Monday, November 15, 2010
Doors Open: 7:00pm
Discussion & Audience Q&A: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Wine Reception to Follow
The Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theater
611 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Complimentary press tickets: rsvp@acmepr.net
Now what? You’ve just poured your life and life savings into making your film, and you’re wondering, what’s next? What’s the best path to take to get your doc out into the world? Who can you turn it over to so you can get to that next great doc you’re itching to make? How can you really make an impact with your film? Spanning festivals, distribution, domestic and international sales, as well as theatrical release, our panel of doc insiders provide insight and expertise on traditional and non-traditional distribution and exhibition options for documentary films, the state of the marketplace, and what to do–and not do–to get your film seen and sold. Expect frank conversation.
Eric d’Arbeloff, Roadside Attractions
Eric d’Arbeloff is the Co-President of Roadside Attractions, an independent film distribution company committed to championing films that entertain, delight, and enlighten audiences of all kinds. The company works with filmmakers to devise innovative marketing strategies that encourage audiences to see films that are not typical studio fare. Previous theatrical releases include Supersize Me, Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic, IOUSA, Goodbye Solo, The September Issue, and The Academy Award-Winning documentary The Cove.
Christian Gaines, Withoutabox, a division of IMDb.com
Christian Gaines was born in Belgium, raised in the United Kingdom and now lives in the United States. Christian joined the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988 and was appointed Film Programmer at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. From 1996 to 2000, he served as Festival Director and Director of Programming for the Hawaii International Film Festival, and after that served as Director of Festivals at the American Film Institute from 2000 – 2008. During this time, Christian ran AFI FEST presented by Audi, was key to the launch of SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival and was instrumental in developing a strategic alliance with the American Film Market. Most recently, Christian joined the Withoutabox division of IMDb.com, focusing on festival strategy and business development.
Elliott Kanbar, President, QUAD MEDIA
Elliott Kanbar has been the President of the QUAD MEDIA in New York and its affiliate QUAD CINEMA 4-WALL SELECT since its inception 38 years ago. The QUAD CINEMA is a pre-eminent theatre playing films from major indie distributors such as Sony Pictures Classics, Lionsgate, Miramax and Fox Searchlight to name a few. Kanbar now devotes his time assisting filmmakers without a distributor to get their films booked in major New York theatres and reviewed by major New York film critics. One of Manhattan’s largest local magazines, “New York Resident” included Kanbar in their list of one of the “Top 100 New Yorkers Of The Year”.
Annie Roney, Managing Director, ro*co films
Annie Roney is the founder of ro*co films international with 18 years of experience in the international distribution of feature documentaries. In addition to international distribution, ro*co has opened a new educational distribution division – ro*co films educational, and has partnered with OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network to create a Documentary Film Club. Since founding ro*co films in 2000, ro*co has represented award-winning docs including eight Oscar-nominated feature documentaries such as Born Into Brothels, Jesus Camp, The English Surgeon, Pray the Devil Back to Hell, Gunner Palace, The Weather Underground, Promises, Street Fight, No End in Sight, The Devil Came on Horseback and Billy the Kid.
Marjan Safinia, Moderator
Marjan Safinia is an Iranian documentary filmmaker. Her first film, But You Speak Such Good English (UK), explores different aspects of the first generation Iranian immigrant experience from the insider’s perspective and played at over 20 festivals internationally. Her feature debut, Seeds, tells the story of ten brave teenagers from the world’s most troubled conflict zones coming together to live side-by-side for one life-changing summer in Maine. Seeds premiered as the Opening Night Film at SilverDocs and went onto play at over 50 international film festivals. Marjan is a well-known figure in the documentary community, and currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association as well as co-hosting the pre-eminent documentary community online, The D-Word.
IDA members: $15 / Non-members: $20
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