Women Make Movies offers emerging and established filmmakers unique opportunities to advance their filmmaking business savvy and to find insight and inspiration among their accomplished peers.

WMM 2008 SPRING SERIES INCLUDES:

Sales Agents and the International Marketplace  
The Secrets of Successful Proposals
Your Fundraising Blueprint: Designing a Strategy That's Right for Your Project
From Festivals to Cinemas to Broadcast to Digital: Surveying Your Distribution Options

Sales Agents and the International Marketplace
Wednesday, April 9 | 6:30 – 8:00PM

What are the opportunities abroad for American projects? How do you tap into and forge new relationships with broadcasters and distributors in other countries? Here is your chance to find out all about the international marketplace and how to utilize sales agents and producers’ reps to help you segue from domestic to international territories and find new audiences for your film. Presented by Diana Holtzberg, Vice President - USA Operations Sales, Acquisitions and Project Development, Films Transit.

The Secrets of Successful Proposals
Wednesday, April 16 | 6:30 – 8:00PM

Join us for an essential evening of grant-writing how-to’s.
Topics include: identifying a proposal’s 13 elements, writing an effective synopsis, approaching the best funders, and avoiding common mistakes. Successful proposals will be passed out and discussed: attendees are encouraged to bring copies of their current proposal drafts for peer feedback. Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your skills and take the intimidation out of grant-writing!  Presented by Michelle Materre, fundraising and grant-writing consultant.

Your Fundraising Blueprint: Designing a Strategy That's
Right for Your Project
Wednesday, April 23 | 6:30 – 8:30PM

Don’t miss this nuts-and-bolts discussion on how to design your project’s fundraising plan—from traditional grant-seeking from private and government foundations to appealing to individual donors through events and direct mail campaigns. Topics include: components of a proposal, pitching to donors, writing appeal letters, and more. This workshop provides essential steps toward understanding the many approaches to raising money for a project, and informs how to best determine what’s right for you. Presented by Tracie Holder, filmmaker, fundraiser and consultant to WMM.

From Festivals to Cinemas to Broadcast to Digital: Surveying Your Distribution Options
Wednesday, April 30 | 6:30 – 8:00PM

Knowing your options for distribution and establishing a clear set of goals for your film—as early as the pre-production phase—are essential for your film’s success. This workshop presents how to explore the different markets (i.e. theatrical, educational, broadcast, home video, public screenings) and determine the right fit. Topics include: developing the public image of your film; navigating the film festival circuit; pitching to buyers; and negotiating contracts. An essential workshop for any filmmaker who wants their work to be seen! Presented by WMM Executive Director, Debra Zimmerman.
 

Location and Directions

All workshops take place at:
 
Women Make Movies, Conference Room
462 Broadway, 5th Floor, between Broome and Grand in SoHo
Tel: 212.925.0606
 
Subways: Q/N/R/W, 6, J/M/Z to Canal Street; W/R to Prince Street
 

Registration

Advance registration is required for all WMM events. Registering online via this page is the easiest.

You can also print this page, circle the workshops you would like to attend and mail with a check or money order to:
Women Make Movies
Workshops Registration
462 Broadway, 5th Floor New York, NY 10013



Pricing and Discounts

Discount Rate - Discounted rates are also available to filmmakers whose work we distribute, WMM Friends and members of Asian Cine-Vison, Chica Luna Productions, CineWomen NY, DCTV, Events in the City, IFP, NYWIFT, Shooting People, Third World Newsreel, Cinema Tropical, New York Film and Video Council, DocuClub, and Film in the City. 

WMM Filmmaker Discount - Special half price discount rates are available to filmmakers from our Fiscal Sponsorship Program and Students. Special rate can only be used for one workshop per season.

WMM Friends are individuals who donate at least $50 per year to the organization.
To become a WMM Friend, click here.

Students must present valid student IDs when they sign in to workshops.



More is Less: It’s Cheaper By the Pass!
 

Complete WMM Workshop Series Pass - All 4 Workshops for only:

$150 (reg. rate)

$120 (discount rate)

Distribution Express Pass - Both Distribution Workshops for only:

$90 (reg. rate)

$70 (discount rate)

Fundraising Express Pass - Both Fundraising Workshops for only:

$90 (reg. rate)

$70 (discount rate)

* All Workshops listed under Express Passes may be purchased individually -
See Workshop descriptions to register.

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Refund Policy

No refunds will be given for any registrations.  If you are unable to make the workshop but notify us up to 24 hours prior to the actual workshop date, you may receive a credit for another workshop within one year. Workshops may be cancelled by WMM due to insufficient enrollment. All instructors are subject to change.

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This Series is funded, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.        
                                               

Additional support provided by The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation and the Weinstein Company.