EVENTS

Industry in Focus: Bringing Up Bobby

Famke Janssen, Director
Phil Hunt, Executive Producer
Moderated by: Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly

Indie Film Innovators: Keeping up with New Thinking in Distribution

Panelists include:
Jon Fougner, Facebook
Tim League, Alamo Drafthouse
Shawn Bercuson, PreScreen
David Fenkel, Oscilloscope
Berry Meyerowitz, Phase Four
Moderated by: Scott Macaulay, Editor-in-chief, Filmmaker Magazine

In Conversation: John Cameron Mitchell and Jonathan Caouette

(Director, “Renee in Waiting”)
Moderated by: John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival

Industry in Focus: Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of Bethany Hamilton, the competitive teen surfer who lost her left arm after a shark attack. Through her sheer determination and unwavering faith, Bethany courageously overcame all odds to once again become a champion.
Panelists include:
Sean McNamara, Director
Bethany Hamilton (real-life inspiration for the film)
Dominic Ianno and David Tice, Executive Producers
Moderated by: Pete Hammond, Deadline.com

State of the Industry: The Present and Future of Indie Film

Panelists include:
John Sloss, Cinetic
Tom Quinn, Magnolia
Rich Klubeck, UTA
Keri Putnam, Sundance Institute
Col Needham, IMDb
Tom Bernard, Sony Pictures Classics
Moderated by: Anne Thompson, thompsononhollywood.com

Women In Film

Panelists include:
Sophia Lin, Producer, “Take Shelter”
Alex Stapelton, Director, “Corman’s World”
Julie Sultan, President of International Sales for W2 Media
Deb McIntosh, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Natalia Almada, Director, “El Velador”
Charlotte Mickie, EVP, International Distribution, Entertainment One
Linda Lichter, Attorney, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols and Adler
Moderated by: Dana Harris, Editor-in-Chief, indieWIRE

The Evolving Nature of Finance and Distribution

Panelists include:
Charles Cohen, Cohen Brothers
Jim Stern, Endgame
Mark Ankner, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Ben Browning, Co-founder & CEO, Wayfare Entertainment
Cameron McCracken, Pathé
Moderated by: Keri Putnam, Sundance Institute

Industry in Focus: Return

Liza Johnson, Director
Linda Cardellini, Actress
Anne Etheridge, Cinematographer
Ben Howe and Noah Harlan, Producers
Moderated by: Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Student Filmmaker Showcase

Indie Directors in Cannes

Panelists include:
Sean Durkin, Director, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Jeff Nichols, Director, “Take Shelter”
Alejandro Landes, Director, “Porfirio”
Nash Edgerton, Director, “Bear”
Amie Siegel, Director, “Black Moon”
Moderated by: James Rocchi, MSN Movies