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For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood, October 19-22, 2009 Special Event Monday October 19 - Wednesday, October 21st Digital Hollywood Content Summit Location: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica Panels, Master Classes, Pitch Fest, Screenings, Parties, Dinner, Excellence Awards In Association with the Following Affiliated Organizations See Video of the Content Summit Sessions - click Here • AFI Digital Content Lab • Writers Guild of America • PGA Producers Guild of America • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences • International Documentary Association • International Academy of Web Television • ASIFA Hollywood: The International Animated Film Society • KCET, a PBS Affiliate In Association with the Following Affiliated Companies: • Adobe • IndieGoGo • Writers Boot Camp • IndieWire • SnagFilms Summit Produced by: Gerber Rigler Producing and Executive Consulting for Digital Hollywood - Click Here To Register - Click Here Meet Your Colleagues Online Facebook - Click Here Twitter - Click Here Linkedin - Click Here Special Events: I. Writers Guild of America-West Mini-Summit: Workshops and panels for writers II. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mini-Summit: Next TV and Beyond III. International Documentary Association with SnagFilms and IndieGoGo Workshops and panels for documentary and indie filmmakers IV. International Academy of Web Television 1st Annual Member Meeting & Content Workshop Events V. Adobe Systems - Tapeless Production Workflow Track VI. Digital Hollywood Excellence Tribute In person: Ondi Timoner, Josh Harris, Jason Calacanis. Digital Hollywood Content Summit is proud to host its first Tribute to 'We Live In Public,' the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary film by director Ondi Timoner. VII. DH Pitch Camp w/ IndieGoGo Pitching your favorite brand, agency, TV and broadband network Register and CLICK HERE and tag as "ContentSummit" to be a featured pitch Contact: Speaker submission, sponsorship opportunities and to schedule a special event: Please contact Thomas Rigler at Thomas@gerberrigler.com The Agenda Monday, October 19th Digital Hollywood Content Summit Co-located Event 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Palisades BallRoom - 5th Floor International Academy of Web Television - 1st Annual Member Meeting The International Academy of Web Television hosts the annual Streamy Awards and is a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of entertainment content distributed on the open Internet. [IAWTV.org]. Limited to IAWT members Hollywood Content Summit - Session 1 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM - 6th Floor - Room 631 Master Class Workshop – Tastemakers: Movies, TV, Webisodes & Talent and how to connect with your Community How to develop, cast and market programming that delivers vertical potential for brands and platforms. Cross-Platform Strategy Workshop presentation Sarah Szalavitz, Founder and storyteller, 7 Robot, Veoh Phillip Holmes, LA Director, Blue State Digital David Strauss, CEO and co-founder, Withoutabox, Inc. John Heinsen, Principal, Bunnygraph Entertainment Dan Zappin, Founder, The Station Jamison Tilsner, Founder, International Academy of Web Television Kevin Winston, Founder, Digital LA Presented by the International Academy of Web Television Hollywood Content Summit - Session 2 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM - 6th Floor - Room 631 Master Class Workshop – Comedy: Superstars and Hidden Gems Success & Failure: Why and how comedy works online - Writing, producing, developing for the Superbad / Funny or Die - Generation. Cross-Platform Strategy Workshop presentation John Hamburg, Writer / Director, I love you Man Mike Farah, Head of Production, Funny or Die Danila Koverman, Director of Development, Break.com Darrin McAfee, SVP Digital Media, E-Comic Branding / Levity Entertainment Group Larry Amoros, Writer, How’d You Get So Rich, ESPY Awards, The Nanny Glasgow Phillips, Writer / producer, Comedy Central, NBC, MTV, G4, Moderator Presented by tbd Hollywood Content Summit - Session 3 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM - 6th Floor - Room 631 DH Pitch Camp – Pitching your favorite brand, agency, TV and broadband network. The content summit in cooperation with Digital Hollywood Upfronts. Executives standing by to take your pitch. During the first 30 minutes a panel of experts evaluate 3-5 public pitches and provide feedback. After that it’s free for all: Executives from networks, portals, agencies, studios and brands are standing by to take your pitch. Jonathan Small, VP of Editorial & Creative Lab, Break.com Uri Shinar, CEO, Aniboom Mark Vega, Of Counsel, Luce Forward & Co-founder Omelet Alex Barkaloff, EP new Media, Lionsgate David Gale, Executive VP New Media, MTV Films and MTV Interactive Juan Devis, Director of Production KCET New Media Danae Ringelmann, IndieGoGo, Moderators Register and CLICK HERE and tag as "ContentSummit" to be a featured pitch Presented by Indie GoGo Special Content Summit Presenting the Inaugural 1st Digital Hollywood Excellence Tribute 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Full length screening of 'We Live In Public' and panel discussion with filmmakers and experts. Open to all conference attendees. Digital Hollywood Content Summit is proud to host its first Tribute to 'We Live In Public,' the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary film by director Ondi Timoner. 'We Live In Public' reveals the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of "the greatest Internet pioneer you’ve never heard of", artist, futurist and visionary Josh Harris." In person: Ondi Timoner Josh Harris Jason Calacanis Moderator: Marcia Zellers, Director Digital Marketing, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Tuesday, October 20th Writers Track 8:30 AM – 9.15 AM - 6th Floor - Room 631 Writers Boot Camp – Mini Camp A hands-on workshop for screenwriters, television and webisode writers. Writers Boot Camp founder Jeffrey Gordon will shed light on the full creative developmental process. With the support of clearly defined and proven professional tools, writers will improve their productivity, positioning and success in the digital world. Presented by Writers Boot Camp Hollywood Content Summit - Session 4 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Arcadia C Ballroom Writers Track - Writers Guild of America-West Mini-Summit: Workshops and Panels for Writers Transmedia Storytelling: Writing and producing for the multi-platform Universe With a whole universe of entertainment - TV, Broadband, DVD, Facebook, Twitter, Bebo, Manga, Books, Alternate Reality, Games, etc…- tomorrow’s writer will need more then a three act structure to engage an audience. What does the future have in store? Helen Ross, writer, Mad Men on Twitter Flint Dille, writer and interactive storyteller, Dragonstrike, Dead to Rights Jay Bushman, Story Architect Matt Corman & Chris Ord, writers, Covert Affairs (USA Networks), Deck the Halls Adam Armus, Executive Producer “Heroes” Seth Shapiro, Principal, New Amsterdam Media, Moderator Presented by the Writers Guild of America-West Hollywood Content Summit - Session 5 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM - Arcadia C Ballroom Writers Track - Writers Guild of America-West Mini-Summit: Workshops and Panels for Writers Storyteller + Producer = Creator Today’s visionary writers and producers are creating the web, cable and TV of tomorrow while attached to the studios of today: Which roles are shifting, transforming, disappearing and being invented right now? John Fasano, Writer, Woke Up Dead Felicia Day, Creator, The Guild Doug Cheney, Writer / EP, Prom Queen, Sorority Forever Michael Oates Palmer, Writer, The West Wing, Rubicon Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft, Writers, Lie To Me / Dollhouse / The Shield Patricia Handschiegel, commentator Huffington Post / The New Power Girls Dawn Chmielewski, Reporter, Company Town / Los Angeles Times, Moderator Presented by the Writers Guild of America-West Lunch Content Presentations: Documentary Track 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM - Arcadia C Ballroom Online Distribution for Docs Rick Allen, CEO, SnagFilms, Les Guthman, documentary filmmaker and Anne Thompson, IndieWire discuss the state of the indie union" from the perspectives of distribution, journalism, production financing. Lunch and presentation courtesy of SnagFilms 1:20 PM – 1:20 PM Indie Funding Workshop Danae Ringelmann, CEO, IndieGoGo, demo hands-on tools to fundraise and budget your next picture, doc or web series Presented by IndieGoGo Documentary Track Hollywood Content Summit - Session 6 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM The Digital Documentarian – DIY all the way from Shoot, to Post Production into Distribution Are the choices for today’s documentary filmmaker helping to create better films and better outreach to their own audience? Matt Tyrnauer, Director, Valentino: The Last Emperor Rebecca Yeldham, Producer, Anvil Courtney Sexton, Director, Documentary Production, Participant Media Marina Zenovich, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Director, The Garden Eddie Schmidt, President IDA, Moderator Presented by the International Documentary Association Special "Hollywood Content Summit" Session 7: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Moguls, Indies, YouTube Stars—Re-mastering the Studio Model for the Digital Golden Age David Gale, Executive VP New Media MTV Films and MTV Interactive Aaron Ryder, President Production, FilmNation Entertainment Ted Skillman, Founder, Snackaholic, Bollywood Hero Richard Wright, EVP / Head of Production, Lakeshore Entertainment Bill Duke, Actor / Director, Deep Cover,Sister Act 2, Level 26 Daniel Tibbets, SVP, GoTV Studios, Moderator Presented by the Producers Guild of America Hollywood Content Summit - Session 8 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM Animated Force – pushing the limits with Flash, Pen, Brush and Machinima Independent filmmaking from today’s most exciting animators. Heather Kenyon, Vp Head of Sales and Project Development, Starz Animation Dave Vamos, Founder Six Point Harness Studios Uri Shinar, CEO, Aniboom John Andrews, SVP, Klasky Csupo, ka-chew! Presented by ASIFA Hollywood: The International Animated Film Society Content Summit Pool Party 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Presented by tbd Wednesday, October 21, 2009 "Hollywood Content Summit" Session 9 TV Track - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mini-Summit: Next TV and Beyond 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM - 7th Floor - Room # 731 Content is King – The Interactive Emmys 2009: Nominees and Winners Lisa Hsia, Senior Vice President, Bravo Digital Media (Top Chef) Nathan Mayfield, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder, Hoodlum (The Dharma Initiative / LOST) Steve Andrade, SVP Digital Development & GM, NBC (The Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience, The Office Digital Experience, The 30 Rock Digital Experience, The SNL Digital Experience) Alison Moore, VP Brand Strategy and Digital Platforms, HBO Michael D.Benson, ABC Geoff Katz, Co-Governor Interactive Peer Group Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Moderator Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences "Hollywood Content Summit" Session 10 TV Track - Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mini-Summit: Next TV and Beyond 2:00 PM - 3:30PM - 7th Floor - Room # 731 The Return of the Sponsor: Programming and Brand Integration Danila Koverman, Director of Development, Break.com Mark Vega, Of Counsel, Luce Forward & Co-founder Omelet Josh Weltman, Writer and Advertising Consultant, Mad Men David Norton, VP Brand Integration, LadderUp Media Ryan Stoner, Director of Strategy, Omelet Peter Yared, CEO, Transpond Brian Seth Hurst, The Opportunity Management Company, Moderator Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences "Hollywood Content Summit" Session 11 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM - 7th Floor - Room # 731 Distribution and archiving of today’s Hits and tomorrow’s Classic Entertainment – New forms of storytelling with open source media co-ops. Nick DeMartino, SVP, American Film Institute; Kaushik Panchal, VP UX Design, Method Karen Herman, Director Archive s of American Television Greg Kampanis, SVP, South Park Digital Studios Jeff Ubois, Expert Video Archivist Suzanne Stefanac, Executive Director, AFI Digital Content Lab, Moderator Presented by the AFI Digital Content Lab SPECIAL ADOBE EVENING EVENT: Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails. Open to the public and conference attendees. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Arcadia A Ballroom TAPELESS PRODUCTION WORKFLOW – Embracing Creative Solutions for Filmmakers. Presented by Adobe 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails, Software and Camera Demos. Presented by Adobe 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM Special Session Panel 12: Workshop –HD Filmmaking: Editing, Producing and Digital Delivery See the workflow behind a feature film that will be released in fall 2010. Shot in 35mm film and HD (Canon 5D Mark II), you will learn about the entire process from capture to digital delivery. The film’s production team will show you clips and answer audience questions. Presented by Adobe 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails, Software and Camera Demos. Presented by Adobe Return to Digital Hollywood Agenda - Click Here