Industry event preceded by Directors/Producers Forum featuring expertise, insights from accomplished artisans
SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase celebrates its 12th year on the evening of Thursday, May 22, at the DGA Theatre in New York City, highlighted by the introduction of a 2014 roster consisting of 38 up-and-coming directors who fill 32 slots. The field breaks down to the following numbers: 27 individual helmers, one trio and four directorial duos.
At the other end of the filmmaking continuum are various accomplished industry artisans who are slated to share their insights and perspectives earlier in the day at SHOOT’s afternoon Directors/Producers Forum, also at the DGA Theatre. Among the established filmmakers in the “Multi-disciplinary Action: Directors” panel discussion are Tim Piper of film/TV studio Piro who broke new ground with Chipotle’s Farmed and Dangerous, a half-hour comedy series which debuted in February on Hulu and Hulu Plus; Amir Bar-Lev of production house Chelsea whose work spans documentaries (including Happy Valley which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and the Paul McCartney executive produced 12:12:12 documenting the Hurricane Sandy relief concert featuring The Rolling Stones, The Who and Bruce Springsteen) and branded entertainment (Hyundai’s lauded Re:Generation Music Project); and Laura Belsey with a filmography that includes documentaries (Katrina’s Children), shorts, TV (Law & Order: SVU), commercials and branded content. REGISTER HERE FOR COMP TICKET
Belsey is a most appropriate afternoon Forum panelist and evening New Directors Showcase/DGA speaker in that she is not only an established filmmaker but also a mentor for the next generation of directors as a teacher of the commercial directing class at the Graduate Film School of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Joining these and other directors will be Brian Murphy, advertising and entertainment attorney at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz who will offer legal considerations when dealing with certain content platforms.
Other articulate, knowledgeable industry voices to be heard during the course of the Forum are several leading producers on the agency and production house sides of the business. From the former sector, Matt Bonin, chief production officer at Ogilvy & Mather, New York, will discuss some of the quick and nimble content marketing/social media/branding production dynamics he has put into place, underscoring the evolving nature of the role of producers today. Similarly, Steve Humble, executive VP/managing director of production & development at The Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., will share what his shop is doing to adapt to changing times. REGISTER HERE FOR COMP TICKET
Serving on the Forum’s Producers Perspectives panel along with Bonin and Humble will be several production company counterparts who too are evolving and diversifying. Consider Scott Franklin, a producer on the recently released feature Noah and the New York-based executive producer of Chromista, a commercial production house in which director Darren Aronofsky is partnered. Jackie Kelman Bisbee, a co-founder/owner of Park Pictures, has seen that company make a major mark in commercialmaking while extending its reach into theatrical motion pictures with the formation of Park Pictures Features, which had two films debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Justin Moore-Lewy, exec producer of HeLo, has such recent endeavors as the Super Bowl “Epic Night” spot for Budweiser (directed by Jeff Tremaine) and Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary, which debuted at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. And rounding out the panel is Oritte Bendory, exec producer at GARTNER who brings agency experience to her role at the production company.
Other scheduled Forum features include an “In The Director’s Chair” session with a soon-to-be-announced filmmaker.
The Forum will provide a learning and networking opportunity for directors, producers, cinematographers, ad agency creatives/producers, feature and independent film, TV and cable executives, production and post company execs and artisans.
The evening’s New Directors Showcase will put the filmmakers’ work front and center. Work from each director will be shown. Following the Showcase Screening, you’ll hear from several of the directors about work to date and their plans for gaining exposure in the marketplace–along with critiques/observations from industry pros. Then an after-party will afford attendees the opportunity to meet many of the new directors, mingle with industry colleagues and meet potential collaborators and clients. REGISTER HERE FOR COMP TICKET
2014 marks the 10th year that the SHOOT New Directors Showcase event will be held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater on West 57th Street in New York City. Both the afternoon 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).
Event Schedule REGISTER HERE FOR COMP TICKET
2:00-2:25pm: Attendee Check In
2:25: Welcome & Introduction to first session
2:30-3:25pm: Producer Perspectives
Producers discuss their evolving roles as well as issues and developments of concern to them. We’ll hear from heads of production, executive producers and producers in the agency, feature, TV and commercialmaking communities touching upon such areas as content marketing, the logistics of producing a feature while maintaining a commercial/content production company, and marketplace dynamics that get in the way of good work. Panelists include:
–Oritte Bendory, exec producer/head of sales at GARTNER
–Jackie Kelman Bisbee, co-founder/owner, Park Pictures
–Matt Bonin, chief production officer, Ogilvy & Mather, New York
–Scott Franklin, executive producer, Chromista, and producer of the Darren Aronofsky-directed Noah
–Steve Humble, executive VP/managing director of production & development at The Martin Agency
–Justin Moore-Lewy, exec producer of HeLo
3:30-4:25pm: Directors Chair
SHOOT editor Robert Goldrich interviews a leading director (to be announced) whose career spans multiple disciplines, varied accomplishments and collaborations.
4:30-5:30:pm: Multi-disciplinary Action: Directors
A look at the evolving multi-disciplinary world of filmmakers who find their opportunities increasingly spanning varied content platforms from features to documentaries, TV and web series, shorts, commercials and branded entertainment. Plus a perspective on the legal implications of shifting from one platform to the next. Panelists include:
–Amir Bar-Lev, director, Chelsea
–Laura Belsey, director, Shadow Pictures
–Tim Piper, director, Piro
–Brian Murphy, advertising and entertainment attorney at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
5:30-5:45pm: brief break
5:50pm SHOOT & DGA remarks
6:00-6:55pm: Screening of the 2014 12th Annual New Directors Showcase Reel
7:00-8:00pm: Panel: Meet The New Directors
Panel discussion with six of the new directors to learn more about them.
Industry pros provide perspective.
8:00-10:00pm The After Party
After the panel, join us for cocktails and food. Mingle with new directors, ad agency creatives & producers and members of the production community.
Here’s the class of 2014 in SHOOT’s 12th Annual New Directors Showcase:
Rob Adamo
Ruben Barrientos
Alberto Belli
Jason Berger
Jonathan Bregel
Conor Byrne
Patrick Clair
Diego Contreras
Em Cooper
Stephen Frandsen
Scott & Jake Friedman
Logan Hall
J + J
Bess Kargman
David Kestin
The Kloons
Aaron Kodz
Lukas Korver
Brandon LaGanke
Montana Mann
Ari Merkin
Charles Nordeen
Kyle Padilla
Armen Perian
Plummer/Strauss
Bryan Reisberg
Tamara Rosenfeld
Romina Schwedler
Richard Speight, Jr.
Tank + Bunker
Ben Tedesco
Arnaud Uyttenhove
SHOOT Director/Producers Forum and New Directors Showcase 2014 Event Sponsors
Lead Sponsors REGISTER HERE FOR COMP TICKET
harvest
One at Optimus
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Silver Sponsors
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (FKKS)
Company 3
Method Studios
Bronze Sponsors
GARTNER
Film US Virgin Islands (Film USVI)
Palace Production Center
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Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More