Getting Down to Business Workshop 1

Development: Building the Foundation

Co-Presented by Filmmakers Collaborative SF and Re-Present Media

Workshop 1 in our Getting Down to Business series.

This workshop covers the business side of development to create strategies for effective fundraising, marketing, and business infrastructure to build a sustainable foundation for your film project.

Topics:

• Creating an effective fundraising strategy customized for the type of film that you are creating.

• Structuring your efforts so that each stage can be successfully completed to lead into the next stage.

• Aligning communications materials with your fundraising strategy.

• Building the human and legal/business infrastructure for your film.

Facilitated by Jennifer Crystal Chien and Kevin White.

Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email before the event.

About the Speakers

Jennifer Crystal Chien is a documentary filmmaker with a focus on personal storytelling from immigrants and people of color. In 2017, she co-founded Re-Present Media, a grassroots nonprofit that advocates for personal storytelling in documentary film and nonfiction media. In addition to presenting films with community dialogues by established filmmakers, Re-Present Media also offers professional development for emerging filmmakers and coordinates field-wide advocacy campaigns to support and elevate voices from underrepresented communities. Jennifer is the Board President of Filmmakers Collaborative SF.

Kevin White is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social issues. He has more than a dozen films that are in distribution, including his most recent film, Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forests and the Future, which has had 450+ community screenings and more than 850 broadcasts on PBS, plus educational distribution with Video Project. Kevin is the Co-Founder and Executive Director for Filmmakers Collaborative SF, and frequently consults with filmmakers on story approach, fundraising, and distribution. He is also on the Board of several media nonprofits.