2010 REEL Education Seminar Series2010 REEL Education Seminar Series
Check out this year’s exciting lineup of REEL Seminars!
Miami International Film Festival’s
2010 REEL Education Seminar Series
Tuesday, March 2nd-Saturday, March 13th
Join us for an informative, engaging series of panels with leading national and international film executives, agents, financiers, and producers.
Discuss filmmaking, distribution, financing, pitching, animation, the digital revolution, and more!
Highlights of the program include:
HOW TO FESTIVAL
FREE SEMINAR, 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM, Miami Beach Cinematheque
JOIN US TUESDAY MARCH 2nd for a Very Special Event!
Last chance to get Early Bird Pricing on Festival tickets! Ticketers on site.
RSVP at reelseminars@miamifilmfestival.com
Which films should I see? How were the films selected? Go behind the scenes with the people who know the circuit best and find out everything from how to choose your films and how to get VIP access, to where to park and why film festivals exist in the first place. Learn which Academy Award-nominated films will be represented in this year’s Festival and which celebs will attend.
FREE DRINKS TO FOLLOW
DOING IT ON THE CHEAP IN FLORIDA
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Royal Palm Hotel
How do you make a million dollar movie for $250k or less? Whether you are a veteran or an emerging filmmaker, learn the nuts and bolts of micro-budget film-making and see how a film can be made - written, packaged, financed, directed, produced, marketed, and distributed - for <$ 250k. In this Florida Focus panel, listen firsthand to the case study of the micro budget film Misconceptions, made here in Florida, and theatrically released in New York City’s Quad Cinemas.
CINEMATOGRAPHER MASTER CLASS
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM, Royal Palm Hotel
What would Picasso be without his brush? What would a director be without the man behind the camera? Learn from an award-winning cinematographer as he guides you through the craft, from the technical to the artistic, in order to tell a visually compelling story that the audience, and critics, will never forget. Learn what career choices you have as a director of photography, how to rise to the top of this field, and ultimately, how to create a picture worth a thousand words.
Instructor: William Wages (A.S.C)- Burn Notice, Big Love
FINANCING IN DOLLARS, EUROS, PESOS, POUNDS AND MORE
WEDSNESDAY, MARCH 10, 3:30 PM- 5:00 PM, , Royal Palm Hotel
How is the current economic downturn affecting film financing? These days, making films that appeal to a global audience has become a top priority. Hear from leading international film financiers, global producers and world sales agents about putting together foreign co-productions, accessing soft money, and tax-credit financing. Also discuss what gives a film more international appeal, which translates to a film’s overall success.
SOLVING THE INDIE PRODUCTION PUZZLE
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM, Royal Palm Hotel
First piece: Optioning. Interior piece: Development. Corner piece: Script. The frame: Packaging. That weird looking piece: Legal contracts. That hard-to-find piece: Financing. Figure out where to find and how to put the pieces of your independent production together. Let producers, financiers, packaging agents, and lawyers who’ve made it happen for others help you see the big picture.
PITCHING IN THE BIG LEAGUES
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM, Royal Palm Hotel
Got a script? So what - if you can’t sell it, they won’t buy it. Learn what makes a pitch professional, interesting, and effective – then see if yours will get the ear of a story professional. Get a chance to present a pitch to a panel of creatives who help get films made and sold. Get valuable feedback from these executives on how to best deliver your idea and streamline your delivery technique. Sign up to mock pitch your project at miamifilmfestival.com, or come be a fly on the wall and learn firsthand while others pitch their scripts.
Check out the full REEL Seminar Series schedule. Buy advance tickets online at miamifilmfestival.com or at the door. $10 per seminar. All-Access passes available.
REEL Seminars presented by Miami Dade College & University of Miami
