Conference Highlights
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HIGHLIGHTS! Silverdocs International Documentary Conference
June 22 – 26, 2010
A CONVERSATION with FCC Chairman,
The Honorable Julius Genachowski
PUBLIC PURPOSE MEDIA IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET
Join actor/director Robert Townsend and the One Economy Corporation for a briefing on the newly launched Public Internet Channel (www.pic.tv).
ANNOUNCING THE PUBLIC MEDIA CORPS: BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
A provocative discussion led by best-selling author, social critic and radio host Michael Eric Dyson and featuring a live taping of his radio show. In collaboration with the National Black Programming Consortium, WEAA-FM and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
DOLLARS AND CENTS: FUNDING AND DISTRIBUTION SESSIONS “One-On-One With The Funders: NEH Humanities Docs”; “International Co-Productions and Sales”; “Dissecting Your Networked Spaces: Top 5 Things in Your Toolbox”, “ITVS Seminar: A Hands-On Guide To Creating a Successful Submission For The ITVS Open Call with Richard Saiz”; “An Insider's Guide to How Factual Television Channels Develop and Commission Programs” with A&E’s Stephen Harris and Peter Hamilton / DocumentaryTelevision.com; “Insider’s Briefing: The CPB/PBS $20 Million Diversity And Innovation Fund Opportunities” with Joseph Tovares, svp for Diversity and Innovation, CPB and John F. Wilson, chief television programming executive, PBS, plus much more…
THE GOOD PITCH @ Silverdocs with special guests from the Ford Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Arabella Strategic Investment Advisors, The Arc, Ashoka, BAVC, CARE, Center for American Progress, Center for Social Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures, CrossCurrents Foundation, The Davis Group, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Greenpeace, Impact Arts + Film Fund, Impact Partners, Tides Foundation, Tribeca Gucci Documentary Fund, Urban Media Solutions, USO, William Penn Foundation.
WHO KILLED BLACK HISTORY MONTH? Teaching, Learning, and Celebrating African American History in the Digital Age
Join Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman for a sneak peek of his documentary feature MORE THAN A MONTH and a preview of the film’s mobile application More Than A Map(p), a collaborative history mapping project.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES GUIDE TO CAPITOL HILL FOR FILMMAKERS with legislative staffers Alisia Essig (office of Rep. Jason Chaffetz/R-UT); Will Jenkins, (office of Sen. Jim Webb/D-VA) and Sonny Sinha, (office of Rep. Louise Slaughter/D-NY).
SIGNATURE “SILVER SESSIONS” WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS REPRESENTING ITVS/INDEPENDENT LENS, Discovery Channel, HBO, A&E Indie Films, National Geographic Channel, Myriad Entertainment, Science Channel, Al Jazeera English, MHz Programming, National Geographic Ventures, Animal Planet, Bay Area Video Coalition, Sundance Channel, LinkTV, NOVA, Active Voice, PBS, Current TV, National Geographic Channels International, Kartemquin, Investigation Discovery, CrowdStarter, The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Borderline Media, San Francisco Film Foundation, Planet Green, American Documentary|POV, New Video/Docurama, Magnolia Pictures, and many more…
PLEASE NOTE: All 2010 Conference Presentations, including registration, take place at Montgomery College/Takoma Park Campus Performing Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (a 15-minute walk or short shuttle bus ride from the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center). Questions? Contact the Conference Desk conference2010@silverdocs.com.
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