10 Best SXSW 2018 Film TV Industry Panelpickers that Deserve Your Vote
I spent some time looking over the the terrific entries for South By Southwest 2018 panel submissions in the category of Film and TV industry. Here’s a few that I hope you’ll check out and don’t forget to vote by August 25, 2017.
- FUTURE PROOF MEDIA: ENGAGING TOMORROW’S AUDIENCE
This panel will attempt to answer how meaningful connections to our audiences are made. They will discuss the extra care we must take to succeed, by creating specifically with today’s rapidly changing marketplace in mind. We can no longer create for passive viewing, we must create to engage. Marketing is an integral step in the process if you want to create engaged viewers rather than passive watchers. Lead by experts in VR, 3D, digital platforms and agency work.
2. CULINARY CINEMA: THE RISE OF FORK & FOOD TV
Why is food and television having a moment now? What has caused the explosion and demand of this intersection? Chef and Entrepreneur David Chang of Momofuku will explore how to be unique so every show is not the same as well as the best styles & formats to highlight the delectable creations.
3. MORE THAN NUMBERS; DATA ANALYSIS FOR STORYTELLERS
Analytics are not to be ignored, Dan! This panel will inform content creators on how to gather and interpret available data to better impact distribution and audience building. Find out why data is important, how it impacts your career, why industry transparency should be encouraged. Lead by research and creative experts from Sundance Institute and a data scientist from Polygram.
4. STATE OF GENRE: ARE WE ELEVATED ENOUGH YET?
Such terms as elevated genre or ‘Post-horror seem to be a new trend in independent films but are in fact a natural evolution of the genre market. Genre has long been an exciting space for filmmakers. But, is there a future for genre? How do we define genre now?
As the festival director of a genre film festival, Thriller! Chiller!, I’m particularly interested in this one. The evolution of genre filmmaking is a great and underappreciated art form.
5. ARTHOUSE APOLCALYPSE: FILM FESTIVALS OF THE FUTURE
What does the disconnect between film festivals and their venues cost our communities, industry and art? Full disclosure: this is my panel submission. Love the idea or hate it, either way, I’d appreciate your vote so we can have the conversation publicly in Austin in March 2018. My experience tells me that movie theaters, particularly arthouse cinemas, are at odds with the goals of film festivals (unless they host their own events). Community partnership, and a sense of shared purpose between festivals and venues, could revitalize both of these platforms. Without collaboration, communities will have fewer engaging events and fewer thriving venues.
6. FILM & STORYTELLING IN A POLITICALLY-CHARGED ERA
Americans in both the private and nonprofit sectors have stepped up to take on an important responsibility: telling the stories of those affected by White House actions and reigniting empathy + activism throughout the US. Spend some time learning how the business world + visionary storytelling can partner to make waves on capitol hill.
7. SUPER HUNGRY PODCAST: MAKING IT WORK. THE LIFE OF ARTISTS
*Live Podcast Recording* Super Hungry: Conversations with Not-So Starving Artists is a podcast hosted by filmmaker Virginia Anzengruber that explores the realities of the working artist. She promises to get raw and intimate in her discussions with artists who are successfully navigating the ups and downs of pursuing a professional career in the arts. I, for one, am riveted.
8. GOING EPISODIC: INDIE TV FROM CONCEPT TO SALE
Gone are the days when a few insiders in a room created television shows for captive audiences on networks. Episodic series are now the format of choice. The CEO of Seriesfest, and panelists, will discuss serial drama creation from concept to sale; how to create pilots creatively, logistically + plan for a festival run; and how to get pilots shopped to the industry.
9. BACKWARDS AND IN HEELS
They had me at the Ginger Rogers reference. (She did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards, and in heels). Film reporter Alicia Malone (Fandango, FilmStruck) will discuss and read from her first book of the same name. It’s a hot topic #womeninfilm. This one covers:
- The history of women in Hollywood
- Why were there more women working in Hollywood back during the silent era than today?
- What solutions are being put in place now?
10. DISTRIBUTION HACKS: RELEASING CONTENT CREATIVELY
This panel of self-described bad-ass women includes pros from Sundance Institute and Distribber in talking distribution hacks for filmmakers at every stage of the game. Distribution is the final act of the filmmaking process and it requires as much creativity and ingenuity as the rest of the process. Learn how to jump-start the processing by beginning with the end in mind.
CALL TO ACTION
And, there you have it! Click on the titles to go directly to the page and vote on it. Get on it now! Voting for SXSW 2018 Panelpicker closes Friday, August 25, 2017.
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