DOC NYC PRO and the UCLA Documentary Film Legal Clinic present a 90-minute workshop on the legal issues every doc maker should think about as they bring their project to market, particularly in unpredictable times. Featuring presentations and advice from the legal team behind UCLA Law School’s Documentary Film Legal Clinic, this session provides both practical guidance for filmmakers seeking to protect their work, team, participants and production companies–and ample time for audience questions.

Throughout the pandemic, entertainment attorneys have observed a sharp decrease in requests from filmmakers to form LLCs and other business entities; to draft and finalize contracts; and to complete the other legal steps required to reduce a film team’s personal liability, protect rights in their projects, and secure their financial interests. As the world re-opens and production schedules pick up their pace, the attorneys behind UCLA’s Documentary Film Legal Clinic offer a checklist of crucial legal concerns every filmmaker should consider. Special attention will be paid to pandemic-related legal issues, including the additional legal preparation required of documentary filmmakers as they anticipate in-person filming, navigate strict requirements from locations and local governments, and consider the safety and security of their teams and participants.

Tickets for this event are $19. Live captioning will be provided.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event and a written transcript. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.

DOC NYC PRO presents a two-part intensive workshop on grant funding for documentary filmmakers. In two 90-minute sessions, this workshop offers filmmakers a roadmap to successful grant funding, including best practices for creating proposals for key documentary funders, from government agencies to foundations to private philanthropists. 

Taught by seasoned producer, grant writer, and grant panelist Tracie Holder–who has raised millions in grant funding for her own and others’ projects–this workshop reviews all aspects of a successful documentary grant writing process, including: 

• the critical components of a successful grant proposal
• how to convey ideas visually
• how to strike a balance between the big, broad brushstroke ideas behind your project and the small details that make your project come alive on the page
• the common mistakes filmmakers make when submitting proposals–and how to avoid them
• insights into the panel of reviewers judging your proposal

Over the course of two sessions, offered one week apart, attendees will come away with a comprehensive framework for proposal writing and the confidence to execute a competitive proposal.

Tickets for this event are $59. (Includes both 90-minute sessions).

All registrants may participate in the live sessions, and will also receive access to the recorded event and a written transcript. Tickets are non-refundable.

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for CART services or live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.

DOC NYC PRO, in partnership with the Documentary Producers Alliance 2021 initiative #ProducersAreFilmmakersToo, explores the magic of the producer-director relationship in this 90-minute panel featuring the Oscar-nominated teams behind CRIP CAMP and THE MOLE AGENT.

In a moderated panel discussion, we’ll uncover the necessary steps film teams must take–from the very beginning–as they create a director-producer partnership that can withstand the trials and triumphs of a multi-year film production and release. We’ll explore the secrets to sustaining a fruitful film “marriage”: from development to production, and throughout the rigors of the festival and awards circuits. And we’ll discuss the importance of uplifting and crediting the critical work of producers in an industry that has historically shone the brightest spotlight on directors. We’re joined by CRIP CAMP director-producers Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht and producer Sara Bolder, and MOLE AGENT director Maite Alberdi, producer Marcela Santibáñez, and executive producer Julie Goldman. The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A. Live captioning will be provided.

Tickets for this event are $19.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event and a written transcript. Tickets are non-refundable.

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net

Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the landscape of doc distribution in 2021, and new opportunities for the dissemination of documentary, nonfiction and unscripted content in the year ahead. Guests include moderator Liz Manashil, filmmaker, distribution consultant and author of the Distributors Fact Sheet, in conversation with Keith Ochwat, founder of the new virtual screening platform Show & Tell; Arianna Bocco, the new president of IFC Films; Jihan Robinson, newly named VP of Alternative Programming at Disney’s Freeform; and Maria Zuckerman, new EVP of Topic Studios. The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A. 

Thank you to our friends at SONY for sponsoring live captioning / CART services for this event.

Tickets for this event are $19, or get access to all ten events in DOC NYC PRO’s winter season by registering for the Winter 2021 Season Pass.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net. 

Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about grant funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers. Guests include Tracie Holder, filmmaker and film funding specialist, who will moderate the session; David Weinstein, program officer specializing in documentary film funding at the National Endowment for the Humanities; Andrew Catauro, program officer overseeing direct film support at the Perspective Fund; and Chloe Gbai of Field of Vision’s If/Then Shorts program. The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A. 

Thank you to our friends at SONY for sponsoring live captioning / CART services for this event.

Tickets for this event are $19, or get access to all ten events in DOC NYC PRO’s winter season by registering for the Winter 2021 Season Pass.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net. 

Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the organizations and programs that support filmmakers’ creative careers and professional development, beyond project-based funding–and the importance of such programs, particularly to women filmmakers, filmmakers of color, and other historically underfunded groups within the industry. Guests include Rodrigo Reyes, Co-Creative Director of the MediaMaker Fellowship at the Bay Area Video Coalition; Chi-hui Yang, Senior Program Officer at JustFilms, The Ford Foundation; Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director of Women Make Movies; Monika Navarro, Senior Director of Artist Programs at Firelight Media; and Rahdi Taylor, EVP of Artists in Residence at Concordia Studio. Panelists will discuss the mentorship, fellowship and career development programs they offer under the umbrellas of their own organizations, and discuss the broader role of such programs in advancing the documentary field. The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A.

Thank you to our friends at SONY for sponsoring live captioning / CART services for this event.

Tickets for this event are $19, or get access to all ten events in DOC NYC PRO’s winter season by registering for the Winter 2021 Season Pass.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net. 

Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about the evolving viability of documentary films in the international marketplace. Guests include sales agents specializing in doc features, shorts and series, including Aleksandra Derewienko, head of sales and acquisitions at Paris-based CAT & Docs; Philippa Kowarsky, managing director of international sales at Cinephil, in Tel Aviv; and Salma Abdalla, CEO of Autlook in Vienna. Panelists will discuss recent successes, the prognosis for worldwide doc sales in 2021, and the impact of pandemic-related industry disruptions on sales to broadcasters, theatrical distributors, and streaming platforms. The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A. 

Live captioning / CART services provided. 

Tickets for this event are $19, or get access to all ten events in DOC NYC PRO’s winter season by registering for the Winter 2021 Season Pass.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net. 

Co-presented by FWD-Doc. Join DOC NYC PRO for a 90-minute panel about increasing access to the documentary field for D/deaf and disabled filmmakers and audiences. In a conversation moderated by filmmaker and FWD-Doc Founding Member Alysa Nahmias, panelists discuss a range of best practices, from enhancing accommodations in cinemas and festivals, to optimizing access to online industry events, to navigating options for captioning and audio-description of films. Guests include Cheryl Green (New Day Films), Andraéa LaVant (Crip Camp), Michele Spitz (Woman of Her Word), and Amanda Upson (FWD-Doc). The panel discussion will include a 30-minute moderated Q&A.

Live ASL interpretation and live captioning / CART services provided. 

Tickets for this event are $19, or get access to all ten events in DOC NYC PRO’s winter season by registering for the Winter 2021 Season Pass.

All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are non-refundable. 

If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.