Film festivals have been a vital platform for filmmakers to showcase their stories to international audiences and nurture career connections. How can we make them work for us at all levels of our filmmaking career? Join this in-depth conversation on the essentials of festival strategies and marketing materials with Jasmin McSweeney, of Umbrella Entertainment, Sandra Kailahi, of Kingston Productions, and Jill Macnab, of Vendetta Films.

Panelists:
Sandra Kailahi, Film Producer, Writer, Author and Playwright (Kingston Productions)
Jasmin McSweeney, Head of Sales and Acquisitions for New Zealand, Umbrella Entertainment
Jill Macnab, General Manager, Vendetta Films

With moderator, Alex Reed, owner and lead producer at Bloom Pictures

Our panel will delve into key topics such as:

Talking about festival strategy, submitting to festivals and the pros/cons
Discussing their experience with being at festivals both industry markets and showing films.
Critical criteria for your marketing materials – what’s essential
How does the programming of films at Cannes (and other A-list festivals) reflect global film trends?

Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Date: Wednesday, 31 July

Location: Click Studios, 525 Rosebank Rd, 2nd Level,

WIFT NZ members FREE, non-members $20, students $10, includes wine and nibbles.