Your fundraising secret weapon
Festivals are overrated and conferences are underrated. Leverage special events in your film’s target audience area to connect with funders and supporters.
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Festivals are overrated and conferences are underrated. Leverage special events in your film’s target audience area to connect with funders and supporters.
Save a seatSave a seatWatch the RecordingYour fundraising secret weapon
Festivals are overrated and conferences are underrated. Leverage special events in your film’s target audience area to connect with funders and supporters.
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Conferences are a critical part of an effective fundraising strategy. Whether you’re in production, post, and distribution, conferences will help you reach unexpected funders. Join Karen Everett (New Doc Editing) and Keith Ochwat (Show&Tell) to discuss how conferences will open new funding doors and how you can edit an effective conference cut of your film.
About Your Instructor
About Your Instructors
Keith Ochwat
Keith is the founder of the Show&Tell virtual screening platform and leads the Show&Tell educational course.
After producing his own documentaries for 12 years, he’s advised hundreds of filmmakers on their distribution fundraising strategy.
He's delivered keynote presentations on distribution at filmmaking organizations like IDA and IFP and his work has appeared in IndieWire and Documentary Magazine.
Karen Everett
Karen Everett is one of the world's leading documentary Story Consultants, as well as an award-winning filmmaker. Founder of New Doc Editing, she has helped hundreds of filmmakers structure documentaries for PBS, HBO, Sundance, and other top venues.
Karen taught documentary editing for 18 years at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley, named the #1-ranked documentary program in America by "Documentary Magazine". Her business also provides experienced editors.
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