October 14 2017
Imagine Science Film Market
Connect with a global science film network at Imagine Science Films' first film market.
Imagine Science Film Market
Join Imagine Science Films for our first film market.
Join Imagine Science Films for our first film market. To kickoff the weekend of the festival and ten years of IMAGINE we are bringing together science film distribution companies for a discussion about the industry.
DATE
Saturday, October 14, 2017
TIME
1:00 - 4:00 PM
VENUE
Wollman Hall at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School - 65 west 11th Street (take the elevator to the 5th floor) MAP
WHO
Distribution companies, small to large, traditional to nontraditional, print to video and beyond! All filmmakers, producers and film production companies via ISF, TFI and other valuable networks. We are open to all – this is a networking event!
RSVP at info@imaginesciencefilms.org
Saturday, October 14, 2017
TIME
1:00 - 4:00 PM
VENUE
Wollman Hall at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School - 65 west 11th Street (take the elevator to the 5th floor) MAP
WHO
Distribution companies, small to large, traditional to nontraditional, print to video and beyond! All filmmakers, producers and film production companies via ISF, TFI and other valuable networks. We are open to all – this is a networking event!
RSVP at info@imaginesciencefilms.org
Get ready to speak directly with distributors over bites + refreshments. Bring your ideas, questions, pen and paper and a lot of business cards.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Tables (10-20): Each company will have a small table for materials and sign up. This will also include information on grants and other opportunities in addition to distribution application protocols. It will be an opportunity for our distribution day partners/sponsors to advertise their work and programs useful to our filmmaker community.
5 Minute Presentations: Each company will speak and provide a short presentation if they like on their work and programs useful to our filmmakers.
2 Discussions: We will have at least 2 discussion + Q & A sessions – one focused on the industry and another on how best to use the tools, materials and contacts presented in the fair day. How to maximize your portfolio and distribution network.
Be prepared to speak one-on-one with distributors over refreshments and snacks. Bring your ideas, questions, notes, pen and paper and a lot of business cards.
Discussion topics:
Tables (10-20): Each company will have a small table for materials and sign up. This will also include information on grants and other opportunities in addition to distribution application protocols. It will be an opportunity for our distribution day partners/sponsors to advertise their work and programs useful to our filmmaker community.
5 Minute Presentations: Each company will speak and provide a short presentation if they like on their work and programs useful to our filmmakers.
2 Discussions: We will have at least 2 discussion + Q & A sessions – one focused on the industry and another on how best to use the tools, materials and contacts presented in the fair day. How to maximize your portfolio and distribution network.
Be prepared to speak one-on-one with distributors over refreshments and snacks. Bring your ideas, questions, notes, pen and paper and a lot of business cards.
Discussion topics:
- How has distribution changed in the last 5-10 years and what do filmmakers need to know? What's the best way to navigate the film distribution world?
- Where do you start? Everything you need to know about distribution and outreach of your film from print marketing, social media campaign strategies to dealmaking with large multimillion dollar companies…
- Advice for filmmakers on how to carve out a niche, style, brand. Examples of filmmakers who have done this well. Being versatile vs having a signature style in the world of science filmmaking.
ISF MARKET PARTNERS
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Tribeca Film InstituteTribeca Film Institute champions storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world.
Each year, we identify a diverse group of exceptional filmmakers and media artists then empower them with funding and resources to fully realize their stories and connect with audiences. Further, our education programs empower students through hands-on training and exposure to socially relevant films, offering young people the media skills necessary to be creative and productive global citizens. -
AeonSince 2012, Aeon has established itself as a unique digital magazine, publishing some of the most profound and provocative thinking on the web. We ask the big questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts. -
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff. -
NautilusNautilus is a different kind of science magazine. It delivers deep, undiluted, narrative storytelling to bring science into the largest and most important conversations we are having today. It challenges the reader to consider the connecting tissue that runs through the sciences and connects them to philosophy, culture and art. -
Science/AAASThe world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals, AAAS has individual members in more than 91 countries around the globe. -
LabocineLabocine is an Imagine Science Films initiative to extend our film programming to a broader and diverse audience. By November 2016, we will have approximately 1,000 film titles from 200 countries for all ages brought to you by artists, scientists, filmmakers and educators.
