SELL YOUR FILM WITHOUT GETTING SCREWED!
Los Angeles - Dawn Hudson announced today that Film Independent will host its first annual Filmmaker Forum: SELL YOUR FILM WITHOUT GETTING SCREWED! sponsored by Sony Pictures Classics, Kodak, SAGIndie, and DTS

The forum will take place on Saturday, October 15, starting at 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Hammer Museum (10899 Wilshire Boulevard).

Forum panelists include: Tom Bernard (Co-President, Sony Pictures Classics), Peter Broderick (Paradigm Consulting), Jeremy Coon (Executive Producer, ''Napoleon Dynamite''), Cassian Elwes (WMA), Catherine Hardwicke (Director, ''Thirteen,'' ''Lords of Dogtown''), Richard Klubeck (UTA), Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (Producer, ''Thirteen''), Linda Lichter (Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Goodman, Inc.), Tom Ortenberg (President, Lions Gate Films Releasing), Peggy Rajski (Executive Producer, ''Bee Season''), Ted Sarandos (Chief Content Officer, Netflix) and John Sloss (Founding Member, Cinetic Media).

''This forum will bring together a phenomenal group of experienced filmmakers and experts who are committed to giving effective and trustworthy advice on how to best navigate the festival circuit,'' said Hudson. ''It's about giving filmmakers the information they need to take control of the destiny of their films.''

Topics covered in this filmmaker forum include a keynote on being in the driver's seat for negotiating your sale; an off-the-record talk with filmmakers who sold – or didn't sell – their films; a discussion on when is the right time to show your film to distributors, filmmakers, sales reps and others in the industry; a break down of the sales contract with an experienced attorney; and a candid discussion about forging new distribution models to help serve filmmakers better than the conventional models of the past.

Ticket Information:
Film Independent Members: $195
Los Angeles Film Festival Filmmakers: $195
Early Bird Discount (by October 5): $175
General Public: $275
Early Bird Discount (by October 5): $255
Corporate and Indie Alliance Members: Free with reservation
Admission includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Reservations required. Call: (310) 432-1222
Email: Reservations@FilmIndependent.org

Film Independent is the largest non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. We help filmmakers get movies made and seen by audiences. Additionally, we work to increase diversity in the industry by helping filmmakers from underrepresented communities tell their stories.

Film Independent also produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, celebrating the best of American and international independent film; and the Independent Spirit Awards, the premier awards event of the independent film community. Our members attend nominee screenings for the Independent Spirit Awards, view nominated films through Netflix, and vote for the winners.
Contact: Michele Robertson / Karen Oberman, MRC
(310) 652-6123