October 21, 2024

Tara Hein-Phillips

Tara Hein-Phillips’s professional experience as a product and technology leader spans 20 years, with a focus on the arts and education. She was the Chief Product Officer at Sundance, launching the first virtual festival in 2021 and was co-founder of Sundance Collab.

October 21, 2024

Neil Williams

Neil is Head of Filmmaker Relations and Concierge Services at GATHR, the world’s first end-to-end event management system that combines film, talent and venue booking; ticketing; merchandise sales; memberships and in-person, virtual, and hybrid exhibitions into a single platform. He produced the Independent Spirit Award and Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated film Miss Juneteenth and […]

October 14, 2024

Eliza Licht

Eliza Licht is an industry leader in developing and implementing engagement strategies to maximize the impact and visibility of documentary films. Before starting Licht Creative Consulting, she spent 17 years at the PBS series, POV. In her current role, she creates and implements entire campaigns including overall strategy, partnership development, producing educational resources, and measuring […]

October 11, 2024

Lynnette Gryseels

Lynnette Gryseels is the Director of Development and Fiscal Sponsorship at The Film Collaborative where she helps filmmakers tell thought-provoking stories that entertain, stimulate social change, and support their filmmaking aspirations. Lynnette assists filmmakers in learning their craft through project development and fundraising support. At The Film Collaborative, she developed and launched the Fiscal Sponsorship […]

October 10, 2024

Jon Bardin

Jon is an Emmy-winning producer who oversees the creative development of Story Syndicate projects as well as the creative execution of all projects in production. In this role, he is responsible for developing and creatively overseeing series, feature documentaries, podcasts, and scripted projects. Prior to joining Story Syndicate, Jon served as VP of Documentaries and […]

October 9, 2024

Christine Ng

Christine Ng is a Hong Kong born, New York raised cinematographer and a graduate from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her cinematography work spans commercials, music videos, documentaries and narrative. The first commercial she shot was filmed on a Canon 5D MKII and Canon lenses aired during Super Bowl XLVI. The first […]

October 9, 2024

Dawn Bonder

Dawn founded The deNovo Initiative to support storytellers who challenge our conceptions, opinions, and beliefs, propelling their stories as catalysts for building empathy and changing hearts and minds. She endeavors to identify storytellers focused on exposing systemic stupidity and identifying solutions focused on better outcomes for all. Dawn has embraced storytelling as a powerful tool […]

October 9, 2024

Heidi Kim Andersen

Heidi Kim Andersen is a Film Commissioner for Short and Documentary Films at the Danish Film Institute.