Sundance Institute to Present a Week of Creative Film Producing Initiatives, July 29 August 4, 2013 11 Projects Selected for Creative Producing Labs, Ongoing Support and Granting; 40 Industry Leaders Converge for Creative Producing Summit
Posted Jul 17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA Sundance Institute today announced the participants for its annual Creative Producing Labs and Creative Producing Summit, both held the week of July 29 at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. These activities are part of the Institute's year-round Creative Producing Initiative, which encompasses a series of Labs, Fellowships and other events that support independent producers.
Eleven projects will participate in the Labs (July 29 August 2), where they will work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors to advance their creative, communication and problem-solving skills in all stages of a film's journey from script development to distribution. These Producing Fellows will also receive ongoing creative and strategic support throughout the year, as well as direct granting for further development and production. This year's Fellows represent eleven projects identified by the Institute's Feature Film Program and Documentary Film Program and Fund.
Immediately following the Labs, the Summit (August 2-4) takes place. The Summit is an invitation-only gathering that connects 42 producers and directors, including the Producing Fellows, with more than 40 top independent film industry leaders for three days of case study sessions, panels, roundtable discussions, one-on-one meetings and pitching sessions. Multimedia artist Doug Aitken, whose installation Sleepwalkers was featured in New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival, will deliver a keynote opening address on storytelling and the creative process.
Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, said, Independent producers play a crucial role in finding, championing and shaping original cinematic voices. We look forward to gathering with mentors and colleagues to support these talented Producing Fellows at our Lab and Summit.
FEATURE FILM CREATIVE PRODUCING LAB
The Feature Film Creative Producing Lab allows narrative feature film producers to work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors to develop their creative, communication and problem-solving skills in all stages of film production. This year's Creative Advisors include producers Paul Mezey (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Maria Full of Grace), Mary Jane Skalski (Hello I Must Be Going, Win Win), Jay Van Hoy (Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Beginners) and Anthony Bregman (Our Idiot Brother, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and directorsNicole Holofcener (Please Give, Friends With Money) and Todd Louiso (Hello I Must Be Going, Love Liza).
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2013 Feature Film Creative Producing Fellowship are:
Adelaide
Mark Silverman Honoree & Producer: Rowan Riley
Adelaide Aldridge is cunning, charming, and so obsessed with attention that she's willing to shoot herself with a BB gun. When she meets a troubled young paramedic who seems capable of giving her the attention she so craves, the two form a flirtatious relationship based on staging fake medical emergencies. Told through an unapologetically comedic lens, Adelaide is about human connection, self-discovery, and the dangerous nature of first love. (Writer/Director: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders)
Originally from New York, Rowan Riley is an LA-based producer who works at Anonymous Content. Prior to arriving at Anonymous, she worked in the Film Finance Department at CAA and the Lynn Pleshette Literary Agency. In her spare time, she programs the Wassaic Film Festival with Liliana Greenfield-Sanders and occasionally blogs for The Huffington Post.
King Jack
Producer: Gabrielle Nadig
When shouldered with the responsibility of watching his younger cousin for the weekend, a delinquent 15 year-old finds himself stumbling towards maturity while struggling against the neighborhood bully. (Writer/Director: Felix Thompson)
Gabrielle Nadig is a New York-based producer and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based production company, Buffalo Picture House. As Head of Production at Buffalo, Gabrielle has helmed projects for clients such as Gucci, Volvo, Etsy.com and the New York City Ballet. She has produced multiple short films that have gone on to screen at festivals including SXSW, Tribeca, and the London Film Festival. Prior to Buffalo, Gabrielle worked for legendary independent producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler at Killer Films.
Papaw Easy
Producer: Brett Potter
Under the watch of his vain, Modern Christian' uncle, a shy boy forges an unlikely partnership with a foul-mouthed, down and out playboy. (Director: Martha Stephens, Writers: Martha Stephens and Karrie Crouse)
Brett Potter is a co-founder of Calavera USA, a New York-based production company. As a narrative producer, he's shown features and shorts at festivals all over the world including Sundance, Cannes and SXSW. As a commercial producer, his work has been featured on MTV, Pitchfork, SPIN and more. His recent credits include Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sundance 2011), The Fort (Sundance 2012), Burma (SXSW 2013)and The Places Where We Lived (SXSW 2013). Brett grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Pardon My Downfall
Producer: Chris Ohlson
Pardon My Downfall tells the story of The Jibcutters, a country-western band as infamous for their debauchery as their musical talents, as they try to recapture their previous magic on one final tour through the American South. (Writers: David Zellner & Nathan Zellner, Director: David Zellner)
Chris Ohlson is an Austin-based producer whose first narrative feature, The Overbrook Brothers,directed by John Bryant, premiered in competition at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and was released by
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Sundance Institute to Present a Week of Creative Film Producing Initiatives, July 29 August 4, 2013 11 Projects Selected for Creative Producing Labs, Ongoing Support and Granting; 40 Industry Leaders Converge for Creative Producing Summit
