Hope Live and In a Jar (articles and appearances)
My collected speaking engagements, articles, etc:
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
- Independent Film Week, NYC 09/19/10
- Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY 10/3/10
- Vimeo Awards, NYC 10/10/19
- Book me!
Selected & Recommend Topics For Future Speaking Engagements
- The New Ethics Of Creating In The Time Of The New Poverty
- The Rise Of The Artist Entrepreneur / Erasing The Dividing Line Between Art & Commerce
- Wake Up To The Real World: Creating For Today
- The Producers’ Evolving Job Description (What Is Required Today)
- How To Get Your First Film Made (And Made Well)
- Communication Skills For Filmmakers
- Script Development For Producers (And Their Collaborators)
- Improving The Filmmaker/Financier Relationship
- New Business Opportunities In The Changing World Of Indie Film
- Starting, Building, Sustaining A Career In Indie Film
- Sixty Films In Twenty Years: Highlights & Missteps
Recent Speaking Engagements and Things
- June 20th, 2010 Los Angeles, LAFF “Seize The Power” Marketing & Distribution Symposium Keynote “The Rise Of The Artist Entrepreneur”.
- June 4th, 2010 Berlin, EPI: Digital Distribution Strategies
- 05.05.10 Columbia University, Tom Kalin’s First Feature Class “Producing Then & Now” w/ C. Vachon, M. Louie, J. Van Hoy
- 04.26.10 FlickTweets Presents “The Power Of Crowds And Independent Film” w/ S. Waxman & C. Hyams
- 04.23.10 Tribeca Talks Industry “Is The Sky Really Falling? The Future Of Film Distribution w/ Eamonn Bowles, Efe Cakarel, Arvind Ethan David, Paul Cohen, Marc Simon, & Geoff Gilmore.
- 04.14.10 NYU Chair’s Lecture “Why The New World Of Indie Film Belongs To The Next Generation”
- 04.09.10 “Jump Into The Stew” University Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penn.
- 04.03.10 NYC DIY Days
- 03.21-22.10 Norwegian Film Institute with Christine Vachon, Oslo
- 03.26-27.10 Svenska Filminstitutet with Christine Vachon, Stockholm
- 03.29-30.10 Den Danske Filmskole with Christine Vachon, Copenhagen
- 01.25.10 Sundance “Doctors Are In The House”
- 10.12-10.14.09: Power To The Pixel, London
- 10.03.09 Woodstock Film Fest Trailblazer Award
- 9.20.09 IFP’s Indep Film Week, NYC
- 9.13 -9.14.09 Interntl Financing Forum, Toronto
- 8.19.09 Filmmakers’ Alliance VisionFest, LA
- 7.9 -7.12.08: Galway Film Fleadh
- 6.20.09 NYC: Open Video Conference
- 5.28.09 NYC: NY Foundtn For The Arts
Videos & Recorded Discussions
- “On Creative Producing” w/ Lance Weiler & Katie Holly for The Workbook Project 08/17.10
- “On Casting With The Director” The New Breed 07.27.10
- “The Power Of Crowds and Indep. Film” The Wrap 04.26.10
- Sundance2010 Prod Rndtble Pt 1 01.26.10
- Sundance2010 Prod Roundtable Pt 2 01.26.10
- Sundance2009 Roundtable 01.?.09
- Film Courage LATalkRadio 10.24.09
- Woodstock Trailblazer Speech Pt. 3 10.03.09
- VIP / Plum TV Noah Cowan and Christine Vachon 3.18.09
- Back By Midnight Adventureland Intervw 08.26.09
- FLYP: On Blogging 08.24.09
- Vision Award Intro & Acceptance Pt1 08.19.09
- Visionfest Hope Tribute Reel 08.19.09
- Galway Film Fleadh Masterclass 07.09
- RTE Radio 1 The Arts Show 07.08.09
- OVC: Future Storytelling Forms 06.09
- Towards A New Indie Film Model (NYFdtnArts) 06.09
- At The Movies/Australia 05.09
- NYFilmAcad on Adventureland pt 1 of 3 05.1309
- Christine & Ted 2: Why Would You Star In An Indie? 01.09
- Christine & Ted: Step Behind The Camera 01.09
- “Is Indie Film Dead?” Fox’s America’s Nightly Scorecard 5.15.09
- Very Indepedent Producers on Hulu
- Sundance Panic Button Panel 1.19.09 Pt. 1
- Sundance Panic Button Panel 1.19.09 Pt. 2
- Exhibitor & Filmmaker Collaboration (Arthouse Convergence) 01.15.09
- Film Independent’s Film Forum 2008 Pt. 1
- A Thousand Phoenix Rising (Spanish)
- New York Film Academy 10.21.08 Pt 3 of 3
- NYC DIY Dinner Pt. 1
- NYC DIY Dinner Pt. 2
- Woodstock Film Festival 2008
- WGBH: BTS of Towelhead PtownFF 06.08
- Boston Independent Film Festival
Rants and Hype
- FNB Innovators 10.21.09
- TheWrap.com 18 Ways To Sustain 9.17.09
- Indiewire: DIY, DIWO, Just Do It 9.15.09
- FlypMedia: Ted’s Excellent Adventure 8.18.09
- NYFA Current: How & Why I Pick Them (& How I Got My Start) 06.2009
- IndieWire 5 Questions 3.31.09
- TFF Coming Debacles Hit List 2.22.09
- NHPR: Indie Film’s Silver Lining 10.28.08
- Asia One Business Week 9.22.08
- Zoom-In: I need 485 Days/Year 08.15.06
- VVoice: Back To The Future 1.04.05
- Variety: Banish The Ban 10.14.03
- Filmmaker Mag: Indie Film Is Dead Fall 1995
Articles About Me
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