SMART PRODUCING DAY: OVERVIEW

Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, First-Time Doc Maker Day Pass. To buy a pass click here.

Breakfast 9:00- 10 am. Co-presented by Showtime Documentary Films.

Morning Manifesto 10:00- 10:30 am

Cara Mertes, director of Ford Foundation’s JustFilms, shares her insights from supporting documentaries around the world.

Navigating Environmental Filmmaking 10:30 – 11:40 am

From wildfires and water crises to food instability and melting icecaps, news outlets and documentary filmmakers have struggled to engage audiences with some of the most pressing problems of our time. Join filmmakers Kristi Jacobson (A Place at the Table), David Abel (Sacred Cod), along with Scott Hamilton Kennedy (Food Evolution) and Discovery’s John Hoffman for a discussion about what works and what doesn’t, and how to define a successful environmental film. Moderator Josh Baran (Baran Strategies) Co-presented by Discovery.

Social Issue Producing 12:00 – 1:10 pm

Social issues are a hot topic in documentary filmmaking. Borderline Media’s Jennifer MacArthur, along with Taj Paxton (Logo Documentary Films) and Brittany Huckabee (After Fire), will discuss how producers can help filmmakers best approach issue-oriented projects to turn them into dynamic and compelling stories. Moderator, Nancy Schwartzman (Roll Red Roll) Co-presented by National Geographic Channel.

How to Run a Production Company 2:00 – 3:10 pm

Hear from experts Julie Goldman (Motto Pictures, Life, Animated), Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady (Loki Films, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You) and Jeremy Chilnick (Warrior Poets, Rats) about what it takes to run a successful documentary production company. Moderator, Erika Dilday (Maysles Center).

Creative Producing 3:30 – 4:40 pm

What does it mean to be a creative producer and how do you become one? Drawing on their experience working with and as creative producers, Impact Partners’ Dan Cogan and Jenny Raskin, along with filmmakers Donal Mosher (Peace In The Valley), Lauren Haber (Narco Cultura), and Jayson Jackson (What Happened, Miss Simone?), discuss the responsibilities, challenges and rewards of taking on this role. Co-presented by Impact Partners.

Happy Hour 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Open to these badge holders: All Access, DOC NYC PRO, Smart Producing Day Pass. To buy a pass click here.

DOC NYC PRO is co-presented by Amazon Studios.