Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival,updates information about its upcoming Filmmaker Forum
Speakers for the 2009 Filmmaker Forum include:
Richard Abramowitz, Abramorama Entertainment
Claire Aguilar, ITVS
John August, Writer/Director, The Nines
Peter Broderick, Paradigm Consulting
Seth Caplan, Producer, In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Michael Cieply, New York Times
Laura Gabbert, Director, No Impact Man
Alex Holdridge, Director, In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Kevin Iwashina, IP Advisors/Hunting Lane Films
Scott Kennedy, Director, The Garden
Richard Klubeck, UTA
Ted Kroeber, Producer, American Gun
Michael London, Groundswell Productions
Rena Ronson
Cathy Schulman, Mandalay Pictures
Matt Tyrnauer, Director, Valentino: The Last Emperor
Laurie Woodrow, President, Trans-Pacific Media
Topics for this year�s panels include:
Following the Money Trail: The Economics of Indie Film,
The Doc Is In; Sweet and Low Budget: Making $Sense;
Necessity is the Mother of Invention;
Going Online: New Stories for New Media;
The International Markeplace: Is the Grass Greener Abroad?; Cracking the Educational Market; and
Film Festivals at a Crossroads.
For more information about this year’s Filmmaker Forum or to purchase a pass, visit FilmIndependent.org or call 310.432.1222.
