BUSINESS OF FILM CONFERENCE 2009
Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) and Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) present the the 5th Annual Business of Film Conference, a day-long event focusing on the business of making movies. This information-packed conference features panels and discussions with professionals from the film, legal and financial worlds that address a wide range of topics - including starting a production company, funding resources, music rights, distribution and much more!
BUSINESS OF FILM 2009 SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change) 12 Noon Opening Panel: New Trends In Media Law
1:00 pm Break Out Session I
Starting an LLC or LLP for your Production Company
Taxes: What Every Independent Producer Needs to Know
Casting SAG: Beyond the Contract
Ask An Attorney
2:00 pm Break Out Session II
IndieGoGo.com - Social Networking for Filmmakers
Copyright & Licensing for Film, TV and New Media
Ask An Attorney
Ask an Accountant
3:00 pm Break Out Session III
Music Rights (& Wrongs)
Distributing and Marketing Short Films
Make Your Movie! The Producers Panel
4:00 pm Closing Panel: New Media and the Future of Independent Filmmaking
5: 00 pm - Networking Reception in Rice Gallery
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS/PANELISTS
Trish Avery (SAG, Assistant Executive Director - Texas)
James Barham (Documentary Filmmaker, For the Sake of the Song)
Adrienne Randall Bond (Corporate Attorney)
Barry Coffing (Musician/Music Supervisor - www.musicsupervisor.com)
Adam Donaghey (Producer, St. Nick)
Frank Eakin (Writer, Producer - Bracelet of Bordeaux)
Linda Olszewski (Shorts International, ShortsHD Channel)
Kathy Ploch (Accountant, Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts)
Danae Ringelman (Founder and CFO, www.IndieGoGo.com)
Erin Rodgers (Staff Attorney, Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts)
Robert Schuller (Entertainment Accountant, www.businessofarts.com)
Al Staehely (Entertainment Attorney, www.music-lawyer.com)
Tom Vaughan (Writer, Producer Atomioc Twister, Unstoppable)
September 12, 2009
Noon - 5:00pm
Rice University Media Center
REGISTRATION
To register for BUSINESS OF FILM online, go to www.swamp.org/bizoffilm. To register by phone, call 713-522-8592 x 2. For more information, email us at swamp@swamp.org.
COST
$40 - SWAMP & TALA Members or Students
$50 - General Public
$75 - CLE or CPE for Attorneys & Accountants
BUSINESS OF FILM 2009 SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change) 12 Noon Opening Panel: New Trends In Media Law
1:00 pm Break Out Session I
Starting an LLC or LLP for your Production Company
Taxes: What Every Independent Producer Needs to Know
Casting SAG: Beyond the Contract
Ask An Attorney
2:00 pm Break Out Session II
IndieGoGo.com - Social Networking for Filmmakers
Copyright & Licensing for Film, TV and New Media
Ask An Attorney
Ask an Accountant
3:00 pm Break Out Session III
Music Rights (& Wrongs)
Distributing and Marketing Short Films
Make Your Movie! The Producers Panel
4:00 pm Closing Panel: New Media and the Future of Independent Filmmaking
5: 00 pm - Networking Reception in Rice Gallery
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS/PANELISTS
Trish Avery (SAG, Assistant Executive Director - Texas)
James Barham (Documentary Filmmaker, For the Sake of the Song)
Adrienne Randall Bond (Corporate Attorney)
Barry Coffing (Musician/Music Supervisor - www.musicsupervisor.com)
Adam Donaghey (Producer, St. Nick)
Frank Eakin (Writer, Producer - Bracelet of Bordeaux)
Linda Olszewski (Shorts International, ShortsHD Channel)
Kathy Ploch (Accountant, Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts)
Danae Ringelman (Founder and CFO, www.IndieGoGo.com)
Erin Rodgers (Staff Attorney, Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts)
Robert Schuller (Entertainment Accountant, www.businessofarts.com)
Al Staehely (Entertainment Attorney, www.music-lawyer.com)
Tom Vaughan (Writer, Producer Atomioc Twister, Unstoppable)
September 12, 2009
Noon - 5:00pm
Rice University Media Center
REGISTRATION
To register for BUSINESS OF FILM online, go to www.swamp.org/bizoffilm. To register by phone, call 713-522-8592 x 2. For more information, email us at swamp@swamp.org.
COST
$40 - SWAMP & TALA Members or Students
$50 - General Public
$75 - CLE or CPE for Attorneys & Accountants
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