This Saturday and Sunday June 9 & 10

Northwest Production Forums

“How do I sell the movie?” - A successful commercial film project needs to be well packaged with a plan in place for selling it to a financier, getting it to the industry and reaching an audience. In this series of forums, successful film producers, financiers and distributors will share wisdom and insights on how to get a movie sold.

Saturday

Forum 1 –Reaching an Audience
Saturday, June 9 10:00AM, NWFF

How do buyers decide what acquisitions to make and how do you position a film for sale? What do you need to know about your film’s audience? What does every film need? Are buyers looking for marketing plans from filmmakers? Are there any rules or do you just make the film you want to make and see what happens?

Guest: Sarah Lash, Cinetic Media

Forum 2 –Getting a Film to the Industry
Saturday, June 9 12:30 PM, NWFF Cinema 1

A moderated discussion with producers who specialize in packaging films for distributors. Learn the right moves to make once the film has wrapped including how to package a film, develop marketing plans and make decisions about festival submission.

Guests:
Larry Estes
Additional OOT Guest TBD
Moderated by Geoff Miller

Sunday

Forum 3 – Attracting the Financier
Sunday, June 10 10:00 AM, NWFF Cinema 1

What are film financers looking for in a project? How should you package your film to make it interesting to a production company or film financier? What are the incentives for investors you need to highlight? Learn from the experts who can provide insight into finding financing both locally and nationally and how to close the deal.

Guests: Hal “Corky” Kessler, Lance Rosen, Tom Gorai (ShadowCatcher Ent)

Forum 4 – Selling to the Producer
Sunday, June 10 1:00PM, NWFF Cinema 1

A moderated discussion with creative producers who have a proven track record for developing successful film projects. What are the key elements in putting together a film project that is realistic, executable, and compelling? This lively discussion will include choosing a script, decisions about attachments of cast and crew, budget and production plans and when you get the meeting – how to sell it.

Guests: Michael Caldwell, Vulcan Productions, Holly Becker
Moderated by Geoff Miller