Uncharted Territory: The Future of Storytelling and Distribution

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Uncharted Territory: The Future of Storytelling and Distribution

Event Description

With filmmaking undergoing vast sea changes due to the digital revolution, practically every aspect of production, distribution and marketing is adapting to the new reality. A good story still remains vital, but today's more comprehensive, multi-platform approach to distribution may also integrate other formats, from iPad apps and 3-D TV distribution to social networking and gaming. During this interactive panel, we hear from some of the top distributors, sales agents and producers, who shed light on how this digital wave is affecting the evolution of film distribution as well as storytelling itself. Audiences are invited to contribute to this conversation, so please join us. This event is open to the public and Arabic interpretation headsets will be available. Tickets can be purchased at any box office location.

Geoffrey Gilmore
Moderator
Chief Creative Officer, Tribeca Enterprises

Gilmore, who joined Tribeca Enterprises in 2009 as Chief Creative Officer, is responsible for Tribeca's global content strategy and leads creative development initiatives and expansion of the brand. He came to Tribeca from the Sundance Institute, where he worked on numerous international projects and symposia. He served as the Director of the Sundance Film Festival, responsible for film selection and the overall direction of programming from 1990 through 2009. In addition, Gilmore was a consultant for the Sundance Channel and the Sundance Cinemas, and directed the Sundance Institute’s Annual Independent Producers Conference for 18 years. Prior to his work at Sundance, he served as head of the UCLA Film & Television Archive's programming for more than a decade. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and completed his post-graduate work at UCLA.
Rohit Khattar

Director, Mumbai Mantra Media Limited

Khattar is an independent director on the board of Mumbai Mantra Media Ltd., the Mahindra Group’s foray into the media and entertainment industry. He is currently spearheading restructuring activities of Mumbai Mantra and serves as executive producer on its first Hollywood co-production, “The Tempest.” Rohit is also Chairman and Managing Director of Old World Hospitality Private Ltd., which runs 30 restaurants in India and London, as well as two New Dehli hotels and two convention/performing arts centres.
David Thompson

Producer, The First Grader

As former head of BBC Films, Thompson received awards including three BAFTAs, two Golden Globes, and three Emmys. He has produced or executive produced over 100 films, including “Billy Elliot,” “Iris,” “Dirty Pretty Things,” “Notes on a Scandal,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Fish Tank,” “Eastern Promises,” “In The Loop,” “My Summer of Love,” “An Education,” “Bright Star” and “Men Who Stare at Goats.” He left the BBC in 2008 to set up the independent production company Origin Pictures, where he has produced “Freefall,” “The First Grader,” “The Crimson Petal and the White,” and “The Awakening.”
Paula Wagner

Founder, Chestnut Ridge Productions

Paula Wagner has worked as a talent agent at Creative Artists Agency, a co-founder and producer at Cruise/Wagner Productions, and as co-owner and CEO of United Artists Entertainment. She is currently developing and producing film/theatre projects through her new production company, Chestnut Ridge. Wagner’s producing credits include the “Mission: Impossible” series, “The Others,” and “The Last Samurai.” She serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University; the Board of Directors of the American Cinematheque, the Executive Committee of the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television, the National Film Preservation Foundation through the Library of Congress, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Ms. Wagner received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Penny Wolf

Producer, The First Grader

Working more than 25 years in film sales, Wolf shaped the international sales departments of both Senator Film International and Capitol Films Ltd., as well as launching HBO Films London where she oversaw work on Gus Van Sant’s Palme d’Or winner “Elephant,” as well as “Maria Full of Grace” and “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.” Wolf joined Goldcrest Films International in 2010 as Head of Film, where she has worked on director Justin Chadwick’s film “The First Grader,” and Sarah McCarthy’s breakout hit, “The Sound of Mumbai.”