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John Cooper - How to Get into Sundance
Everyone wants to get into Sundance for a reason…
From A-listers through to fresh-faced film grads, Sundance is one of those festivals that can make a career overnight—and we’ve seen this happen many times.
In fact, the filmmakers behind the last three Oscar winners for Best Picture (Oppenheimer, Coda, Everything Everywhere All At Once ) all got their break at Sundance.
But how do you get selected?
For these reasons, The Industry in collaboration with former Sundance director John Cooper would like to invite you to a live workshop about How to Get into Sundance.
The workshop will cover:
What is Sundance looking for with submission
How to standout out from among all the submission
And what makes a GREAT submission.
Plus a lot of inside information from inside the Sundance selection room we cannot say in public.
Who is John Cooper?
There is no one better placed to understand what is needed for selection to Sundance than John Cooper.
John Cooper has worked at Sundance for over three decades.
He started in 1989 - 1991 as a programmer
Associate Director of Programming (2000 - 2002)
Director of Programming (2002 - 2009)
Director of Sundance (2009-2020)
He currently serves as Sundance’s Emeritus Director
In his time at the festival he started the short-film program, giving directors like Wes Anderson and Damien Chazelle, their first industry exposure. He also created a section called Next, dedicated to micro-budget films which launched Sean Baker’s (Dir: Anora) career.
In this workshop, John will walk us through what it takes to stand out in a hyper-competitive festival environment like Sundance, what will make or break your submission, must-haves and what most submissions get wrong.
With this workshop will allow you to hear firsthand from the inside of Sundance so that you will have the best chance possible to get your projects selected at Sundance.
Who is this for?
Whether you are fresh out of film school, or an industry veteran, whether you are going to submit this year, or maybe at some point in the future, this workshop will give you what you need to know to submit the best possible project you can.
Sundance Workshop Details
Date: 26th September 2024
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Location: Zoom
Price: $97; $47 annual paid subscribers; Free for Founding Member subscribers.
https://theindustry.co/john-cooper-sundance-2024
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https://theindustry.co/p/001-how-to-get-into-sundance
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Ted Hope - How to Pitch Your Screenplay to a Producer
The Industry in collaboration with Ted Hope would like to invite you to a live workshop about how to pitch your screenplay or projects to top producers.
Ted Hope started as an indie producer in New York with Ang Lee’s Pushing Hands (1991) and went on to become Amazon Studios Head of Motion Picture Development, Production and Acquisitions from 2015-2020, overseeing Manchester by the Sea, You Were Never Really Here and Cold War (and many more).
Ted’s eye for directorial talent has helped launch the film careers of Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain), James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad), Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), and Todd Field (Tár, Little Children). He has had three films win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and has a deep love for cinema.
In this workshop, Ted Hope will present his vision for the future of filmmaking and take participants through what it takes to get noticed in today’s landscape, what is needed to get producers excited about your project, and how you can take advantage of the current indie film landscape.
The workshop will allow you to hear firsthand from a legendary film producer and former studio executive about exactly what you need to get your project greenlit.
Spots are limited and will sell out quickly!
Secure your place today.
Live Workshop Details
Date: Wednesday, August 28th
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
Location: Zoom
Price: $97; $47 annual paid subscribers; Free for Founding Member subscribers.
https://theindustry.co/ted-hope-2024
Ross Brother - How to Win a Deal with Mubi
The Industry in collaboration with Mubi would like to invite you to a live workshop with the Ross Brothers on how they secured finance and distribution for their latest film, Gasoline Rainbow.
The film played at SXSW and the Venice International Film Festival earlier in the year and became a New York Times critic pick. But importantly this is the first (as far as we know) project that Mubi fully backed.
In this workshop the Ross Brothers will present how they were able to get their latest film, Gasoline Rainbow greenlit with a distribution deal with the streaming platform Mubi.
Workshop Details
Date: 07/25/2024
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
Location: Zoom
Price: $97; $47 annual paid subscribers; Free for Founding Member subscribers.
https://theindustry.co/ross-bros-2024-event/