
Cinematography with Louie Psihoyos, THE COVE
Editing with Sam Pollard, BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA
Music with Composers John Califra, Brendan Canty and Ion Furjanic
Directing with Leon Gast (WHEN WE WERE KINGS) and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (SOUL POWER)
THROUGH A LENS DARKLY and DIGITAL DIASPORA FAMILY REUNION
Together, THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A PEOPLE and DIGITAL DIASPORA FAMILY REUNION represent a new model of participatory nonfiction filmmaking where the public contributes content that helps unlock hidden or forgotten histories. By merging family photo collections with public archival holdings, the two projects will present a more complete historical record of African Americans as told through the lives of the people who actually lived it.
TIME WARP Camera Demo
Join us for a demonstration of Photron's amazing FASTCAM SA1 camera, used for the slow motion imaging of fascinating phenomena, animal behavior and human feats on Discovery Channel's hit television series, TIME WARP. Viewers see popcorn popping at 10,000 frames per second (fps), water balloons popping at 20,000 fps, and much more.
TOP EXECUTIVES IN ATTENDENCE
Strategic counsel from leaders in the field including representatives from HBO, A&E IndieFilms, Cinetic, b-side, IndiePix, Argus Entertainment, New Video/Docurama, AFI Digital Content Lab, Bay Area Video Coalition, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Planet Green, Sundance Channel, Roadside Attractions, Cactus Three, WE: Women's Entertainment, Smithsonian Channel and A&E Television Network.