Schedule:
11:00 AM - Workshop: Crowdfunding to Build Independence
Join Seed&Spark Founder and CEO Emily Best and Vermont filmmaker Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas to learn more about crowdfunding. Most people think about crowdfunding simply as a fundraising tool, but it’s so much more than that. Discover how to have a successful crowdfunding campaign. You’ll learn how to find your audience, structure your crowdfunding campaign, pick the right goal and incentives, and more.
1:00 PM - Workshop: The Art of the Pitch
Seed&Spark Founder and CEO Emily Best leads a discussion about project pitching. Knowing how to convey the specifics about your project in a dynamic, succinct way can land you not only investors, but collaborators, audience members, and more. Skills learned: how to prepare for a pitch meeting, how to adapt your pitch to different audiences, and how to follow up, setting your work up for success.
2:45 PM - Discussion: Music in Film
Learn all the ins and outs of music licensing and usage in film from Rick Clark, a long-time music producer and industry professional from Nashville, Tennessee. Rick is joined by Vermont musicians Tom Pearo and Neil Cleary with Big Heavy World, to discuss their Vermont music licensing platform. Sponsored by Mike Gordon.
4:15 PM - Up and Down
The World Is Ours (Le Monde Est A Elles)
Nadia Louis-Desmarchais - 21:27 - QC
Six Montreal teenage girls with symptoms of anxiety and depression, leave their urban environment for the first time to take part in a nature canoe-camping expedition.
Weight, What?
Sarah Furie - 28:12 - MA
Imagine you diligently and dedicatedly work for a company, and suddenly they fire you solely for the way you look. You’ve gained weight and they don’t want you on their payroll any longer. It’s 100% legal here in Massachusetts.
Thirty-Second Season
Charles-Emile LaFrance - 18:46 - QC
Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been isolated in his apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.
6:00 PM - AWARDS PRESENTATION RECEPTION
7:45 PM - Transformations
The Dam (Barrage)
Rémi Fréchette - 19 min - QC
In 1964, during the construction of an electric dam, a macabre discovery causes a serious incident. Raymond and Fleurian are sent to the site to repair it.
The Yorkie Werewolf
Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas - 74 min - VT
A rebellious teen witch is turned into a tiny werewolf and thrown into the middle of a decades-old war between one small town’s creatures of the night - and the local mafia.
