SHOOT‘s New Directors Showcase celebrates its 11th year on the evening of Thursday, May 23, at the DGA Theatre in New York City, highlighted by the introduction of a 2013 roster consisting of 35 up-and-coming directors–27 individual helmers and four duos.
At the other end of the filmmaking continuum are several accomplished, lauded directors who will be front and center at SHOOT‘s counterpart daytime event, the Directors/Producers Forum, also on May 23 at the DGA Theatre. These filmmakers include: Joe Berlinger, a Best Feature Documentary Oscar nominee (Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory) and two-time Emmy winner (with a total of seven career Emmy nominations); Henry-Alex Rubin, also Academy Award-nominated for a feature documentary (Murderball); Cynthia Wade, a Short Subject Documentary Oscar winner (for Freeheld) and again nominated in that same category this year (for Mondays at Racine); Matthew O’Neill, who teamed with Jon Alpert to direct Redemption, nominated for a 2013 Short Subject documentary Academy Award ; and Bryan Buckley whose Asad was also a Best Live-Action Short Oscar nominee in 2013.
Wade and O’Neill will kick off the Forum with a morning “Screening Room” during which we will show excerpts from Mondays at Racine and Redemption. The directors will provide backstory on the respective films while also discussing their diversification into commercialmaking.
Capping the Forum will be two separate afternoon “In The Director’s Chair” sessions–the first with documentarian/commercialmaker Henry-Alex Rubin whose fiction feature film debut, Disconnect, was recently released nationwide. He will chat about how he brought his documentary sensibilities to bear on Disconnnect, which stars Jason Bateman, and reflect on his ongoing spotmaking career at Smuggler.
This will be followed by an “In The Director’s Chair” discussion with Joe Berlinger whose documentary work continues to be insightful, game changing and acclaimed. Last year 2012 saw him earn his first Oscar nomination (for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory) as well as three Emmy nominations (two for Paradise Lost 3, one for Paul Simon’s Graceland Journey: Under African Skies). These were his fifth, sixth and seventh Emmy noms, which include two wins–for Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America and Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. Berlinger will also discuss his continuing involvement in the meshing of advertising, entertainment and documentary filmmaking with a body of work via @radical.media that includes the Sundance Channel’s Iconoclasts, the Power of Dreams documentary series for Honda, and an ambitious Cadillac campaign out of Fallon, Minneapolis.
Sandwiched in-between these director-driven sessions will be three Forum panel discussions and lunch. An early afternoon panel will feature director Bryan Buckley as he shares the path of his short film Asad which went from its debut at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival to earning an Oscar nomination. His reflections will be part of a discussion exploring the strategic underpinnings of elevating project awareness, helping worthwhile work to get seen and recognized. Moderated by Gerald Giannone, SHOOT co-owner and founder of the SHOOT Publicity Wire, this panel discussion will also feature insights from Bladimiar Norman, sr. VP marketing, The Weinstein Co., and Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus, co-directors, producers of Sexy Baby.
Morning and midday panels are Fresh Produce, and The Visual Flow, respectively. The former will look at content forms that are emerging as the advertising and entertainment communities come together in different ways. Among the panelists is Matt Bonin, chief production officer of Ogilvy & Mather, Kristen Finch, director of digital production at Grey NY, Rebecca Skinner, executive producer/managing director of HSI, and Hafeez M. Saheed, head of production/executive producer at Nickelodeon Creative Advertising. Also featured in the conversation are legal context from advertising/entertainment industry attorney Jeffrey A. Greenbaum of FKKS, and a video library/resource perspective provided by Ross Drabow of T3 Media.
Our midday Visual Flow session will delve into workflow concerns and issues stemming from the growing prominence of digital cinematography. The discussion will feature expertise from such panelists as cinematographer Steven Poster, ASC, president of the International Cinematographers Guild’ director/producer James Stewart, a pioneering voice in 3D; colorist Billy Gabor of Company 3; Lynn Gustafson who is rental manager of ARRI CSC; and Michael Cioni, CEO and founder of post house Light Iron.
The Forum will provide a learning and networking opportunity for directors, producers, cinematographers, ad agency creatives/producers, feature & independent film, TV & cable executives, production & post company executives and artisans.
2013 marks the ninth year that the SHOOT New Directors Showcase event will be held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre on West 57th Street in New York City. Both the daytime Directors/Producers Forum agenda and the New Directors Showcase evening program combine to provide an ideal environment for filmmakers, commercialmakers and production and post executives and artisans involved in all types of content creation to capitalize on new business opportunities, share expertise, meet new project partners, initiate creative collaboration, source new possibilities for work and help define opportunities in an evolving marketplace now clearly spanning advertising and entertainment (and the merging of those two worlds).
Schedule of events
Here’s a look at the Forum interview sessions and panels:
9:30-9:55am: Event check in
10:00am Welcome & Introduction to first session
10:00 -11:00 am: Screening Room
SHOOT screens excerpts from notable short films that made their mark this awards show season, followed by an interview with the filmmakers behind the lauded work.
>Cynthia Wade, who won a Short Subject Documentary Oscar for Freeheld in 2008 and was nominated in the same category this year for Mondays at Racine, the story of two sisters who run a beauty salon on Long Island. Every third Monday of the month, their salon, called Racine, provides free beauty services for women undergoing chemotherapy. She will discuss backstory on Mondays at Racine and embarking on a new commercials/branded content chapter in her career, having just signed with Recommended Media.
>Matthew O’Neill, who teamed with Jon Alpert to direct Redemption, also nominated this year for a Short Subject Documentary Oscar. O’Neill and Alpert also directed the 2010 Academy Award-nominated documentary short, China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province.
11:00am-12:00pm: Fresh Produce
A cross section of production executives discuss their roles, current projects and perspectives on how they see the advertising and entertainment communities coming together. Joining the conversation will be a leading advertising/entertainment industry attorney who will provide valuable information regarding advertising, branded, & entertainment content.
Panelists
>Matt Bonin, chief production officer, Ogilvy & Mather. Matt will discuss notable recent work at Ogilvy, an addition to its in-house filmmaking capabilities, and reflect on the evolution of content in the advertising/entertainment sector.
>Ross Dabrow, VP sales, T3Media – working with the some of the world’s leading video libraries, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, National Geographic and The New York Times, Ross will discuss trends in footage usage to solve creative and budget challenges and how media owners can generate new value from their content.
>Kristen Finch, director of digital production, Grey New York. With credits that include Canon USA’s “Project Imagin8ion,” which was honored by the Next Awards in the Integrated Campaign category last year, Finch will discuss production opportunities opening up in the digital space.
>Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, partner in leading entertainment & advertising law firm, FKKS.
Jeffrey adds legal perspective to the overall discussion by answering the question, When advertising and entertainment come together, what is that you’ve created, who should own it, what rights do you need, and what laws apply? And what happens when you add social media and multiple screens into the mix?
>Hafeez M. Saheed, head of production/executive producer, Nickelodeon Creative Advertising . Hafeez will discuss the passion and development required to be an effective producer sharing insights into the branded and non-branded advertising his team does for clients including Toyota, Target, Hasbro, Nintendo, Nationwide Insurance and many others.
>Rebecca Skinner, executive producer/managing director of HSI. Rebecca will address new content opportunities emerging at HSI, including its collaboration with Anomaly on the Captain Morgan documentary The Unsinkable Henry Morgan, which recently debuted on the Sundance Channel.
Noon-1:00pm: The Visual Flow
Leading cinematographers and production/post artisans discuss how they dovetail with respect to workflow stemming from the growing prominence of digital cinematography.
Panelists
>Michael Cioni, CEO and founder of Light Iron, a company specializing in mobilized postproduction and progressive file-based workflow. As the Digital Intermediate Supervisor on features such as 42 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, as well as music videos for Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, Cioni shares his perspective on post workflow for digital cinematography.
>Billy Gabor, Colorist, Company 3, experienced in commercials, music videos, TV shows and features. Gabor helped to found Company 3’s original East Coast presence, the new New York location, Atlanta location and full scale DI Theatre. He’ll discuss the colorist’s relationship with cinematographers and directors as well as recent work.
>Lynn Gustafson, rental manager, ARRI CSC, NJ, coordinates the daily camera rental activity and manages the digital workflow department. Responsible for guiding and assisting clients with workflow paths that are specific to their needs, he will provide insights into how he does this.
>Steven Poster, ASC. The president of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) shares his perspective and experience on workflow for digital cameras.
>James Stewart of Geneva Film Co., Toronto, and the L.A.-headquartered Tate USA’s 3D division T-3D. Stewart is a leading 3D director, producer and pioneer. His 3D short, Beatrice Coron’s Daily Battles, was recently screened at this year’s TED Conference to rave reviews. He will discuss 3D relative to post workflow.
>Bradford Young. Winner of The Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic for his work on a pair of films: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Mother of George. Young shares his digital lensing and workflow experiences.
1:00-1:45pm: LUNCH & Casual Conversation downstairs at the DGA
2:00-3:00pm: Project Awareness: The Journey from Good Work to Widely Recognized & Award-honored WorkThis session will explore strategic approaches that can help elevate your project and career. Considering today’s fragmented media market, abundance of available content, rising costs and exploding time constraints, creating the work has become only half the battle; getting people to see it is the other half. Even if you’ve never taken a business class, developing a sense of awareness concepts such as brand building and product differentiation to elevate your project and/or career to a higher levels is essential to rise above the hum to create “Buzz.” Directors share their experiences and strategies during the last year from the time their project debuted to now. We’ll also hear about new and traditional public relations methods that directors, producers, production cos, studios, and agencies can integrate into their work process to increase their “brand” success rate in award shows, film festivals and landing new projects. A senior marketing pro joins the conversation to share lessons learned and winning strategies used in feature film Academy Season marketing.
Panelists
>Jill Bauer, co-director & producer and Ronna Gradus, co-director, producer & DP, Sexy Baby, a documentary about sexiness & the Cyber Age join the discussion adding insight into their film festival experiences and how they arranged for the film to be available on iTunes, Amazon and other digital stores.
>Bryan Buckley, director, Hungry Man will share his experiences from the debut of Asad at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival to Oscar nomination on afternoon session is Hungry Man director . At last year’s Forum, we were fortunate to have Bryan share the backstory of the making of Asad, so we are thrilled that he is joining us for a return engagement to provide insight into his experiences on the film fest circuit and what it meant to receive an Oscar nomination.
>Bladimiar Norman, sr. VP, Marketing, The Weinstein Co. who has been involved in multiple marketing campaigns for Oscar-winning films including The Hurt Locker, The Artist and Silver Linings Playbook. He’ll share perspective and insights into successful film marketing.
Moderator: Gerald Giannone, SHOOT co-owner and founder of the SHOOT Publicity Wire.
Additional Panelists to be Announced
3:00:-3:45pm: In The Director’s Chair On Stage Interview: Henry-Alex Rubin
Henry-Alex Rubin joins editor, Bob Goldrich, on stage for a one-on-one interview. His filmography includes the Oscar-nominated feature documentary Murderball, and commercials (via Smuggler) that have collectively earned 14 Cannes Lions. Rubin will discuss his just debuted first fiction feature, Disconnect, as well as how his documentary, narrative feature and spotmaking experiences inform one another. Disconnect an official selection at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals stars Jason Bateman and centers on a group of people searching for human connections in today’s wired world.
4:00-4:45pm: In The Director’s Chair On Stage Interview: Joe BerlingerLast year saw Joe Berlinger garner an Oscar nomination for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory as well as three Emmy noms (two for Paradise Lost 3, one for Under African Skies), adding to an acclaimed filmography that also includes a DGA Award (for Brother’s Keeper), a pair of Emmy wins (for Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America and Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills) and assorted other honors. Documentary filmmaker Berlinger is also positioned at the intersection of advertising and entertainment with a body of work that include the Sundance Channel series Iconoclasts, the Power of Dreams documentary series for Honda, other varied forms of branded content, and commercials, among the latest being an ambitious Cadillac campaign for Fallon.
4:45pm: Forum EndsThe Forum will end at 4:45pm allowing Attendees time to check in at their offices or explore the surrounding area before returning to the DGA Theatre between 5:30-5:50pm to check in for the evening Showcase Screening, New Directors Panel & After party.
The SHOOT New Directors Showcase Screening & After Party5:30-5:55pm: Check in & Take Seats
6:00pm: Welcome Remarks SHOOT and DGA
6:10-7:10pm: The Showcase Reel ScreeningSee the debut of the 2013 11th Annual New Directors Showcase reel – work from the 32 directors/directing teams who made the final cut in this year’s New Directors Search conducted from January-March.
Here’s the lineup of directors selected for the 11th annual New Directors Showcase, who’s work will be seen this evening:
Olivier Agostini
Erik Anderson
Michele Atkins
Chuck Blumberg
Zach Borst
Brewer (Ben & Alex Brewer)
Carmen Chaplin
Ross Ching
Grainger David
Lance Edmands
Ellen Houlihan
Ben Liam Jones
Ian Kammer
Jamie Kingham
Kyle Lavore
Kathleen Lorden
Los P๏ฟฝrez
Adam Makarenko
James Mann
Mark and Amanda
Stephanie Martin
Phillip Montgomery
Neaman/Southworth
Andreas ๏ฟฝhman
Gabriel Olson
Denis Parchow
Noah Paul
Stephen Reedy
Aion Velie
Corydon Wagner
Anthony Wilson
The directors in this year’s Showcase come from a wide variety of backgrounds including a host of unaffiliated newcomers. The work entered in the 2013 New Directors Showcase search spanned documentaries, features, commercials, alternative media content, TV programs, music videos, spec and student fare. The body of selected work represents a far reaching range of genres, styles, emotions and platforms, all reflected in SHOOT‘s 11th Annual New Directors Showcase Reel.
“We’re never quite sure what to expect when we start to view each year’s New Directors Showcase submissions,” SHOOT publisher & editorial director, Roberta Griefer, noted, adding that “this year’s selections won’t disappoint when the reel debuts on the evening of May 23rd. It’s as exciting to see each year’s reel debut on the Big Screen as it was the first time eleven years ago.” Always making it extra special is that many of the directors in the Showcase are there for the debut.
7:15-8:15pm: Panel: Meet The New DirectorsPanel discussion with six of the new directors selected into the 2013 NDS to learn more about them. Two Industry pros provide perspective.
Panelists:
Six of the New Directors and…
>David Rolfe, Director of Integrated Production, BBDO New York, believes “production is about passion and discipline, relevance and art, all wrapped in a never say it can’t be done attitude.” Overseeing all of BBDO’s production areas: content (film & art buying), interactive (digital), tactile (print/out-of-home/packaging/installations) and industry (in-house production facilities such as The Kitchen and K5), Rolfe recently joined BBDO to break new barriers with innovative and cross-medium work.
>Bonnie Goldfarb, Co-founder & Executive Producer, harvest films. One of the industries top production companies, known for smart, insightful and creative work, harvest has been the recipient of hundreds of awards including Cannes Lions, Clios, and DandAD pencils. She remains fiercely passionate about
developing directors and producing and has been a leader in promoting sustainable business practices, including carbon reduction within the industry.
8:15-10:00pm: The After Party
After the panel, attendees head downstairs at the DGA for cocktails and food to mingle with new directors, ad agency creatives & producers and members of the production community.
Who Should Attend? The Forum and New Directors Showcase agendas are designed to provide a networking day and evening for filmmakers, videomakers, commercialmakers, ad agency creatives & producers, TV/Cable/Online/Movie development & production execs and brand marketers. Leading directors, agency creatives, production & post execs & artisans will share their expertise, helping to define opportunities in an evolving marketplace spanning advertising and entertainment. Sharing perspectives, experiences and backstories, they’ll provide valuable information on production, workflow and multi-disciplinary talent to help attendees take advantage of new opportunities and provide ideas for realizing creative vision and objectives on upcoming projects.
Where & When? Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, at Directors Guild (DGA) Theatre, 110 W. 57th St., NYC
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SHOOT is pleased to announce the final lineup of 2013 SHOOT Directors/Producers Forum & 11th Annual New Directors Showcase Event Sponsors:
Lead Sponsors: DGA, harvest films, One at Optimus
Silver Sponsors: FKKS, Company 3, Method Studios
Bronze Sponsors: Light Iron, Nevada Film Office, T3Media
