Friday, October 25, 2019
12:30 PM
SIFF Film Center

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Join us for NFFTY’s 5th annual Works In Progress event! We will be screening unfinished films from filmmakers 24 and under and host a conversation with a panel of industry professionals that will provide constructive feedback to the selected filmmakers. This great opportunity to present unfinished works in an intimate, collaborative environment is open to all filmmakers; both those with or without a film screening in the regular festival lineup.

Panel: Works in Progress

Friday, October 25, 2019
3:00 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown

Join us for this exciting two-part workshop!

First, Meghan Oretsky will walk you through some tips and on how to score a Vimeo Staff pick, and then you’ll hear from filmmaker/NFFTY alum/multi-Vimeo Staff Pick holder Caleb Slain as he helps you discover the secret sauce of crafting electrifying unbroken sequences; from writing, to rehearsals, to spatial improv and divine accidents, this hands-on experience workshops a scene live in front of the audience

How to Get a Vimeo Staff Pick + ONE SHOT WONDERS: How I Learned to Stop Editing and Love the Long Take

Friday, October 25, 2019
4:30 PM
Film Center

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Seed&Spark connects people through stories that matter. Since 2012, their platform has helped thousands of creators bring stories to life and to audiences via story-centric crowdfunding, on-platform streaming, live community events and workplace programs that cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion. At the heart of their cornerstone “Crowdfunding to Build Independence” workshop is a dedication to connecting creators with their audiences. It lays out the steps toward a successful crowdfunding campaign, as well as a career-long action plan most likely to create a lasting, flourishing, direct relationship with your audience. You’ll learn how to find and activate your audience, structure your crowdfunding campaign and pitch video, pick the right goal and incentives, and much more beyond marketing the campaign itself. Because after all, it isn’t just about crowdfunding: it’s about career building. Your career starts here!

Seed&Spark: Crowdfunding to Build Independence

Saturday, October 26, 2019
11:00 AM
Film Center

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Join us for an engaging discussion about artistic identity and filmmaking featuring Michael Mittelstaedt, Division Director of Motion Picture Arts at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Attendees will learn how to develop their artistic identities in order to better access their creative ideas in visual storytelling.

Student Filmmaking and Artistic Identity

Saturday, October 26, 2019
1:00 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 2

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Learn the 10 tips to get the most out of your film school investment, 2 things you need to be looking for in every film school, and the 2 things that separate the most successful film students from the rest of the pack!

Getting the Most Out of Film School!

Saturday, October 26, 2019
5:00 PM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 1

Get ready to be flooded with creative inspiration! Filmmaker and Vimeo Staff Pick record-holder Matty Brown is joining us this year to share his unique journey navigating the film industry and talk about everything from discovering and enhancing your own style to combatting self doubt. See how Matty’s projects evolved from inception to the final cut and learn some new techniques for you own creative process!

Keynote: Matty Brown

Sunday, October 27, 2019
11:30 AM
SIFF Cinema Uptown 2

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How does NowThis rack in over 2.5 billion views a month and reach over 70% of young Americans? This workshop gives an exclusive look into the unique NowThis workflow that gives the #1 news brand on social the edge in fast-breaking political and social justice coverage.

In this workshop, NowThis associate producer, Jackson C Davis, will walk you through the production of a NowThis video from inception to publishing, and along the way, show you how we find stories, how we breakdown political jargon, and how soundbites and b-roll can come together to tell stories of the activist generation.

Creating Videos That Spark Movement

Sunday, October 27, 2019
1:00 PM
SIFF Film Center

Writer and director Anna Emma Haudal will take you through the development of her web series DOGGYSTYLE and discuss how it started as a graduation script for a feature film and ended as a web series that screened on national broadcast tv. A masterclass about research, developing and the anxiety of being a successful artist.

Masterclass: Anna Emma Haudal