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Nigeria International Film Summit
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
2-5 November 2017 |
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Nigeria International Film Summit
Lagos
23-25 May 2018 |
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Finance Conference I:
The Future of Global Film Finance
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The 360 View
Leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and studio executives converge to explore the future of independent film financing, emerging trends and the impact of new platforms on global film finance.
Pitching Essentials
A good pitch can get a bad film made while a bad pitch can leave a terrific project languishing on the shelf. Pitching is part art (it’s creative), part science (it needs to follow a tight script) and part sales (you have to wow them). Conference attendees will learn the essential rules and tools of pitching from the experts.
The 2-Minute Pitches
Volunteers selected in advance will pitch to our expert panel. They will give unvarnished feedback on each pitch – explaining what worked, what didn’t – and why.
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Finance Conference II: Funding Films Today
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Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets
Production quality and talent are more crucial than ever. Producers need to be strategic with their budgets – talent, locations, special effects, crew, everything! Seasoned producers and experts share their advice on how to stretch budgets and get every dollar, euro, pound, yen or franc “on the screen.”
The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen
Our panel of experts will be presented with five film packages – each with
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partial or limited funding. They will explore and disclose how each film could be fully financed. Five case studies; five solutions.
Producing for the Pre-Sales Marketplace
Pre-Selling to territorial Buyers is key to financing most independent films. What are they looking for? Which genres and talent? How do you set a budget that will reflect the marketplace? Discover which projects are most likely to sell globally before they are made.
What They Want: Inside the Major Studios & Online Platforms
The major studios and online platforms are always in search of the next great script. But what do they really want and need? Development executives give insight into what their studio is seeking and the key elements they look for in any script or pitch.
Working with Sales Agents
To reach the global audience, an independent producer’s best ally is their international Sales Agent. Our panel of experts will discuss how to find and work with the right Sales Agent.
The Future of Video On Demand
VOD is now the largest source of revenue for many films. Are we heading towards a future where all films will be available worldwide and where every film will be discoverable by its audience? Producers, distributors and platforms will disclose who is making money, how they are doing it, and what the future holds – separating fact from fiction.
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Shoot the Book! LA: French Publishers Present Original Literary Works with Film Adaptation Potential
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Five Paris publishing houses – Au Diable Vauvert, Dupuis, Gallimard, Glenat and Plon – will pitch titles selected by a jury of professionals composed of Jacqueline Lyanga, AFI Fest’s Director, Dana Spector, Literary Agent from Paradigm, Andrea McCall, from Amblin Partners, Bob Bookman, manager of Bob Bookman Managment, and Mike
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Medavoy, from Phoenix Picture. The roundtable will be followed by a wine reception, where audiovisual rights licensors and producers can discuss the day’s events and future contacts.
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The Passion of the Film: From Inspiration to Release
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Film Musicians Secondary Market Fund
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Distributing and Monetizing Feature Documentaries
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Working with the U.S. Guilds
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You Had Me At Page One
Make the reader love you on the first page! Learn writing techniques that help your script hit the ground running. Through examples from your favorite scripts, we take a hard look at word choice, scene direction, dialogue approach, and the nuances of the page.
The Art of Cinematic Storytelling: Transforming Your Premise Into An Engaging Screenplay
The greatest challenge facing all screenwriters, whether novice or professional, is the process of transforming a premise into a compelling, sustainable story. This workshop focuses solely on the art of the story, with an emphasis on such fundamentals as character development, super-objective, rising conflict, scene work, and three-act structure. Participants learn how to spot critical mistakes often made in the initial development of a screenplay’s narrative. The final goal of the workshop is a greater understanding of what makes a
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story work and a series of tools that participants can immediately apply to their current screenplay.
ReVision: Seeing Your Script With New Eyes
If writing is rewriting, how can you best approach the task? This workshop lays out a pragmatic rewrite strategy, as well as identifying the larger questions a writer should ask when revising a script. It concludes with a hands-on exercise, in which participants examine a scene from a film script which has been intentionally sullied, and then attempt to rewrite it into sterling condition.
Writing Compelling Characters
No matter what genre you’re working in, getting your reader to empathize with and root for your story’s protagonist is one of the most important goals – if not THE most important goal – for a screenwriter to achieve. Using film clips, screenplay pages, and brief exercises, this workshop explores how to create powerful, memorable characters, and the most effective techniques for bringing them to life on the page.
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