Empower the filmmaker.

Third Annual Filmmaker Forum

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October 19, 20, and 21, 2007

Directors Guild of America

7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046 (click for map)
Parking free for Filmmaker Forum attendees; enter on Hayworth.

PLEASE NOTE: Film Independent members (whether or not they are registered for the Forum) may bring a guest to the screening of The Kite Runner on Oct. 19, but MUST RSVP by calling 310.432.1222 and leaving a clear message with the member's name, membership number, and whether they will be attending the screening with a guest. Forum registrants who are not Film Independent members do not need to RSVP but cannot bring a guest to the screening.

The Forum will give you options you may not know you have. You'll get real-world advice you won't find in a book to empower you to make the best decisions for your film.

Events include:

A sneak screening of Marc Forster's The Kite Runner followed by a Q&A with producers Bill Horberg, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Bennett Walsh, and Rebecca Yeldham.

Hosted networking lunches and cocktail receptions

Expert panel discussions covering:

• The Money: Where it Is and How to Get It
• The Production: Getting Started, Budgeting and Scheduling, and The Nuts and Bolts
• The Deals: Demystifying Contracts
• Getting Your Foot In the Door and Your Film Off the Ground
• Your Sales Team
• Your Festival Strategy
• The Sales: Deconstructing a Contract
• The Professionals' Advice: Positioning Your Film for Success
• Hybrid Distribution: The Best of Both Worlds

"Film Independent's seminars offer current and practical information on getting your film made—it's like a concentrated, useful dose of film school." —Ron Yerxa, producer, Little Miss Sunshine and Little Children

Three days of the best help you can get.

To empower. To support. To help succeed. It's what Film Independent has been doing for filmmakers since the beginning. And now we've raised the bar on empowerment with our 3rd Annual Filmmaker Forum. If you're an independent filmmaker trying to further your career in the industry, this is one weekend you can't afford to miss. Join some of the world's most successful independent filmmakers, executives, and influencers as they share valuable and honest insight on getting movies produced, bought, and sold. You'll leave with the solid solutions and tools you need to help make your movie—and your career—more successful.