FEBRUARY 2009 5
2009 NOMINEES
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FILM
lm inside and out.
“Independence requires knowing your fi
Knowing not just what you are choosing to do, but what you
have chosen not to do.Independence comes with knowing that
you have fully considered all your options. It is knowing
your audience, knowing how to reach them –and not abstractly,
but
co
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ly.
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seizing our independence
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truly free fi
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The Filmmaker Forum is the one place where you’ll get
candid information on how to navigate the festival circuit
and get specifi c advice on distribution.
FILMMAKERS SPEAKING OFF THE RECORD DISCUSS:
Effie Brown, producer,
Rocket Science
John Slo
ss, Cinet
ic Media
•How to choose a producer’s rep and publicist
•How much should you pay your producer’s
rep and publicist
•How to make your sales agent work for you
•How best to manage essential rights
•How to identify the right audience for your fi lm
Cla
rk
Gr
egg
, di
rec
tor
,
and the best methods to reach them
Ch
oke
Steve Golin,
producer, B
abel
Mary Sween
ey, producer
,
Mulholland D
r.
Join our community to
Create a truly free fi lm culture
Azazel Jacobs
director, Momma’s Man
Ron Yer
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produce
r, Little
Childre
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DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, LOS ANGELES
OCTOBER 9 – 11, 2009
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