SAGindie was excited to come aboard a meeting of filmmaking minds for the inaugural INDIEWIRE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING SUMMIT. Held at Nya West in Hollywood, on November 2, 2024, the summit brought together creators, actors, executives, and others interested in where the industry is headed. SAGindie was an event sponsor, alongside Canva, KINO, The American Pavilion, and United for Business.
SAGindie also presented the panel Turning Low-Budget Horror into Box Office Hits, a case study on the astounding success of the indie horror hit Terrifier 3, featuring Cineverse’s Brandon Hill and Yolanda Macias.
Additional programming included a keynote speech by filmmaker Sean Baker (Anora), a Pixar case study, and discussions on distribution, perfecting your pitch, and streaming strategies, among many other enlightening topics.
For those unable to attend but who still want to learn much of the valuable lessons that were shared at the Summit, IndieWire was kind enough to post videos from the event. See highlights below!
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IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – Turning Low-Budget Horror into Box Office Hits
- Brandon Hill (Executive Director of Acquisitions, Cineverse)
- Yolanda Macias (Chief Content Officer and Head of Digital Sales, Cineverse)
- Moderated by Ali Foreman (Features Writer, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – Pitch Your Project: Why Producers Now Expect More
- Jonas Agin (Executive Producer, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)
- Greg Barker (Director, Ghosts of Beirut)
- Jeremie Cander (Writer/Director)
- Nick Moceri (Producer, The Kindergarten Teacher)
- Reby Silverman (Global Brand Partnerships Lead, Canva)
- Moderated by Ali Foreman (Features Writer, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – The Future of Film is Interactive
- Daril Fannin (CEO, KINO)
- Brit MacRae (CMO, KINO)
- Austin Worrell (COO, KINO)
- Moderated by Dana Harris-Bridson (SVP/Editor-in-Chief, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – Filming Outside of Hollywood: Challenges, Opportunities, and Passports
- Paul Audley (President, FilmLA)
- Scott Budnick (Producer & CEO, 1Community)
- Sarah Westman-Liu (Entertainment Partners)
- Moderated by Chris O’Falt (VP of Features Strategy, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – How to Get Your Film Seen: New Takes on Audience, Funding, and Buyers
- Sam Harowitz (Senior VP of Content Acquisition and Partnerships, TUBI)
- Brian Newman (Founder, Sub-Genre)
- Keri Putnam (Founder, Putnam Pictures)
- Moderated by Dana Harris-Bridson (SVP/Editor-in-Chief, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – How Filmmakers Are — And Aren’t — Using AI
- Dave Clark (Filmmaker/Futurist)
- Brian Soloman (Creative Technology Director, Framestore)
- Erik Weaver (Director, Adaptive Production)
- Diana Williams (CEO & Co-Founder, Kinetic Energy Entertainment)
- Moderated by Chris O’Falt (VP of Features Strategy, IndieWire)
IndieWire Future of Filmmaking Summit ’24 – From Indie Films to Pixar: A Career Case Study with Mike Jones
- Mike Jones (Director, Pixar Animation)
- Moderated by Dana Harris-Bridson (SVP/Editor-in-Chief, IndieWire)
THANKS TO INDIEWIRE AND ALL THE SUMMIT ATTENDEES!
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