This Savage Art

September 14th-19th kicks off the meeting of the minds in independent film. I will only be attending this Sunday of the Conference which in my opinion looks like the better day to go.  Panels. Networking. You know the deal. A good week to get reenergized and bump into some old friends and hopefully make some new ones. The schedule can be viewed here. Anyone going? Drop me an e-mail.

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It begins tomorrow September 16th and runs through the 21st. Looks like a solid lineup of panelists. I’ll be there Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

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In an attempt to reconnect with the industry and hopefully create some new alliances I’ve purchased three separate day passes to the IFP Conference running the week of September 16th – 21st. Each day addresses a specific area of filmmaking. I will be attending the 16th [Making Your First Feature], the 17th [Filmmaking 2.0] and the 19th [Real Deal on Deals]. It runs parallel with the IFP Market which I have attended in the past; twice as a volunteer with the Market, once as a screenwriter with a project entered and once just attending the Conference. What’s the key to getting the most out of this week?

• Prepare to network. Networking can be extremely exhausting so try not to take it or yourself too seriously. Meet people, learn, talk up a project if you have one. Everyone is there to push so find what your approach will be to the social aspect of it all.
• Pace yourself. Again, it’s only five days but…Years back when I had my screenplay [what eventually became gearing up too.

  If anyone is attending the Conference this week and wants to meet up and talk shop feel free to contact me.

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Joel and Ethan Coen at Apple Soho (with Barry Sonnenfeld)

Hear Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen talk about their filmmaking experiences, including how they used Final Cut Pro to edit their films Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and the upcoming No Country for Old Men. 4:00 p.m.

Tribeca Film Festival – Mood Enhancer – Short Film Program

Try a new drug in Onion Underwater, and it’s raining cows and dogs in The Water and the Milk. Every day is a gold-medal game in Heart of Whistler, and the audio diary of an unrequited crush is captured in Lawrence. Two guys sink or swim in Tell it to the Fishes, while two other guys seek celebrity fame in Color Me Olsen. We close the program with I Am Bob, where a strange competition forces an abandoned rock star to sing for his supper.

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Tomorrow night Radio City Music Hall will be exposed to some of the most profound orchestrations composed for film. MOMA and the Film Forum both pay tribute.

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Darren Aronofsky’s opus in theaters today.

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Training Day screenwriter David Ayer finally gets to see his directorial debut released.

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Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky will discuss his upcoming film, The Fountain

WHEN: Monday November 13th, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: Apple Store – SoHo, 103 Prince Street, NYC
COST: Free, No RSVP required. Seats are first come, first serve.

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